Under the Alpine sun, there’s Taste of Vail – the ultimate spring-break festival for ski lovers, culinary connoisseurs, spa goers and wine enthusiasts.
One of the top food and wine festivals in the US, Taste of Vail has been transforming the cobblestoned streets and mountaintops of Vail for over 30 years, bringing winemakers, chefs and epicures together in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.
The four-day festival includes wine seminars, wine dinners and daily signature events, including a Debut of Rosé, Après Tasting on the Streets of Vail, Mountaintop Tasting and Grand Tasting – with some of the nation’s best Spring skiing to be enjoyed in between.
Expect to find familiar names and faces, like Peter Mondavi Jr. sampling Charles Krug or Andy Peay pouring his new West Sonoma Coast AVA releases alongside new wine discoveries by winemakers you’ll soon follow up with for a case.
The culinary talent is well worth a note too, with more than a dozen guest chefs like James Beard – 2024 finalist for Best Chef Southeast, James London of South Carolina’s Chubby Fish or ‘Mexico Best New Chefs 2021’ Mario Malvaez and Annie Yong of MAKAN, joining top Vail chefs to prepare food offerings at each event.
Wine tasting at 10,250 feet
With food and wine festivals aplenty in the US, Taste of Vail can be set apart in just ‘two words’, said Master Sommelier Jesse Becker, US Sales Manager for Veritable Wines & Estates.
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