Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival 2017
A weekend of wine, food and spectacular views: July 25-30
Pack your bags and head to Crested Butte for a weekend of wine, food and spectacular views! The 2017 Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival, July 25-30, returns with selection of seminars, fine dining winemaker dinners, and more.
The signature event, the Grand Tasting, presents over 500 select wines from 25 wineries and distributors, food demonstrations, and more.
Striving to create a wine and culinary festival that complements the array of amazing offerings in Towns of Crested Butte and Mt Crested Butte, this festival is the perfect excuse to visit this scenic and captivating area.
Festival Highlights:
Savor Your Senses
Wednesday, July 26
Join homeowners and event guides Paul and Joy Adams for an immersive pairing of live music, handcrafted wines and culinary pleasures in downtown Crested Butte’s restored historic St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
This event brings award-winning concert pianist Elaine Kwon together with Winemakers Mark and James Blanchard and Chef David Wooding to creatively pair musical pieces with specific wines and food based on things like mood and origin.
Surf & Turf 2.0 – Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food Dinner
Friday, July 28
Join Melissa and James Kontos at their home, Smith Hill Ranches. The airy aspen forest, accented with dark silhouettes of spruce and fir, dominates the 35 acres that cup the Kontos home. With no neighbors in sight from the woodsy perch, Mt. Crested
Butte becomes immediate through the floor to ceiling windows as you look down at the sentinel peak.
Delight in food specially prepared by Chef Kate Ladoulis, executive chef at Django’s Kitchen in Crested Butte; Chef/Owner Alex Seidel, Fruition in Denver; Chef Kelly Whitaker, Basta in Boulder. The food is paired with delicious wine from Moshin Vineyards.
Tickets:
Click here to purchase tickets!
Experience the best in location, food, and libations that Crested Butte has to offer at the Crested Butte Wine + Food Festival!
Mountain Living is pleased to sponsor this event!
