— TRAVEL + LEISURE ®

BEER HERE San Diego has more than 150 craft breweries, so there’ s no shortage of venues when it comes to tastings, tours and pubs, with plenty of outdoor options for imbibing some of the world’ s best hops-based wonders.

• With world-class breweries like Ballast Point, Karl Strauss and Coronado Brewing, San Diego is a must-visit on any beer buff’ s bucket list.

• For those who want to sip and sample any number of breweries, there are plenty of areas with truly impressive craft-beer concentrations, including the always-hip North Park, Downtown’ s eclectic East Village and North County’ s Highway 78.

• Looking for an action-packed beer sampling celebration? San Diego Beer Week, which takes place each fall, is a must.

WINE TIME San Diego, one of the West’ s most underrated varietal grape-growing regions, is home to vineyards and wineries of varying sizes as well as elevated urban wine bars.

• Among the must-sees: Bernardo Winery, the oldest continually operated winery in Southern California, and Fallbrook Winery, with its impressive collection of winemaking medals.

• The picturesque mountain town of Ramona is a scenic 45-minute drive from San Diego and is a growing region for boutique wineries. Sample wines in an Italian-style cellar at Castelli Family Vineyards

• If you want to enjoy your wine amid a more urban ambiance, Little Italy is home to several tasting rooms, including Pali Wine Co.; Ocean Beach boasts Gianni Buonomo Vintners, just steps from the sand and surf; and Hillcrest is home to Négociant Winery.

COCKTAIL POWER Your attendees will have their pick of places to experience some of the best craft cocktails in the country, all while taking in the scenery.

• San Diego impresses from any vantage point, but there’ s something special about seeing the city spread out before you. Just imagine your attendees drinking it all in the sights and sips from some of the sleekest rooftop bar scenes anywhere.

• Local bartenders in some of San Diego’ s hippest neighborhoods— North Park, Little Italy and the Gaslamp Quarter— are helping the region make a name for itself in craft cocktails, right up there with the likes of New York City and San Francisco.

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