Festival Events 2026

We brought back your favorite events and added some exciting changes for 2026!

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Friday September 4, 2026

Taste of Southern Utah

NEW THIS YEAR!

We are bringing together great Utah’s wineries and restaurants for a night under the stars of wine and bites. Wander around the venue and try sips of wine from our great wineries and pair them at your leisure with small bites from Southern Utahs best restaurants and chefs.

Talk with winemakers and chefs as you mingle, and make a lot of new friends in the process. If you like to set your own pace and enjoy a variety of great food and wine, this is another of our fun events that you need to be a part of.

Whiskey and Cigar Social (B.Y.O.C. – Bring Your Own Cigar)

Join I/G Winery’s mixologists and let them to pour the perfect bourbon, scotch or rye whiskey, to pair with your cigar. You can also ask them to curate the ultimate cocktail that will put the perfect nightcap on the end of the first night of the festival. There will also be some light snacks compliments of Beehive Cheese Company and Digby’s Market. No ticket required, just be sure you find yourself behind I/G Winery around 9pm in order to join the fun. And don’t forget to bring a cigar (or two).

Saturday September 5, 2026

Tracing Utah's Wines back to their birthplace: A comparative tasting of four wines.

Join European Master of Wine; Sheral Schowe, owner of the Wasatch Academy of Wine as she creates another master level class on the world of wines and how Utah wineries are putting their own style on the grape varietals that have found their way here from around the world. Sheral always creates fun and educational courses that promise to teach you something you didn’t know about wines.

This year she will be talking and tasting you through four different wines from Europe as you compare them side-by-side to the same varietals grown here in Utah.

Sheral’s classes are another event that sells out each year so get your tickets as soon as they are available.

Popcorn and Wine Pairing

Always A Fan Favorite!

Consistently our most requested event; hosted by longtime friend of the Festival, (to say nothing of Utah’s most entertaining wine instructor), Jim Santangelo, owner of the Wine Academy of Utah. Jim will walk you through this fun and frolicking wine pairing, using fresh popcorn in some fun flavors.

Be prepared to be absolutely amazed by what wine and popcorn can do together.

You Be The Judge (The Wine Judge)

This is the one and only wine competition in which professional judges will taste and rate Utah wines, but this time we have added a new twist. You’ll sit with a professional judge, learn how they critique a wine, and then provide your own rating on each wine. You’ll get your own score sheet, and rate the various wines in the competition right along with the pros.

When all the wines are scored, the wineries will receive gold, sliver and bronze medals from the professionals but they will also receive the People’s Choice awards based on how their wines were scored among those that attended this event. If you have ever wanted to be a wine judge and have a say in how wines are rated, this is your chance! Beehive Cheese Company, and Digby’s market will be providing a small pallet cleanser but we recommend having a hearty lunch before you arrive.

Terroir to Table Dinner

Join us for a unique dining experience under the open sky at Cedar’s famous Red Acre Farm CSA. The dinner will also include wine from local Utah wineries paired to perfection with the farm fresh cuisine prepared by Red Acre Farms owner and its Chef Sarah Patterson who will create the menu with ingredients dictated by what they have freshly harvested there at the farm.

There will be appetizers and hard ciders before we gather for a farm tour. Then, a sit-down dinner will be served family-style (or farm-style) and showing off the wonderful freshness and flavors of Red Acre. Discussion and questions from the guests will be encouraged and a tour of the farm is available if you would like to join the tour.

This is the dinner with a bushel-load of loyal fans that return every year, so if you want in, it is best to get tickets early.

The Odyssey Dinner

NEW THIS YEAR!

Join us for an adventure through Greek cuisine and Utah wine.

This dinner is being held at the stunning Heather Hill Farm in nearby Enoch where Heather Hill Owner and Chef Aaron Diamond is putting together another amazing menu celebrating his Greek heritage with a heavy helping of Heather Hill class and style. As you arrive, we will get you started with a glass of dry mead paired with the perfect appetizer. Once everyone is there, our hosts will take you to your seats where you will begin the rest of this fun and frolicking culinary journey.

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. After dinner plan to stay and enjoy dessert and cocktails on the back lawn and patio as you watch the sun set on a perfect evening.

Saturday After Dark

After the formal events of the evening are complete, come find your way back to I/G Winery for a custom curated cocktail that puts the perfect finish on a spectacular day.

We have designed a custom cocktail that is intended to complement the Terroir to Table and the Epicureans on the Edge dinners. Come join us for the ultimate nightcap.

Sunday September 6, 2026

Sunday Continental Bruch

Come get your Sunday started with a light wine spritzers or Mimosa and enjoy a fresh light continental style breakfast before jumping into all the great events on Sunday.

Epicureans On The Edge Picnic

NEW EVENT & LOCATION!

Ok everyone, we took the Viticulture and Vino event and rebranded it as Epicureans on the Edge. This year we move the picnic to a new location that we are excited to announce very soon.

This one sells out quickly and has more repeat attendees than any other festival event. Proof that this is one picnic you do not want to miss.

Ciders, Meads, and Non-Traditional Wines of Utah

NEW DAY & TIME!

Explore a world of wine beyond the grapes. Join Utah fruit wine and mead makers Jay and Lori Yahne, of The Hive Winery & Spirits Company, for an in depth look at the incredible versatility and complexity of meads, hard ciders and wines made from some of your favorite fruits.

Come learn about the differences in meads (wine made from honey) and hard ciders and how different/or similar wines made from currants, peaches or even pears are from their grape wine cousins. Forget what you think you know about those cheap, sweet versions you may have tried in the past; instead come prepared to try these types of wines when they are created by professional winemakers.

The Grand Dinner

The Grand Dinner is the ultimate meal to end the festival and this year is no exception. This year the Grand Dinner is going to be a delicious culinary experience, but we are still in the midst of contracting our chef and the final location, and we don’t want to let any secrets out until we have it all secured. In the meantime, hold the date on your calendar and check back soon for the details.

This is always the upscale dinner that moves around to beautiful locations that make it a one-of-a-kind culinary adventure meant to be a great way to finish the Wine Festival’s dining experiences.

Final After Dark Nightcap & Cigars

Come by the winery after your weekend of fun and debrief with a cocktail or a glass of wine and bring your cigar. Talk to friends and compare notes, remember the fun and the laughs, and start making your plans together for next year’s festival.