COST: $85 per person(limited to 300)

EVENT DETAILS:

2008 Denver International Wine Festival

Thursday October 30, 2008, 6 to 9 PM,

TASTE OF ELEGANCE CHEF’S WINE AND FOOD COMPETITION/AUCTION

Tickets: $85 (limited to 300)

Location: University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Denver's premier wine and food pairing competition, featuring samplings of expertly created cuisine paired with Gold Medal Winning Wines from our upcoming 2008 Denver International Wine Competition. Attendees will taste Gold Medal Winning Wines chosen through a blind tasting, from an accredited panel of judges.

From those wines, competing chefs will create "Iron Chef" style dishes to pair with them. In addition, a live and silent auction will take place prior to the award ceremony.

CHEF'S SIGNED ON SO FAR INCLUDE:

•Ian Kleinman- O's Restaurant, Westminster

•Keith Jones- Chef & Author, Denver

•Daniel Joly- Mirabelle, Beaver Creek

•Goose Sorensen- Solera Restaurant and Wine Bar, Denver

•Aaron Whitcomb- Strings Restaurant, Denver

•Hosea Rosenberg- Jax Fish House, Boulder

•Jean-luc Voegele- The Westin Tabor Center, Denver

•Eric Skokan- Black Cat Restaurant, Boulder

•Andrés Jiménez-The Ritz-Carlton, Denver

•Chad Clevenger- Mel's Bar and Grill, Greenwood Village, CO

•David Oliveri- The Isle of Capri Casino, Blackhawk, CO

•Melissa Harrison-Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, Boulder

Visit our website to purchase your tickets online.

This event will be a sell-out. Purchase online or call 866 946-3268.

WEBSITE: www.denverwinefest.com...