Festival Events 2024
We brought back your favorite events and added some exciting new events for 2024!
Friday August 30, 2024
The Art of Wine and Charcuterie
Date: August 30, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Location: I/G Winery
Cost: $65
Join hosts Jim Santangelo from the Wine Academy of Utah, Heather Cox from Bee Hive Cheese Company, and Heidi Orr from Digby’s Market as they create delicious and exotic tiny bites that make a fun pairing with your favorite Utah wines. You’ll love learning more about how to taste cheese like a pro, what makes a dried meat so special and why these foods have been the soul mate of great wines throughout the millennia. Get your tickets to what promises to be another fun and entertaining Jim Santangelo production.
Culinary & Carbonic
Date: August 30, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Water Canyon Resort Winery
Cost: $130
This food and wine event brings together the culinary craftsmanship of Water Canyon Resort’s Executive Chef, Indy Tooke, pairing the delectable flavors of Water Canyon Resort Winery’s carbonic style wines, to create a food and wine event like no other. Plan to join owners Shane and Kalie at Water Canyon Winery in Hildale for this night of great food, live music, fireside conversations and Shane’s amazing Utah wines.
Whiskey & Cigar Social
Date: August 30, 2024
Time: 9:00pm
Location: I/G Winery
Cost: $95
Back by popular demand. We had so many requests to bring this event back and we are pleased to say it is on the list of our 2024 Festival events. Join Host Jim Santangelo as he pairs 3 of his favorite whiskeys with one of his favorite cigars. Enjoy the how the whiskey changes the flavor of the cigar and vice versa. This is a fun way to wind down and relax as you prepare to take on a weekend of activities.
Saturday August 31, 2024
Ciders, Meads, and Non-Traditional Wines of Utah
Date: August 31, 2024
Time: 10:00am
Location: I/G Winery
Cost: $65
Explore a world of wine beyond the grapes. Join Utah fruit wine and mead maker Jay Yahne, of The Hive Winery & Spirits Company, for an in depth look at the incredible versatility and complexity of fruit wines made without any grapes.
Compare multiple styles of single fruit wines with finishes ranging from dry to sweet and experience how the finish impacts the flavor. See how adding honey or a second fruit changes the character. Look at the flavors of the base fruit and how those flavors translate into the finished wine. We will look specifically at peach wines and black currant wines during this dive into the world of fruit wine, a world that is under appreciated but every bit as real and enjoyable as the more traditional grape wines you are familiar with.
Utah Grapes and Their European Counterparts
Date: August 31, 2024
Time: 11:00am
Location: I/G Winery
Cost: $70
Join European Master of Wine Sheral Schowe, owner of the Wasatch Academy of Wine as she takes you on a guided tasting of Utah wines and their European counter parts. Join Sheral as she gives you an in-depth comparison of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Tempranillo comparing those grown in Utah to those that were produced in their native countries in Europe. You will also learn the history of these varietals and why they are becoming such popular varietals among Utah wine growers.
Flights and Bites
Date: August 31, 2024
Time: 3:00pm
Location: I/G Winery
Cost: $80
Join Utah winemakers at this private event as they talk you through a tasting of their wines. Enjoy a small bites from Beehive Cheese Company and Digby’s Market to enjoy with the wines as you discuss why they made their wines in the style that they did. If you have ever wanted to sit and talk wine with the owners and the winemakers of Utah and get their “behind the scenes” stories of what they do and why they do it, this is your chance.
Terroir to Table Dinner
Date: August 31, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Red Acre Farm
Cost: $150
Join us for a unique dining experience under the open sky. The dinner will include wine from Utah wineries. There will be appetizers before we gather for a farm tour. Then, a sit-down dinner will be served family-style (or farm-style). Discussion and questions from the guests will be encouraged. Farmer and chef Sara Patterson will create the menu with ingredients dictated by what they freshly harvest from Red Acre Farm. Wasatch Academy of Wine Owner Sheral Schowe will also be present to explain the history of the Utah wines that will be a part of this dinner.
Epicurean’s On The Edge
Date: August 31, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Cedar Mountain
Cost: $225
Experience culinary artistry as we present one of our amazing Off-The-Grid meals paired with the wine artistry of Utah’s winemakers. This year’s location is still being negotiated but it is sure to be spectacular. Enjoy this special meal as you watch the sunset over the western mountains while the lights of Cedar City slowly appear in the valley far below.
Magnifique
Date: August 31, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Starry Night Ranch – New Harmony
Cost: $385
This event is for only the most discriminating foodies in Utah. If you are the person looking for an “over the top” yet very intimate culinary experience, then this event is for you. We will be dining at the Starry Night Ranch in New Harmony, with views of the breathtaking Kolob Canyons. When you arrive, you will be greeted with exquisite caviar and crème fraîche and Utah sparkling wine while you soak in the magnificent views. From there you’ll move on to enjoy 8 incredible courses, as you dine in the quiet splendor of the ranch. This is intended to be an intimate meal where you are up close and interactive with the Chef and so there are only 26 tickets available. If you love food, and you love to pair it with experiences like no other, then this exclusive event is one that you should not miss.
Sunday September 1, 2024
Viticulture and Vino
Date: September 1, 2024
Time: 11:00am
Location: Mindira Vineyard, Rockville, UT
Cost: $69
Southern Utah’s newest vineyard, called Mindira, is located on the banks of the Virgin River, in Rockville, just outside Zion National Park. It is a young vineyard but the location is second to none. we held the event here last year and so those that planted vines can come back and check their progress this year. Once again, Digby’s Market will be bringing another fantastic picnic feast for all to enjoy and anyone that was there last year knows you do not want to miss this lunch.
The Grand Dinner
Date: September 1, 2024
Time: 6:30pm
Location: TBD
Cost: $185
UDOT is unwilling to let us close Center Street this year so we are looking for a new location but we are confident it will be great. We will update this post one we have it confirmed. When we do, we will set up one long table in order to serve this immersive dinner experience. You’ll be greeted at the entrance with a glass of wine as our Maître d’ takes you to your seats. Sit down, relax, chat with old friends and make some new ones as you enjoy the food of one of Southern Utah’s great chefs, perfectly paired with several outstanding Utah wines.