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Package 2 Includes ($440 Value):
• 2 Tickets to Wine Tasting and/or Culinary Classes of your choice ($170 value)
• 1 Ticket to The Vault: Reserve Wine Experience & Silent Auction ($125 value)
• 1 General Admission Ticket to the Grand Tasting Event ($125 value)
• Collector's Edition Festival Poster ($20 value)

$340.00

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Wine Tasting Classes - Choice of 2 Wine Tasting and/or Culinary Classes

Held at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center, wine tasting classes feature discussions led by award-winning winemakers, sommeliers and master sommeliers from around the world.

Thursday Wine Tasting Classes:
Dry Creek Valley: A Century of Great Zin
Sherry Amore: An Exploration of Sherry and Spanish Tapas
Rioja Wines: Classic to Modern Hosted by Bonnie Graves of Girl and the Grape

Friday Wine Tasting Classes:
Exclusive Tasting and Discussion with Michael Keenan, Robert Keenan Winery
Master Sommelier Blind Tasting & Panel

Culinary Classes - Choice of 2 Wine Tasting and/or Culinary Classes

Nationally recognized celebrity chefs and local culinary stars strut their stuff in these interactive and engaging classes. Each chef prepares a series of mouth-watering dishes with instruction and recipes provided so that attendees can make the dishes at home.

Thursday Culinary Classes:
Port-Paired Decadence
Sherry Amore: An Exploration of Sherry and Spanish Tapas
Celebrating Julia: Past & Present – Inspired French Dishes with a Modern Twist

Friday Culinary Classes:
Flavors of the Mediterranean Featuring Cooking Light Magazine's Chef Billy Strynkowski
Shaking Up America's Burger Classics Presented by Harrah's Rincon Featuring Celebrity Chef Kerry Simon
A Taste of Belgium Featuring Chef Daniel Joly of Mirabelle at Beaver Creek
Fruits de Mer Presented by Alaska Seafood: Featuring Former Top Chef Contestants
Classic Cocktails and Salty Snacks Featuring The Food Network's Hearty Boys

The Vault: Reserve Wine Experience & Silent Auction

Date: Friday, November 16, 2012
Time: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Marriott Marquis & Marina, Marriott Ballroom
Attire: Upscale Chic

An exclusive and elegant evening for collectors of fine wine, The Vault: Reserve Wine Experience & Silent Auction sets the stage for wine enthusiasts to taste the pride of the vine from 160 wineries and spirits producers. Exciting silent auction items such as large format bottles, libraries, and decanters will take the spotlight this year with proceeds benefiting the American Institute of Wine & Food culinary arts scholarship programs.

Grand Tasting Event

Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Embarcadero Marina Park North
Attire: Casual

The Grand Finale of the sizzling five-day festival is the star-studded Grand Tasting Event held November 17 on the Embarcadero Marina Park North behind Seaport Village. Take in the beautiful San Diego Bay and enjoy the ocean breeze as you partake in the largest, most talked about wine and food festival in Southern California.