THE EDMONTON GRAND TASTING HALL

TICKET PRICES

*Front of the Line ticketholders will receive immediate entrance into the Grand Tasting Hall, as well as a Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival wine-holder plate. Front of the Line tickets are only recommended if you plan to attend the Festival during peak hours and do not wish to spend any time in a potential entrance line-up.

SAMPLING COUPONS

Sampling Coupons	$0.50
Minimum sample charge	$1.00

CORPORATE

(20 or more):

To purchase corporate tickets, please click here.

For more information or to book a private Corporate Box in the heart of the Grand Tasting Hall, please email us.

The Edmonton Grand Tasting Hall

The Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival will be held on Oct 23-25, 2008. The Edmonton Grand Tasting Hall will host over 140 exhibitor booths, featuring an extensive selection of wine, scotch, port, beer, and sensational food samples. New this year, the Festival will feature an improved entrance and line-up system. Online ticket purchasers are now guaranteed timely access into the Grand Tasting Hall. For more information on the improved entrance system please click here.

Your entrance ticket will bring you into the Grand Tasting Hall where you may purchase sampling coupons to taste a variety of food, wine, and other adult beverage samples. For more information on Sampling Coupons, please click here.

This year’s beverage sampling will feature hundreds of wines from all over the world. A large assortment of spirits, liqueurs, port, import and micro-brewed beer will also be featured. Products will range from inexpensive to ultra-expensive. The Festival offers a chance to try new vintages, explore new products, and gain valuable information from the industry experts. For a list of wineries being poured in the Edmonton Festival, please click here. For a list of spirits, beers, and other adult beverages being poured, please click here.

Top chefs from Edmonton and the surrounding area are truly ecstatic to prepare gourmet samples that will satisfy everyone’s taste buds. Samples range from appetizers, desserts, and mini dishes from ethnic and contemporary Edmonton and area restaurants. Some of the participating restaurants include Milestone’s, Haweli, Skinny Legs & Cowgirls, Olive Me, Kerstin’s Chocolates, B-BIM-baab and many others. Click here for a list of participating restaurants.

New to the Edmonton Festival, Dairy Farmers of Canada will be hosting complimentary Cheese Seminars throughout the Festival. These seminars will be hosted by renowned Chef and cheese expert Reg Hendrickson, who is a staple at some of the largest wine and cheese shows across the nation. Consumers are invited to learn about our sensory reaction to cheese while sampling six different types of cheese from local and national cheese producers. Ideas and tips on how to best pair wine and cheese will also be given. These seminars have been very popular in previous years so be sure to check the seminar schedule and arrive early to get a seat. Seminars attendance will be on a first come - first served basis.

Another new and exciting event will be hosted at this year's Edmonton Festival. Consumers are invited to the Remy Martin Cognac Seminar where they will sample three Remy Martin Cognacs including VSPO, XO and the very rare Extra grade. Learn about Cognac terroir, culture and history, and much more from Canada’s foremost Cognac expert and Sommelier, Dan Volway. A pairing with Kerstin's Chocolates will also be included. Click on the wine cork at the top of the page to purchase tickets. This seminar is $20 plus the price of admission.

Sunshine Village has generously sponsored the 2008 Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival door prize at each Festival. The Edmonton winner will enjoy a two day Ski & Stay package for two in the heart of Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort. The package includes two nights accommodation in the newly renovated Sunshine Mountain Lodge, two day lift passes, access to First Tracks on the slopes, and valet parking upon arrival.

Buy your tickets today by clicking on the corkscrew on the left hand side.