Thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 Banff Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival. This year’s Festival was a fantastic event thanks to all of the participants and consumers that made their way to Banff for a wonderful weekend celebration of food and wine in the majestic Rocky Mountains. We look forward to seeing you next year!
2010 BANFF GRAND TASTING HALL DETAILS
LOCATION
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and Resort (Conference Centre)
DATES & TIMES
| Friday, May 7 | 7-10pm *New this year!* |
| Saturday, May 8 | 2-5pm |
| Saturday, May 8 | 7-10pm *SOLD OUT* |
TICKETS
Tickets are day specific and only valid for one session. Each session is the same. An entrance ticket brings you to the Grand Tasting Hall where you can purchase Festival sampling coupons, enabling you to customize what you try and how much you spend.
| Early Bird | $17 (available until April 1, 2010) |
| Online | $22 |
| Door* | $27 |
| Corporate** | $17 |
| Sampling Coupons | $0.50 |
*Tickets at the door are based on availability. Tickets will not be sold at the door if the tasting session sells out prior to the event.
**Corporate tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. Please email sheila@rockymountainwine.com for more information.
Please note that this is an adult only event. All attendees must be 18 years or older. Minors (including infants) are not permitted to attend.
DOOR PRIZES
The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival Grand Door Prize is the Taste of Sunshine Wine & Dine Package for two at the Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort! Visit our contest page for more information and details of other exciting door prizes.
TRANSPORTATION
The Banff Roam public transport bus will be providing transportation services for Festival attendees. Buses will arrive and depart The Fairmont Banff Springs providing transportation to and from downtown Banff for $2.00 each way. All those wishing to catch the bus should wait at designated Roam bus stops (see map). Buses will run on Friday, May 7th from 6pm – 11pm and Saturday, May 8th from 1pm – 11pm. There will be no set schedule, however buses will arrive and depart every 15 – 20 minutes.
REMINDERS
We recommend that you arrive 15–30 minutes prior to the start of the Tasting Session to ensure you allow enough time for your ticket to be scanned and to pick up your tasting glass.
SPRING SKIING IN THE ROCKIES
If you’d like to add some fresh air and exercise to your wine weekend away, don't miss spring skiing and riding at the Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort. Enjoy a day on Canada's best snow! Visit www.skibanff.com for more information.
Banff
Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival
May 7-8, 2010
The Banff Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is a celebration of food and wine in the beautiful Rocky Mountains! This year the Grand Tasting Hall hosted over 3700 wine and food lovers throughout the Festival weekend. An assortment of delectable food samples from Banff's most popular restaurants was showcased, as well as an impressive selection of wine, premium spirits, and import beer from around the globe. In addition to the Grand Tasting Hall, wine and food themed side events were held at Banff and Lake Louise hotels and restaurants throughout the weekend.
Banff Grand Tasting Hall
This year, the Banff Grand Tasting Hall featured three tasting sessions over two days! Hundreds of Albertans made their way to the Fairmont Banff Springs on May 7th & 8th. The Grand Tasting Hall was comprised of two tasting areas – the President's Hall and the Van Horne Ballroom – which showcased over 60 exhibitor booths offering a wide selection of local and international wines, port, sparkling wines, premium spirits, single malt and blended scotches, specialty liqueurs and import and micro-brewed beer. The Grand Tasting Hall offered a unique opportunity to explore new products, interact with the experts and even savor some of your tried and true favourites.
Local restaurants and hotels were set to impress with delicious gourmet food samples such as Pistachio Halibut, Duck Taco's, and Veal Scaloppini. Many consumers treated themselves to these ethnic and contemporary mini-mains. Be sure to check out the wine, beverage, and food samples that were featured at this year's Grand Tasting Hall:
Banff Weekend Wine Events
Many attendees spent the entire weekend in Banff! Hosted by select Banff and Lake Louise restaurants and hotels, a variety of special wine and food themed dinners as well as other events were featured throughout the Festival weekend. Wine and food pairing dinners, themed parties and other celebrations were offered.
View the 2010 Banff Weekend Wine & Other Events.
Banff Hotel Packages
Visitors to Banff took advantage of special offers that included great room rates, tickets to the Grand Tasting Hall and more! View details of the 2010 Banff Hotel Packages.
The Festival on YouTube
Experience the Festival! Click the links below to watch last year's Banff Festival on YouTube.
- Vine Television visits the Banff Festival – Part 1
- Vine Television visits the Banff Festival – Part 2
To be notified when tickets go on sale for the 2011 Banff Festival, please click here.