Park City Food & Wine Classic
Still Classic: Wine, food, seminars and more at the Park City Food & Wine Classic.
By Ted Scheffler @critic1
The 2010 Classic kicks off on Thursday evening with a Grand Tasting Celebration ($110) at Red Pine Lodge—a scenic gondola ride from the base of The Canyons resort. The kick-off will feature a mix of reserve wines along with everyday selections, food, live entertainment and an opportunity to chat one-on-one with winemakers and other industry experts.
Friday features more than a dozen wine, sake, coffee and whiskey-tasting seminars, as well as some fun outdoor activities. “Tight Lines and Fine Wines” ($300) will combine fly-fishing and award-winning wines, along with a gourmet lunch at Victory Ranch, hosted by Kathleen Mcleod of Silver Oak Winery. “Mud Sweat and Cheers” ($85) at Stein Eriksen Lodge mixes mountain biking, wine and a gourmet lunch at Stein’s, featuring chef Zane Holmquist and Rob Fisher of Fisher Vineyards. Other tempting Friday events include a horseback ride to a yurt lunch at The Canyons ($125), a tour of Spanish wines ($45), whiskey tasting at High West Distillery ($45), sake and sushi-making at Shabu ($55) and a Master Ceviche Class ($40) hosted by Top Chef Master Doug Rodriguez, the global godfather of Nuevo Latino cuisine. And then, beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, attendees can meander Main Street for the Stroll of Park City Grand Tasting ($70), with wines and food hosted at various locations up and down Main.
Saturday’s highlights include “Off the Hook” ($300) with mimosas, bloody Marys, a gourmet lunch and fishing, a cooking seminar with chef Jason Kieffer ($75) to benefit the Peoples Health Clinic, a Riedel glassware seminar ($85), “Chocolate and Wine” ($55) and “Secrets of Wine and Food Pairings” ($65) taught by Ron Mumford, master sommelier and wine director for Southern Wine & Spirits of Las Vegas. You can also be “Winemaker for a Day” ($50) learning the winemaking process and how to blend wines or discover the “World’s Greatest Wine Values” ($30) with Vine Lore’s (and City Weekly contributor) Gus Magann. This sampling merely scratches the surface of the extensive array of seminars and tastings being offered during the Classic.
The big-daddy wine event of the weekend is, of course, the “Toast of Park City Grand Tasting” ($80) held outside at The Forum at The Canyons Saturday afternoon. It features tastings of hundreds of wines and spirits, the music of Joy & Eric, and a bounty of foods from area restaurants. Bring your sunscreen. And, if you’re not totally cooked after the Grand Tasting, head up the road to Spruce for “Spruce on Fire” ($85) featuring poolside cocktails at the Waldorf Astoria, live entertainment, wine, beer and grilled food from Spruce’s award-winning chef Mark Sullivan.
Finally, things wind down on Sunday with a “Morning Revival” brunch at High West Distillery ($45). For a complete listing of events and to purchase tickets online, go to ParkCityFoodandWineClassic.com.
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