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Saturday November 1, 2008, 11AM to 6PM

(Note: time varies by ticket type)

GRAND TASTING OF INTERNATIONAL WINES & FOOD

Denver's premier International tasting of Wines & Foods!

Tickets: $75(General Admission) & $140 (VIP-Limited to 100 Guests)

•New! Multi-day passes available!

Location: University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management.
Over 450 imported and domestic wines will be showcased by over 100 wineries from numerous areas around the globe.

The premier International Wine & Food Festival in the Rocky Mountain region keeps getting better! Our 2008 venue is the University of Denver's newly constructed, School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM), part of the Daniels College of Business. The school offers the ideal venue for enhancing ones knowledge of wine & food. In addition to tasting wines from around the globe, attendees may participate in one of our many optional seminars and guided tastings.

In 2007, our "Grand Tasting" showcased more than 450 wines from 19 countries and featured 15 of Colorado's top chefs in our "Taste of Elegance"

competition. We plan to make the 2008 DIWF even more exciting!

For the second year in a row, the DIWF is the first "Green" wine festival in

the USA! All empty bottles are quickly from the festival and are diverted

from a Colorado landfill by the Green Glass Company of Wisconsin.

The empty bottles will be transformed into beautiful glassware.

Wine Country International magazine's editors have personally selected premium wines based on quality, region and varietal. The "Grand Tasting" will include foods created by gourmet producers and Colorado restaurants.

The festival will also include selected spirits, exhibits by luxury travel destinations, fine art and wine paraphernalia. This one-day event will also feature the Award-Winning Wines from the Denver International Wine Competition and a silent auction. A variety of optional Educational Seminars will also be offered throughout the day.

Visit Anheuser-Bush's Belgium Beer Garden, featuring delicious tastings of Stella Artois, Hoegaarden and Leffe beers, paired with culinary delights created by Chef Danielle Joly of Mirabelle Restaurant, Beaver Creek.

Optional Educational Seminars include:

•From Grain to Grapes, Small Batch Bourbon tasting & seminar

By David Mays, The Whiskey Professor.Cost: $20

•Beer & Food Pairing

By Chef Danielle Joly

Mirabelle Restaurant, Beaver Creek

Sponsored by Anheuser-Bush Belgium Beers. Cost:$20

•Cooking Demonstration by

Keith Jones- The Champagne Chef

Sponsored by Mountain High Appliance & Electrolux.Cost:$20

•Guided Tasting of Vin de Pays Regional Wine

Featuring 20 wines from Southern France’s most progressive producers,

with a presentation about the region.Cost:$20

TICKET HOLDER BONUS: All ticket purchases include a one-year subscription to Wine Country International magazine (value $24), a souvenir logo glass and collectible food sampler plate.

EXCLUSIVE VIP TICKET HOLDER BONUSES:

•2 hour early admission

•Access to exclusive VIP Lounge with Gold Medal wines from the 2008 Denver International Wine Competition.

•Free priority access to educational seminars

•Enhanced Gift Bag

2008 List of Exhibitors

The list is still being formed, but those who

have already confirmed include:

Côtes de Thongue Wine Growers

La Fédération des Vins de pays de l'Hérault

Merry Cellars

Peltier Station

Heck Estates

Snow Creek Ranch

Michael-David Winery

Alexander Valley Vineyaerds

Red Bird Farms

34-Degrees

Estrella del Mar

Larry Fanning Galleries

Blue Moon Brewing Company

Primo Specialty Foods

Town & Country Foods

Balistreri Vineyards

Mendocino Wine C0.

Foster's Wine Estates

Abbondanza Tuscana

Art Institute of Colorado

Savante Wine Cellars

Fascination St. Fine Art

Insatiable Brands

Andretti Winery

Vintners Cellar of Golden

The Green Glass Company

Oakridge Winery

Renaissance Denver Hotel

Vin Aspen

Bond Imports

LUNABar

Wine Complements

Blosm

Adelaida

D'Vine Wine

Garlic Expressions

Les 4L de La Mediterranee

DFW Wines

Gekkeikan Sake

Asian Beverage Company

Cayman Islands

Big Green Egg

First American Heitage Title CO

Fromage To Yours

Trentadue Winery

Garfield Estates Vineyard & Winery

Kendall-Jackson Winery

Purchase your tickets online or call 866 046-3268

Schedule subject to change and adjustment.