The DF+WF Grand Tasting showcases metro Denver’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 an hour before general admission and includes access to the exclusive VIP Lounge with food from ten high-end restaurants, reserve wines, access to the brand-new wine seminar tent (more below), and early tastes of the full Grand Tasting lineup of small bites, wines, and spirits.
In addition to your VIP Grand Tasting ticket purchase, you can join us in our dedicated VIP wine education tent for two exclusive, intimate wine-tasting experiences. These seminars are first come, first served, with just 40 seats available at each.
Each seminar includes four exclusive pours, plus charcuterie.
For First Taste ticket holders
Admission begins an hour before general admission entry, and includes early access to the full Grand Tasting lineup of small bites, wines, and spirits.
For General Admission ticket holders
Access to the full Grand Tasting lineup of small bites, wines, and spirits.
When: Saturday, September 7, 2024
VIP: 12 – 4 p.m. | First Taste: 12 – 4 p.m. | GA: 1 – 4 p.m.
Tickets: On sale soon!
Where:
The Tivoli Quad, Auraria Campus (1000 Larimer Street, Denver)
* Must be 21 & over. No children or pets allowed.
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.