Exclusive Dinners, Tours, Wine Tastings, Classes and Grand Auction Benefits Days of Taste® Education Initiative

In celebration of their 30th Anniversary, The American Institute of Wine & Food (AIWF) will host the grand Savor Wine Country Enthusiast Weekend, taking place January 18-22. The weekend’s events will raise funds for the organization’s signature programs including the Days of Taste® initiative and culinary scholarships nationwide. Special events include: exclusive tours and wine tastings, private chefs dinners at participating restaurants, cooking classes and the 30th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Auction with guest of honor, Margrit Mondavi.
Highlighted events include:

• Private Chef’s Tasting 7-Course Dinner Paired with Wine at French Laundry

• 30th Anniversary Celebration Dinner & Auction with Margrit Mondavi prepared by Guest Chefs: Ken Frank, Michelin starred chef, La Toque, Napa; Joseph Humphrey, Michelin starred chef, previously of Murray Circle, Sausalito; Brandon Sharp, Michelin starred chef, Solbar, Calistoga; Gale Gand, AIWF Culinary Ambassador and James Beard Award Winning Pastry Chef, Tru, Chicago; Emily Luchetti, James Beard Award Winning Chef and Dean of the International Culinary Center of New York and California, Pastry Chef, Waterbar & Farallon, San Francisco

• Chef’s Table Dinner at La Toque

• Exclusive Tours and Tastings with: Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel, Shafer Vineyards, Staglin Family Vineyard, Robert Mondavi Winery, Chappellet Winery, Ehlers Estate, Terra Valentine, Duckhorn Vineyards, Del Dotto, Viader and Tor Kenward

• Day at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone

…and more

For more information and to sign-up visit www.aiwfevents.org

The AIWF’s Days of Taste® is a discovery-based program established in 1995 that introduces elementary school children to the basic elements of taste and teaches them how food weaves its way through daily life from farm to table. The program brings together chefs, food professionals, farmers and community volunteers to guide school children through an exploration of food, taste and nutrition. Using hands-on activities, Days of Taste® provides children the opportunity to learn about the taste, as well as the nutritional value of fresh whole foods, and gives them the chance to discuss, savor and compare different taste sensations and flavors of locally-grown products. Donations can also be made through the AIWF website, www.aiwfevents.org.