Events

Indulge in culinary experiences that range from complimentary tastings to elegant dinners. Enjoy fare from the finest chefs as they prepare exotic regional favorites paired with exquisite wines selected by top sommeliers. Take part in adventures in cookery you will always remember.

Please note that these exclusive Wine & Culinary Food and Beverage Programs and Festival Dining Experiences require an additional admission fee. Book these events - beginning on July 31 - by calling (407) WDW-FEST†.

See why all of Texas is celebrating along the "Texas Wine Month Passport Trail". Celebrate new releases or revisit old favorites still available as autumn begins in the Texas Wine Country. Purchase your passport and receive the year's unique collectors' t-shirt. Kick off weekend is the first weekend of the month but all month the passport is honored. Visit ten of the sixteen wineries and become eligible for the drawing.

Savor the Art is Wine Yakima Valley’s wine and art pairing event. Artists from all over Washington State have paired with Yakima Valley wineries to display their art in the tasting rooms of Yakima Valley / Red Mountain wineries.

Visit the Terre Vin Winery while you're in Rockville. The winery will feature autumn wines & Christmas gift ideas.

The Covered Bridge Festival will feature great food and fun for the whole family. Come enjoy the local arts and crafts, from basket weavers, wire jewelry makers, glass blowers, to hand carved wooden bowls, leather working, pottery, cross-stitch, lace, knitwear, paintings, watercolours, sweets, calligraphy, flowers, saddlery, to thatching, and more - there’s something for the whole family.

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"Greetings from Nantucket! I am very pleased to announce the program for the celebration of the twinning of Nantucket and Beaune, to be held in Beaune from October 19-22, 2006. This promises to be a great event filled with bonhomie and amitie, superlative cuisine and wine, and a rather intensive immersion into the history and culture of Beaune. In some respects, this can be considered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Clover Forest Plantation’s Wine Festival celebrates winemaking in Virginia and helps a deserving charity. Featuring arts and crafts, live music, exhibits and demonstrations, wonderful food and of course the vintages and vintners of notable Virginia wineries.

More than 30 Virginia wineries pour into beautiful Town Point Park along the Downtown Norfolk waterfront for one of the Commonwealth’s largest wine festivals. Made in Virginia gourmet foods, crafts and live entertainment along the Elizabeth River complete a wonderful Virginia wine experience.

Held amidst the fabulous fall foliage of the Shenandoah Valley, 30+ hot air balloons fly am & pm, 15+ Virginia Vineyards provide tastings, artisans, entertainment, antique cars and fire engines, hayrides, children’s activities and more.

Enjoy the breathtaking fall colors and mountain views at the End of the Harvest Celebration and Bluegrass Brunch at Wolf Mountain Vineyards & Winery in Dahlonega, GA, on Sundays, October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2006. The celebration will feature live bluegrass music and a traditional harvest buffet. Wolf Mountain’s family of estate wines also will be available. . . . read more