Schedule of Events
Please join us for another extraordinary weekend at the Telluride Wine Festival. Once again we have filled the weekend with good food, wine, cocktails, and fun, set amongst the breathtaking backdrop of Telluride, Colorado. We hope to see you at one of our cooking demonstrations, wine seminars, lunches or other events. Cheers and enjoy!
More event details to follow, check back regularly. Tickets for each event are limited and sell out fast.
2013 VIP Access Pass
- Welcome Dinner/Reception
- Celebrate Colorado
- Choose 1 – Thursday Lunch
- Saturday Lunch
- Grand Tasting
- Toast of Telluride
- Brunch
- Choose 1 – Cooking Demo
- Choose 1 – Seminar
- Choose 2 – Reserves
$950
Weekend Package
- Grand Tasting
- Toast of Telluride
- Brunch
$150
Colorado Package
- Celebrate Colodaro
- Toast of Telluride
- Brunch
$140
Thursday, June 27
Lunch with Chefs Erich Owen, Oliver Saucy and Master Sommelier Sally Mohr - Thursday, June 27
Chop House
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
$125
Erich Owen
Award winning Chef at the New Sheridan Hotel
American cuisine with a French technique
Worldwide experience
Focuses on quality ingredients and impeccable preparation
Oliver Saucy
Southeast Chef of the Year
Executive Chef of Café Maxx – Zagat’s highest rated restaurant in S. FL
In the Florida Trend Magazine Hall of Fame
James Beard Award nominee
Sally Mohr
Master Sommelier
Teacher
Board member of the Sake Education Council
Judge in regional and international wine competitions
An exciting kickoff to another great festival. A 4 Course lunch paired with unique wines and an opening cocktail from Sidney Frank Importers.
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Lunch with Master Sommelier Damon Ornowski, Chef Luca Bradascio and Willem Johnson – Thursday, June 27
Rustico Ristorante
11:45 am – 1:45 pm
$125
Damon Ornowski
Master Sommelier
Specialist in Viticulture
Worldwide experience
A friend of wine is a genuine friend of mine!
Luca Bradascio
Italian Chef
Miravalle Hotel, Semogo, Italy
Graduated from the famous Culinary Institute Dante Zappa, Bornio Italy
A 4 Course lunch paired with fantastic Italian Wines and an opening cocktail provided by…
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Cooking Demo with Chef James Reaux – Thursday, June 27
Location TBD
2 – 4 pm
$175
James Reaux
Executive Chef and owner of restaurant group Coast II Coast
Specializing in American Southern, Asian, and European cuisine
Numerous Awards
An up close and personal event with a surprise ingredient.
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Celebrate Colorado – Thursday, June 27
Town Park Oval
4:30 – 7 pm
$50
Join us for a special event celebrating the fruits of Colorado. Sample the best Colorado has to offer including wine, spirits, beer and food; and meet the people who bring it to you.
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VIP Welcome Dinner with Chef Bud Thomas – Thursday, June 27
Hotel Madeline, Mountain Village, CO
7 – 9 pm
Executive Chef Bud Thomas will “show off” his restaurant and staff. Open to VIP package holders, speakers, chefs and sponsors.
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Friday, June 28
Champagne Reserves with Master Sommelier Wayne Belding -
Friday, June 28
Oak Street Plaza
9:30 – 11 am
$100
Wayne Belding
Master Sommelier
Ed. Dir. of the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers
Frequent local, national, and international wine competition judge
Featured author and educator
Taste and learn about selected Champagne from MS, Wayne Belding.
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Malbec Seminar with Master Sommelier Charlie Arturaola -
Friday, June 28
Elks Park
9:45 – 11 am
$50
Charlie Arturaola
Legendary Oenologicist
Charismatic wine expert
Advanced degree from the L’Ecole du Vin a Bordeaux
Featured sommelier and educator
Argentina wines are beyond Malbec…
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Lunch at Allred’s with Chef James Reaux and Master Sommelier Charlie Arturaola – Friday, June 28
Allreds
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
$150
Executive Chef and owner of restaurant group Coast II Coast
Specializing in American Southern, Asian, and European cuisine
Numerous Awards
Legendary Oenologicist
Charismatic wine expert
Advanced degree from the L’Ecole du Vin a Bordeaux
Featured sommelier and educator
A 4 Course lunch paired with fine wines with spectacular views of Telluride and an opening cocktail provided by…
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Exclusively Selected, Reserve Tasting – Friday, June 28
La Piazza, Mountain Village, CO
2 – 4 pm
$100
Selected fine wines will be showcased by wine makers and representatives. Taste and learn in a social setting while enjoying tasty delights provided by La Piazza.
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Cooking Demo with Chef Oliver Saucy and Master Sommelier Sally Mohr- Friday, June 28
109 West Gregory, Town of Telluride
2 – 4 pm
$175
Southeast Chef of the Year
Executive Chef of Café Maxx – Zagat’s highest rated restaurant in S. FL
In the Florida Trend Magazine Hall of Fame
James Beard Award nominee
Master Sommelier
Teacher
Board member of the Sake Education Council
Judge in regional and international wine competitions
Join James Beard Nominee Chef Oliver Saucy of Café Maxx in Pompano Beach, Florida as he leads a cooking demo at the home of longtime Telluride residents and Sonoma Valley, California vintners, Pam and George Hamel. Each of Chef Oliver’s creations will be presented alongside the award-winning Hamel Family Wines, from their estate vineyards in the heart of Sonoma Valley.
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Grand Tasting - Trade only event – Friday, June 28
Town Park Oval
3:30 – 4:30 pm
This event is open only to trade members – see the next event for non-members.
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Grand Tasting – Friday, June 28
Town Park Oval
4:30 – 7 pm
$75
Enjoy all the wines attending the Telluride Wine Festival, in the Telluride Town Park Oval. Meet and talk to the wine makers or wine representatives in the great setting of Town Park.
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Saturday, June 29
Sake Seminar with Certified Sake Professional Sean Razee and Shelley Sale – Saturday, June 29
Oak Street Plaza
9:30 – 11 am
$50
Sean Razee, MS
Master Sommelier
Certified Sake Professional
Noted Teacher
Author
Sake is the new wine; learn how to recognize style and flavor from the experts.
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Simple Summertime Cocktails – Hosted by Todd Richman, Sean Kenyon and friends – Saturday, June 29
Elks Park
9:45 – 11 am
$50
Todd Richman
Corporate Mixologist
Sidney Frank Importing Company
BarSmarts Advanced Program Graduate
BAR® 5-Day Graduate
Sean Kenyon
Level One Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers
Beverage Alcohol Resource 5-Day BAR Ready Graduate
Domaine de Canton’s Bartender of the Year
Denver Magazine’s Mixologist of the Year – 2009
Summertime is here, the heat is on and you’re ready for a cocktail. Some of the best fruits and herbs are in season right now, but what to do with them and the spirits at your home bar?
Join Denver’s own Sean Kenyon (Proprietor of Williams and Graham) and Todd Richman (Corporate Mixologist for Sidney Frank Importing Company) and their friends for the Simple Summer Cocktails seminar!
Enjoy a tasting and demonstration on how to make simple refreshing cocktails to beat that summer heat, using only the freshest seasonal ingredients. These straightforward recipes will be full of bright flavors and you’ll be able to easily replicate at home for you and your guests during the dog days of summer.
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Lunch at Cosmo with Chef Bernard Guillas, Chef Chad Scothorn and Master Sommelier Wayne Belding – Saturday, June 29
Cosmopolitan Restaurant
11:30 – 1:30 pm
$125
Bernard Guillas
Award-winning Executive Chef
In the International Restaurant & Hospitality Rating Bureau’s American Chefs’ Hall of Fame
Authored numerous books and won Countless Awards
Chad Scothorn
Owner and Executive Chef of the Cosmopolitan
Award winning chef
Innovative cuisine
CIA graduate
Master Sommelier
Ed. Dir. of the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers
Frequent local, national, and international wine competition judge
Featured author and educator
A 4 Course lunch paired with fine wines and an opening cocktail by…
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Italian Reserve conducted by Paolo Canclini, with Master Sommelier Damon Ornowski, Sara Lazzeri, Sean Razee, Charles Lazzara, Sisto Tessari, Willem Johnson and other top reserve wine connoisseurs - Saturday, June 29
La Piazza del Villaggio Ristorante – Mountain Village
2 – 3:45 pm
$100
Paolo Canclini
Italian wine and food specialist
President of Tellitalia Imports, biodynamic, hand picked
Master Sommelier
Specialist in Viticulture
Worldwide experience
A friend of wine is a genuine friend of mine!
Sara Lazzeri
Italian Sommelier
Graduated with honored 100/100 from the Italian Culinary Institute
Award for youngest sommelier of Italy 2010 at age 18
Master Sommelier
Certified Sake Professional
Noted Teacher
Author
Charles Lazzara
Owner, Volio Vino Imports
Owner, Volio Vino Distribution
Sisto Tessari
Agronomist and winemaker
Owner of La Cappuccina winery in Veneto region, Italy
Graduated from the faculty of Agricultural Science in Padua
Pioneer in organic wines since 1985
Learn and taste all things Italian with the best of the best.
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Toast of Telluride and Wine Festival Paint Out – Saturday, June 29
Locations: Arroyo, Between the Covers, Lustre, Dolce Jewels, Telluride Bottleworks, Wine Mine, Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Elinoff Gallery, Judy Haas Studio, Oak Street Gondola Plaza, Elks Park (north and south)
4:30 – 7 pm
$65
Tour the Town of Telluride enjoying Telluride’s finest businesses while tasting the finest wines. This year the Toast of Telluride coincides with Plen Air Festival; enjoy watching the participants compete for their festival’s quick draw competition at many of the Toast locations.
Don’t miss the Wine Festival Paint Out. Twenty-eight nationally recognized plain air painters will capture the essence of Tellered Wine Festival’s annual Toast of Tellered on canvas. A special exhibition and sale of these pieces will follow at Elks Park.
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Sunday, June 30
Sunday Brunch Catered by Chef Brady Pitt and Featuring a Bloody Mary Bar with American Harvest Organic Spirits and local and seasonal ingredients – Sunday, June 30
Town Park Oval
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
$55
Brady Pitt
New England Culinary Institute Graduate
Classic French culinary with an American twist
Japanese cuisine master
Voted Telluride Top Chef
- Breakfast pastry basket with biscuits, croissants and danish.
- Smoked salmon with cream cheese, onion, capers, lemon and bagels.
- Antipasto plate of cured meat and olives.
- Spinach salad with goat cheese, almonds, carrots, red pepper and a sherry vinaigrette.
- Caprese salad, extra virgin olive oil, cracked black pepper.
- Grilled marinated vegetables.
- Made to order omelets station with a choice of bacon, sausage, cheddar, spinach, tomato, or mushrooms.
- Yukon gold and sweet potato hash.
- French toast strata.
- Apple wood smoked bacon.
- Local link sausage.
- Fresh fruit
- Cookie tray: chocolate chip, peanut butter, and ginger molasses cookies.
Delicious Sunday Brunch from Telluride’s own local Chef Brady Pitt in a serene setting with specialty cocktails and wines.
Thank you for attending the 2013 Telluride Wine Festival.
