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Oct. 1 - 3, 2004
(Fri - Sun)
19th Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival
Annual weekend of food, wine, seminars, grape stomp, celebrity chefs, culinary
demonstrations, wine tastings, live wine auction and Sunday Grand Tasting and
Culinary Competition. Produced by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association,
hosted at Resort at Squaw Creek, 800-824-6348.
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See below for full descriptions of events at
the 19th annual Autumn Food and Wine Festival. For reservations, call
now at (888) 229-2193. |
Friday, October 1, 2004
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
AUTUMN FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL OF THE SENSES
GRAPE STOMP, BARBECUE AND WINE TASTING
Village at Squaw Valley
The aromas and fragrances
of fall are captured in the Village Grape stomp,
barbecue luncheon, Taste of Suisun Valley Wines
(California's newest Appellation), Village
marketplace and live music. For tickets and
information, call The Village at Squaw Valley,
530-584-6267
Friday Evening
WINEMAKER DINNERS AND SPECIAL TASTING EVENTS
North Shore,
Truckee and Graeagle Restaurants
Many of our celebrated restaurants will be
featuring winemaker dinners or special tasting
events on Friday or Saturday night. Please call
888-229-2193 or your favorite restaurant for
more information.
Saturday, October 2, 2004
Resort at Squaw Creek Conference Center
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
THE ART & CRAFT OF CONTEMPORARY SAUCES
- $25/ticket
Chef-Instructor Lars Kronmark - Culinary
Institute of America
A class taught by the master, Chef Lars Kronmark.
Explore restaurant style sauces for the home
chef and re-create that experience your own
kitchen. Sauce recipes and tastings from around
the world prepared with fresh stocks, seasonal
ingredients, cream and other goodness and a
splash of humor all paired with fine wines of
St. Supery.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
A RUSTIC AUTUMN DINNER
- $25/ticket
Chef Joseph Keller - Bouchon, Napa, and Como's
Lake Las Vegas
Get ready for some high energy and tasty fun in
the kitchen with Chef Keller as he prepares a
classic autumn dish of rack of venison with
classic side dishes and sauces. Learn the
techniques for seasoning: salts, olive oils and
herbs. This is slow food at it's finest paired
with Long Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon and
2003 Sangiovese.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
GRGICH HILLS WINERY CHARDONNAY VERTICAL
- $35/ticket
Ivo Jeramaz, Assistant Winemaker
Grgich Hills Chardonnays are traditionally made
with some potential bottle aging in mind. These
wines regularly receive ratings of 90+ (out of a
possible 100 points). Join Ivo in a vertical
tasting of the 1999 Napa Valley, 2000 Napa
Valley, 2001 Carneros Selection, and a barrel
sample of the 2003 Carneros Selection.
Noon - 2:30 p.m.
MARKETPLACE TRADE SHOW -
Free to ticket holders
Browse, taste and sample what's new from our
specialty vendors from Audi, R.Genou Walnut Oil,
Doc's Fine Foods, El Dorado Ranch, San Francisco
Magazine, igourmet.com, Black Diamond Wine
Exchange, Nestle Waters, Suisun Valley Wines,
Lodestar Olive Oil and more.
12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
DUCKHORN VINEYARDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON
- $65/ticket
Celebrate at this exclusive luncheon prepared by
Duckhorn Winery Chef Erica Heinemann and hosted
by Duckhorn COO Alex Ryan. The multi-course
luncheon features a retrospective tasting of
Duckhorn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon up to
and including a 2003 barrel sample. If you love
Cab, you have to come to this!
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
PINOT ENVY- PINOT NOIR BLIND TASTING
- $40/ticket
Kim Caffrey, Beringer Blass Wine Estates
Are you flummoxed by the plethora of enological
descriptors? Have you ever suffered from Pinot
envy? Join Kim Caffrey, the Pinot Noir poster
child, as she takes you on a tasting tour
through various appellations of California,
experiencing the ethereal pleasures of 2002
Pinot Noirs, including a couple of surprises!
Impress others with your newly gleaned Pinot
prowess through techniques guaranteed to
increase your sensory verbiage.
1:45 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
BLAZING PANS MOUNTAIN CHEF COOK-OFF
- $35/ticket
Reigning Mountain Chef Mark Estee of Moody's
Bistro defends his title against Chef Lee Kresy
from Sunnyside Resort in the 2nd Annual
Cook-Off. The heat builds in the kitchen as they
compete in all out display of their exceptional
culinary skill and talent mixed with a lot of
laughs. Marko K. and Charbay Vodka treat you to
the newest cocktail in the Charbay line up.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
THE WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - THE NEW WAVE
- $35/ticket
Phil Huettenhain, Black Diamond Wine Exchange
Thanks to cooling ocean breezes and
high-altitude vineyards, South African
winemakers are able to counter their country's
heat and bottle some impressive wines. This
tasting and lively discussion include award
winning, affordable, fun wines from the
Stellenbosch region: Chardonnay, Sauvignon
Blanc, Pinotage, Shiraz, and more.
3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
JUST DESSERTS! -
$25/ticket
Jacques Cornelis, Exec. Chef, Resort at Squaw
Creek
Adrian Frutos, Pastry Chef, Resort at Squaw
Creek
Join two time Autumn Food & Wine Gold Medal
Winners (Desserts) in the kitchen as they
prepare the perfect fall desserts: Apple Harvest
Gateau, Chocolate Bread Pudding with Crème
Anglaise, and Classic Italian Sabayon with
Marsala. Mmmmmmmm....paired with a variety of
Beringer Wine Estates dessert wines.
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
CHARBAY COCKTAIL CLINIC -
$35/ticket
Marko Karakasevic, Distiller
Guided by Marko K, Charbay continues rising to
fame in the luxury spirits market. Celebrate the
launch of Charbay's handmade, limited production
(400 cases) spirit; Tahitian Vanilla Bean Rum
and Charbay Clear Rum, a triple copper pot
distilled rum. Marko will fire up the afternoon
with a sensational variety of rum cocktail
recipes.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
MARKETPLACE WELCOME RECEPTION
- Free to Ticket Holders
The vendors at the Marketplace welcome you with
a glass of wine, tasty samples and unique
shopping that will ease you into the evening
events and dinners.
7 p.m.-10 p.m.
CELEBRITY CHEF CHARITY DINNER - RESTAURANT
GLISSANDI
Resort at Squaw Creek
A fundraiser for Project MANA
Our Autumn Food & Wine Star Chefs Joseph Keller,
Lars Kronmark, Jacques Cornelis and Adrian
Frutos invite you to their special four-course
dinner with perfect wine pairings. Starting with
Charbay Martinis and appetizers, dinner follows
with a live wine auction. Very limited seating.
Reservations required, (530) 583-6300.
Noon-5 p.m.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WINE WALK
The Town of Truckee
presents its Inaugural Wine Walk, where you sip,
stroll and shop at the many unique shops,
galleries, restaurants and merchants the town
offers. Enjoy live music and the old West flavor
of Historic Downtown Truckee. Tickets available
at selected locations in Truckee.
Truckee Wine Walk Information: 530-550-2252
SATURDAY EVENING
NORTH SHORE, SQUAW VALLEY AND TRUCKEE WINEMAKER
DINNERS AND SPECIAL TASTING EVENTS.
In celebration of Autumn
Food & Wine Weekend, our restaurant partners and
chefs of the North Shore pull out all the stops
with very special food and wine presentations.
It's all here, from a glass of truly exceptional
wine and fresh seasonal appetizers, to
spectacular five course dinners with the
winemakers.Please call 888-229-2193 or call your
favorite restaurant for more information.
Sunday, October 3, 2004
Resort at Squaw Creek Grand Ballrooms
Noon - 3:00 p.m.
CULINARY COMPETITION & GRAND TASTING
- $60.00 thru Sept 30, $75.00 at the door
The Grand Tasting features the food and wine
pairings of over 35 of Lake Tahoe's finest
restaurants, caterers paired with world-class
wineries. This is an incredible opportunity to
sample the culinary and winemaking talents of
those Chef's and wineries you always wanted to
try, including Tahoe's newest restaurants!
Discover new, groundbreaking wines and wineries
on Vineyard Row.
In the Culinary Competition, the winery enters a
single varietal and vintage of wine to be
poured. Each Chef prepares his most inspired
dish to pair with the wine. Each pairing is
submitted to a panel of food and wine industry
experts who taste and rate each entry in a blind
judging. Each guest will have the opportunity to
taste all of the pairings and cast their ballot
for their favorites in the coveted Peoples
Choice Awards.
1:00m-3:00pm
LIVE WINE AND AUCTION RAFFLE
Join the fast paced
bidding for the famous Wheelbarrow of Wine and
additional auction lots. Every wine poured at
the Grand Tasting is included in the
wheelbarrow. The bidding reaches a feverish pace
as the gavel comes down for the final bid.
Above Information courtesy of
URL: http://www.tahoesbest.com/Calendar/lake_tahoe_autumn_wine_food_festival1.htm
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