A bit of Brie, a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon and thou.

What could be better than a relaxing Sunday afternoon near the ocean with a companion, sipping wine and nibbling appetizers?

If your answer is spending the afternoon at a lagoon with a 1,000 people, sampling from among 150 wines from 52 wineries and hors d’oeuvres from 16 local restaurants, then head to the Seaside Lagoon on Sunday for the Fifth Annual Redondo Beach California Wine Exposition.

“We are probably the lowest-priced event in terms of what else I’ve seen. It’s the everyman’s wine-tasting,” said Maryann Caroll-Guthrie, expo chairwoman. Tickets cost $17.50 in advance and $20 the day of the event, which will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday’s wine-tasting is different than most expos for reasons other than just cost.

While most are somewhat formal and often held indoors while classical or jazz music lulls in the background, the event at King Harbor is billed as “Southern California’s Largest Outdoor Wine-Tasting.”

A steel drum band, Sunshine with Noble Williams, will beat out rhythms as people make their way from table to table. The dress is casual, and oenophiles and gourmands will move among tables spread along the grass or sand.

Most of the wineries are from California, including Korbel and Robert Mondavi. This year, Manning Parks will be the event’s first Australian wine-maker.

“We just wanted to be part of it because we’re new here,” said Wayne Moore, cellar master. The company opened its first Los Angeles-area warehouse three weeks ago in Riverside.

Sunday’s expo gives Manning Parks a chance to test its wine against many California wines, he said. For now, the winery is marketing only five of its 10 or 12 wines in the United States, he said. “Until you find out what the market can take, you leave most of them at home,” he said.

Manning Parks will have all five of its imported wines--late-picked riesling, sauternes, classic white riesling, Australian tawny port and Cabernet Sauvignon--at the Redondo Beach expo.

Manning Parks’ Cabernet Sauvignon, according to Moore, is fruitier than the California varieties. “It just fills your mouth up,” he said.

Corsaro Distributors plans to offer various beers at the wine-tasting, Carroll-Guthrie said.

The array of edibles range from steak to cheese, chicken fajitas to frozen yogurt.

Andy Laspino, one of the owners of Lickety Split gourmet fast-food restaurant in Redondo Beach, said his restaurant is participating to gain exposure--the business opened just four months ago--and to help charities. (All the wineries and restaurants donate their products.)

Lickety Split will be serving lobster rolls, fried clams and gourmet hot dogs. Laspiano plans to take about 10 of his 40 condiments, such as champagne mustard and Jamaica relish.

The ticket price includes a commemorative wine glass and a chance for a hot-air balloon trip. Proceeds will benefit the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce--which is the organizer--and eight charities.

For those who like what they taste, the wineries will have their products on sale.