Sunday Grand Tasting

Visit with winemakers and culinary experts and enjoy world class food selections in the pastoral ambiance of Stowe, Vermont. Choose front row seats at live cooking demonstrations where you’ll be able to watch renowned chefs demonstrate their culinary skills. You’ll also meet Joe Davis, Arcadian Winery winemaker, as he shares with you the process by which he creates beautifully nuanced wines. You’ll want to stay for more wine seminars designed to permit the novice or seasoned wine collector to discover more about the noble grape.

All the while, you’ll be enticed to stroll throughout the Classic, able to taste from more than 100 premium wines while sampling world-class food selections from renowned New England chefs. You’ll also delight in bidding on the splendid offerings at our silent auction of fine and collectible wines, vacation getaways and other great treasures.

Visit the “Vermont Pavilion” where Vermont’s own wineries and artisanal cheese makers will impress you with their products. A full list of participants is available under Participating Chefs, Restaurants & Purveyors.

Wine Seminars and Cooking Demos

Sunday’s Schedule of Events

Wine SeminarsLearn from the leaders of the food and wine industry in a relaxed, enjoyable setting. Our wine seminars and cooking demos are held in the Culinary Theater, presented by Allen Kitchen & Bath in collaboration with New England Cooks.

Sunday, June 24, 2012. Culinary Theater Sessions

Session One — 12:10 start – Pride Mountain Vineyards Wine Seminar - “Mountain grown wines”

Session Two — 1 pm start – King Arthur Flour Baking Demonstration

Session Three– 2 pm start – Ravenswood and Bedrock Wine Seminar – “Mixed Blacks”

Session Four– 2:45 start – Dino Giordano Cooking Demonstration

Session Five– 3:30 start – Winebow Wine Seminar

Sunday, June 24, 2012 Main Tent, Participating Wineries

Sunday, June 24, 2012 Main Tent Participating Restaurant

• 3 Squares Cafe
• 30 Boltwood at Lord Jeffrey Inn
• Solstice at Stowe Mountain Lodge
• Trapp Family Lodge
• Topnotch Resort
• Trattoria la Festa

Sunday, June 24, 2012 Vermont Pavilion Participants

• Common Man
• Downtown Grocery
• The Whip, Green Mountain Inn
• Eden Ice Cider
• Cellars of Jasper Hill
• Rusty Nail
• Vermont Butter and Cheese
• Mad Taco