Annual Fall Wine & Food Classic Grand Tasting visits Vail again on Saturday, Sept. 22

News | September 22, 2018

Chris Dillmann

Dogs and people both enjoyed the Berry Picker Hike and Brunch during The Fall Wine and Food Classic at Mid-Vail Saturday, Sept. 22, on Vail Mountain. The hike started at the bottom of Berry Picker Trail and ended at Mid-Vail for brunch.
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Mark Truszkowski of Game Creek Restaurant plates lamb and Foie Gras sausage sliders during The Fall Wine & Food Classic Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 22, at Gerald Ford Amphitheater in Vail. The weather was nothing but sunny and warm for the late September food event.
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Maya chefs prepare street tacos during The Fall Wine & Food Classic Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 22, in Vail. Wine and food from the Southern Hemisphere was the theme for the fall food and wine event.
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Fall colors were served up in full during The Fall Wine & Food Classic Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 22, in Vail. The fall food and wine event featured hiking yoga and, as always, a grand tasting.
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People enjoy brunch after the Berry Picker Hike and Brunch during The Fall Wine & Food Classic Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 22, at Mid-Vail on Vail Mountain. The event kicked off the fall food and wine event.
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A Brazilian Acaraje, consisting of a black-eyed pea fritter, grilled shrimp and tomatillo pico during The Fall Wine & Food Classic Grand Tasting Saturday, Sept. 22, in Vail. Southern Hemisphere was the theme, featuring wine and cuisine from that region of the world, all half of it.
Chris Dillmann | cdillmann@vaildaily.com

The Grand Tasting featured more than 50 wineries and 13 restaurants from the Vail Valley in a picnic-style event on the grass at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, with south of the equator music and a backdrop of Vail’s fall colors.