Winter / Spring 2008

18th Annual Taste of Vail

Wednesday April 2, 2008 through Saturday April 5, 2008

In its 18th year, the Taste of Vail is the nation's premier spring food and wine festival, held at several venues throughout North America's #1 ski resort. During the annual four-day event, upwards of 5,000 people are able to "taste the Vail Valley lifestyle" which showcases Vail's world-famous resort village set against dramatic mountain vistas.

Participants at the Taste of Vail experience the Vail Valley's world-class restaurants, fine wine poured by winemakers and winery owners from top wineries around the globe, along with interactive seminars, auction and dance, the Colorado Lamb Cook Off, après ski tasting and the popular mountaintop picnic sensory extravaganza at the top of Vail Mountain.

A few of the featured guests chefs at this year’s Taste of Vail include Terrance Brennan, Owner and Chef of Picholine Restaurant and Artisinal Bistro and Wine Bar in New York; Tony Aiazzi, Executive Chef of Aureole in New York; Joseph Manzare, Owner and Chef of Zuppa in San Francisco; and Curtis Lincoln, Executive Sous Chef of The Brown Palace Hotel in Vail, CO. The festival hosts 35 guest chefs and over 50 wineries worldwide during the four-day event.

What They’re Saying about the Taste of Vail

Wine seminars, winemaker dinners at local restaurants, a mountaintop picnic and a truly Grand Tasting finale all combined for an exceptional event. Rich Mauro, Out Front magazine

Guests to the nation’s premier spring wine and food festival will also experience the relaxed elegance synonymous with Vail, from the fine art galleries and upscale shops, to the European-style pedestrian village and international flavor of many languages spoken throughout the town. Wine Spectator

Sample the most exquisite fare of the Vail Valley’s world class restaurants. Experience the dazzling spring snow, the nonstop excitement, the galleries, the shops, and the incomparable views of the Vail Valley. Los Angeles Times

The packed house sampled, sipped and danced the night away, rocking the Rockies until midnight. The Wine News

At 10,000 feet atop the Rocky Mountains, the picnic is a dizzying, dazzling affair. Hundreds of happy skiers line up at the various booths as chefs in white torques dish up samples of grilled salmon, shrimp etoufee, buffalo chili and double chocolate torte as everyone mingles in the midday sun. Tampa Tribune

With a backdrop of magnificent mountain vistas and vibrant, Colorado blue skies, the four-day event showcases Vail's world-famous resort and benefits charities in the Vail Valley. Colorado Expression

Proceeds from the Taste of Vail go to various charities in the Vail Valley.
For more information, please call 970.926.5665 or visit www.Tasteofvail.com.