2024

Grand Tasting

SEPTEMBER

7

WHAT IS IT?

The DF+WF Grand Tasting showcases Colorado's culinary leaders – award-winning chefs, mixologists, and wine professionals – who will share bites and sips that explore and celebrate our dynamic food-and-beverage scene.

Eat, drink, and be merry with bites from more than 50 top local restaurants and hundreds of sips from the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits portfolio, poured by their team of professionals.

For VIP ticket holders

Admission begins at noon, an hour before general admission.
Includes access to the VIP Lounge, with food from ten exclusive high-end restaurants, reserve wines, tasting seminars, and early tastes of the full Grand Tasting lineup of small bites, wines, and spirits.

2024 VIP TASTING SEMINARS INCLUDE

“Making the Turn with Elijah Craig: Innovation Meets Tradition”

“Top-Shelf Tequila Tasting”

“Rose, Rose All Day”

“The Evolution of Rye with High West”

For First Taste ticket holders

Admission begins at noon, an hour before General Admission entry.
Includes early access to the full Grand Tasting lineup of small bites, wines, and spirits.

For General Admission ticket holders

Starting at 1 p.m., access to the full Grand Tasting lineup of small bites, wines, and spirits.

When and
where is it?

Must be 21 & over. No children or pets allowed.

Our Beneficiaries

Helping the Restaurant Industry Grow

Proceeds from festival events benefit the Colorado Restaurant Foundation’s mission of service to support worker education, training, and Colorado ProStart^®, our high school culinary and entrepreneurship program; mental health and wellness resources; and the Angel Relief Fund, which provides grants for Colorado hospitality employees experiencing hardship.