Denver International Wine Festival
Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Early NovemberDescription
History: Denver International Wine Festival Wine Country Network, Inc, the publisher's of Wine Country International® magazine conceived the idea for the 2005 DIWF after 12 months of market research and industry input. Denver’s first-ever, international wine festival has quickly becoming one of the nations most prestigious wine festivals. Our inaugural festival was held at The Oxford Hotel, a historic jewel in Denver's Lower Downtown (LoDo) district. Catering and event execution was masterfully provided by McCormick's Fish House & Bar. The inaugural DIWF showcased more than 350 premium wines from 17 countries! Guests enjoyed mingling with winemakers who poured tastes of premium reserve wines, gourmet food samplings and provided educational seminar's. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper declared the week of the DIWF as “Denver Wine Week”. During this week, vintner's conducted eleven "vintner's dinners at top flight Denver restaurants. The 2006 Denver International Wine Festival moved to a larger venue, The Mile High Station. Mayor John Hickenlooper once declared the week of the DIWF (Oct 30 to Nov 5, 2006) as “Denver Wine Week”. The festival and its consumer/trade events were held on Thursday November 2 and Saturday November 4, 2006, concluding a full-week celebration of wine & food events in Denver. A new chef's food and wine competition, "The Taste of Elegance" paired 14 restaurants with 28 Gold and Silver Medal winning wines from the 2006 Denver International Wine Competition. 440 "foodies" attended this delicious competition. A live auction raised more than $12,000 for Gilda's Club of Denver. The "Grand Tasting" of International Wines showcased more than 400 wines from 19 countries, including Korea! The 2007 Denver International Wine Festival will be held from November 1 to 4, 2007. Taste of Elegance-Chef's Food & Wine Competition and Auction- Thursday November 1, 2007 Vintners Dinner with the Editors of Wine Country International-Friday November 2, 2007 Grand Tasting of International Wines & Food-Saturday November 3,2007 Champagne Brunch and Travel Expo
Venue
The Mile High Station
Website
http://www.denverwinefest.com/index.html
Infophone
303- 664-5700
Email
info@denverwinefest.com