The Taste Of Vail - Food and Wine Festival in Vail, CO

The Taste of Vail is the nation's premier spring food and wine festival, held at several venues throughout North America's No. 1 mountain resort. During this year's annual, four-day event, as many as 6,000 people are expected to taste the Vail Valley lifestyle, showcasing world-famous Vail Village and set against dramatic Colorado Mountain High vistas. Participants at the Taste of Vail experience offerings from the Vail Valleyąs world-class restaurants, fine wine poured by winemakers and winery owners from renowned wineries throughout the world, interactive cooking seminars, an Apres-Ski Tasting, the popular Mountaintop Picnic sensory extravaganza at the top of Vail Mountain, the famous Grand Tasting auction and dance and other exciting events. Proceeds from the Taste of Vail go to local charities. vail food and wine festival, gourmet, sinemaker, vail colorado, vail co, lifestyle in vail co, vail co entertainment, vail non-profit, vail charity event, food vail, wine vail, colorado mountain express discount, lodging vail co, lodging in vail, the taste of vail. wine vail, tasteofvail, tasteofvail.com, a taste of vails, What to do in Vail, Dining in Vail, Vail Dining, Vail restaurants, Best restaurants in vail


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Below is a listing of our special guests for 2012.

Heirloom Wine Group
Napa, California

Jerry is a Certified Wine Educator with the Society of Wine Educators, he has also achieved the WSET advanced certification with Merit.
In 2003, Jerry produced the definitive guide to cheese and wine pairing “The Progressive Wine and Cheese Pairing Wheel”. In 2004 Jerry produced the wine and food in balance tool, the “Progressive Food Menu”, and “Fishing For Pairings”, a study on Wine and Seafood Pairing.
Being a wine educatior is Jerry’s second career. Jerry’s joined Beringer as E... More Info>>>

Events:
“ Wine and Cheese Pairing made simple-the Chemistry behind the Romance”

Does red or white wine pair better with cheese? What wine do you pair to strong cheeses? How can you pair cheese to many different wines like at a party? Does the source of the milk matter-Cow, Goat, Sheep etc?
Jerry Comfort, Sr. Manager Wine Education for Beringer Vineyards, has created a tool to help demystify cheese and wine pairing. Using the tool he wrote, "The Beringer Progressive Wine and Cheese Pairing Wheel", you will explore the sensory of Flavor vs Taste, then pair 6 different cheeses with 4 different wines to explore some unusual pairings and to explain many traditional and regional pairings.