STEAMBOAT’S FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL PACKS A FLAVORFUL PUNCH 

The Foodies will be flocking to the Yampa Valley this month, as the Steamboat Food and Wine Festival kicks off for the annual four-day extravaganza. Twelve esteemed chefs will team up with food experts, winemakers, and mixologists to bring a host of flavors and experiences to the table.

The festival “encourages everyone to build a connection to each ingredient’s story – from field to fork and vine to glass.” Experts hail from all over to collaborate in the shared experience of exploring flavors and their origins.

Guests have the option to attend a wide range of events, hosted at some of Steamboat’s most beautiful and iconic settings. Tickets can be purchased at www.steamboatfoodandwine.com. 

The festival kicks off in style on Thursday, September 28 with a gondola ride to Thunderhead for the Moet Sunset Welcome Reception. Alpine Mountain Ranch and Club will host dinner Cooking with Fire, Trending Towards the Exotic.

On Friday, September 29 the Jace Romick Gallery hosts Bollicine, a seminar on Italian Sparkling Wine followed by Wines from the Alps to the Dolomites. In the evening guests can savor the creative influences of slow food with art and music.

The Standard is hosting two seminars, Beyond the Cocktail Umbrella followed by There’s Always Amara. Wagyu, Whiskey and Wine is on the menu for lunch at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch, with an opportunity for an afternoon horseback ride.

More drinks are on offer with the Distiller at Mythology Distilling, or Old Fashioned, A Style Beyond the Cocktail Seminar at House of Cucu.

Dinner is a fun affair of Traditional Innovation at Marabou Ranch and Club or The Tables that Connect Us at Alpine Mountain Ranch and Club.

On Saturday, September 30, the morning starts with Guided Fishing and Sipping at Marabou Ranch and Club.

The Steamboat Square Stage on the mountain will host East Coast versus West Coast Oyster Surf War, then Tequila, Agave Mexcal 101 and a Grand Tasting of 100 wines and spirits.

Saturdays ends with the Elevated Pour at the Reserve Wine Bar.

The event wraps up on Sunday, Oct. 1 with the Yampa Street Brunch