Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival Program & Schedule

IT IS TRULY GRATIFYING FOR ME TO SEE the transformation of the festival over the last ten years.

I am profoundly thankful to The Crested Butte Center for The Arts, whose partnership has made the festival vibrant, local, and sustainable. The Center has been a critical part, if not the soul, of Crested Butte, brining arts and culture to the Jeff Hermanson, community for over thirty years.

Festival Founder This year we are expanding our Eat, Drink, Think curriculum to compliment the festival’s indulgences with talks and a dinner focused on critical issues of food and the sustainability of our food system. We are delighted to welcome nationally recognized chefs and thought leaders to Crested Butte for meaningful dialogue.

It is now time to relax and enjoy a few days of culinary and wining tasting experiences, complimented by the iconic Crested Butte scenery. Thanks for joining us and we hope to see you this year and many others.

A Very Special Thank You to our Culinary Champion Sponsors

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THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL you will have the pleasure of meeting both iconic winemakers and decorated chefs. Indulge yourself at one of our winemaker dinners or lunch pairing events, stroll down Elk Avenue while sampling wines in various establishments, learn about wines in one of our seminars, and take a hike with a picnic and elegant wine pairing! Don’t Stephanie Blewett, forget to attend the Grand Tasting, our Festival Director signature event, with over 500 wines.

Center for the Arts The Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival is Special Events Director one of the signature fundraising events for the Center for the Arts, and we are pleased to present the Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival in partnership with Larimer Associates and The Good Food 100 Restaurants. With this incredible collaboration, this year is sure to be the best festival yet!

A special thank you to all of our sponsors, supporters, and volunteers! Without you, none of this would be possible.

We know you will absolutely enjoy this incredibly unique experience in our beautiful town.

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Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival events are open to attendees age 21 and over.

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4–5 Welcome 6–7 Our Generous Sponsors 8–9 Afternoon on Elk & The Grand Tasting 10–11 Opening Celebration Dinner 12–15 Winemaker Dinners 17–19 Wine & Dine: Lunch & Winemaker Wine Pairing 20–21 Festival Schedule 23 Bursting With Bubbles Sunday Brunch 26–29 More Featured Sommeliers, Winemakers & Wine Experts

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CENTER FOR THE ARTS BOARD MEMBERS Ed Schmidt President

Marj O’Reilly Secretary

Joel Benisch Treasurer

Doris Altman Tony Barnard John Bruno Nancy Bush Shelle Carrig

Missy Chamberland Heather Featherman Don Haver Jay Jones Gloria Kern

Robert E. McCarter Ursla Null Suzanne Pierson Donna Rozman Randi Stroh

Ex Officio Members Paul Merck

Jennifer Brody

David O’Reilly

CENTER FOR THE ARTS STAFF Jenny Birnie Executive Director Stephanie Blewett Special Events Director

Andrea Hoffman Digital Marketing Manager

Joe Knight Performing Arts and Technical Director

Melissa Mason Visual Arts Program Director

Erica Vernon Development Director

Ryan Huning Operations Manager

Molly Murfee Marketing Director

Christina Stillwaggon Visual Arts Assistant

P.O. Box 1819 • 606 Sixth Street • Crested Butte, Colorado 81224 Ph: (970) 349–7487 • Fax: (970) 349–5626 www.crestedbuttearts.org

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Afternoon on Elk Destinations Various Destinations Throughout the Creative District Elk Avenue

Arrival Tim e

Check in at the Center for the Arts 2:00 p.m.

Tickets $65

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SPEND A LEISURELY AFTERNOON TASTING NATIONAL and international wines and small bite hors d'oeuvres, in establishments within our newly named Creative District in downtown Crested Butte. With a walking map, visit locations in our District’s seven creative categories, including Craft Food and Beverage, Design, Heritage, Literary Arts, Film and Media, Performing Arts, and Arts and Crafts. The tour is self-guided, and experts from both the wineries and suppliers, and representatives from the Creative District can be found along the way to share information about the wines and the exciting creative projects happening in our Creative District.

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Th e Grand Tasting!

A SIGNATURE EVENT OF THE CRESTED BUTTE WINE & Food Festival, the Grand Tasting in Big Mine Ice Arena is an impressive tasting event. Sip, swirl, and saunter your way through over 500 national and international wines.

With this impressive selection, you are sure to find a new favorite or small family operation.

Activities & Live Music

Destination

Big Mine Ice Arena

Arrival Tim e

2:00 p.m.

VIP Admission 3:00 p.m.

General Admission

Vendors on Display

Alpine Wine Design Sogno Toscana Il Porcellino Salumi Tahoe Kitchen

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$125 VIP Admission $75 General Admission (21+)

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Take a stroll thought our silent wine auction. This impressive collection contains something for everyone from wine baskets, to unique, rare, and collectable bottles for the bidding. Additions this year include wine inspired vacations to wine regions and wine festivals.

In its inaugural summer, the Hot Club Dream Camp at the Crested Butte Music Festival has gathered some of the best gypsy jazz musicians working today for a week of coaching, performing, and jamming. The musicians for the Grand Tasting were selected by the renowned faculty members of the Hot Club Dream Camp. Prepare to be transported back in time to Paris 1930 and blown away by virtuosic riffs of Django Reinhardt’s style.

Crested Butte Photo Booth pops up and opens its curtain to help you commemorate (or perhaps remember) the fun. They bring a PP basket full of props and goodies to

make your picture even more entertaining. It can be addictive.

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Dine with acclaimed “Extreme Chef” Chef John Tesar

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Opening Celebration Dinner Destination Skyland

Arrival Tim e 6:00 p.m.

Excursion Maximum 50

Toll

$500

Hosts

Robert & Noel McCarter

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JOHN TESAR IS A THREE-TIME JAMES BEARD BEST CHEF Southwest semifinalist, Top Chef Contestant, and soughtafter consultant. His modern American cuisine has garnered much acclaim, including nods from Esquire, Food & Wine, New York Magazine and The New York Times. He’s appeared on “The Today Show” and “The Early Show,” and won the inaugural season of Food Network’s “Extreme Chef.” His current restaurant, Knife, is a reinvention of the steakhouse and features Texas born beef — including a 240-day aged ribeye, lamb, and pork.

Domaine Verdant is a small-scale Oregon winery producing classic Bourgogne-style pinot noir and chardonnay wines that are winning gold medals in global competitions. Domaine Verdant’s 12-acre vineyard in Yamhill, Oregon has a unique combination of soils and micro-climate that gives their wines a highly distinctive flavor profile and intensity that is acclaimed by connoisseurs of pinot noir and chardonnay wines around the world. All Domaine Verdant estate wines are made

Executive Chef / Partner John Tesar, Knife Dallas (Dallas, TX)

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from classic Dijon clone grapes and undergo extended aging in French oak barrels and in the bottle. Owners Dr. Ron Sanchez and Nina Tanabe explain, “Our wine-making philosophy is to ‘let the grapes speak through to the wine,’ and then to let each barrel of wine create its own quiet miracle of color, aroma, flavors, and texture. Some say, ‘You have to have a story to sell your wine, but we say, ‘Our wine is our story.’” The Wine and Food Festival features both Domaine Verdant’s estate wines and their Oregon Terroirs, and OBR Oregon Big Reds labels for wines from other AVAs and regions of Oregon that they buy, blend, and age in barrel.

Robert and Noel’s home is a show stopping amalgamation of textures with a sleek modern-contemporary sensibility and a refined slate palette. Rough first generation Douglas Fir timbers in complex patterns juxtapose the lustrous darkness of the all Chef John Tesar metal fireplace and metal and glass staircase. An impressively patterned granite island carries strong striations of black and gray. Rustic stone quarried from Montana keeps company with white leather throw rugs and smooth angular couches. Lines are clean, sharp and sophisticated yet with a flair for the dramatic. No less dramatic are the 360° views to be had from the high perch of this hillside home site, taken in most ideally from the gorgeous oversized decks.

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Winemaker Dinner Destination

Whetstone Vista

Arrival Tim e 6:00 p.m.

Excursion Maximum 80

Toll

$275 (Includes Good Food seminars)

Hosts

Nathan & Monica Bilow

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CHEFS DANA ZOBS AND Stacee VanAernem of Crested Butte’s Personal Chefs have gained a premier reputation and obsessive following because of their focus on seasonal, local and organic ingredients and talents for constructing these quality components into simple, honest Chef Dana Zobs and delicious dishes. Dana’s 24-plus years in the food industry include an Associate Degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, managing Lil’s for seven years, serving as chef for Whole Foods, and developing and tasting recipes for Williams Sonoma. Stacee has dedicated her life to food made from scratch and Chef Stacee Vanaernem utilizing the local bounty. Her influences arise from her experience as a pastry chef as well as from her travels around the world, incorporating ingredients and flavors with these international techniques.

Chef Kalon Wall, the culinary wizard behind Supper at the Sunflower, brings his farm to table magic to this event.

Kalon attended the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont and studied at Fore Street restaurant in Portland, Maine. Afterwards he traveled to Europe to study food and wine in northern Italy and San Sebastian, Spain, particularly at Martin Berasetegue, a 3 Star Michelin.

Upon returning, Kalon became the Executive Chef at

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Plonk Wine Bar in Bozeman, Montana, refined his skills under Frank Bonnano at Mizuna in Denver, and served as Executive Chef at East Side Bistro in Crested Butte.

Master Sommelier Dillian Ballance MS, DWS has spent the last 20 years working in the best fine dining restaurants. Ballance has been Master Sommelier featured in numerous publications Gillian Ballance like Wine Spectator, Food and Wine Magazine and an abundance of Trade publications. She has also judged at several wine competitions and conducts wine seminars and lectures across the United States. In 2012 Ballance passed the esteemed Master Sommelier Diploma Exam through the Court of Master Sommeliers, representing one of 30 women in the world.

Sommelier Dan Downing is the founder of Elevated Winesource, focusing on private wine cellar management and private wine events. With over 10 years of experience in the world of high end wine and food, Dan is also the Wine Director of the fabulously deep and prestigious offerings at Soupçon Bistro located in Crested Butte, CO. Nathan and Monica’s home overlooks the Trent Jones Golf Country Club greens. It is surrounded by open ranch land with 360 degrees of breathtaking mountain views and a gazebo from which one can gaze upon large grass and wildflower meadows. Their home draws upon their diverse worldly adventures and displays a unique blend of Latin, Norwegian and European Mountain interior décor, while the exterior of the home reflects the Western styles of Colorado.

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Chef / Owners Dana Zobs and Stacee VanAernem, Crested Butte’s Personal Chefs (Crested Butte, CO)

Master Somm elier

Gillian Ballance, Wine Director Cavallo Point Lodge (San Francisco, CA)

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The colors of nature paint the scene for this prestigous dinner photo by Lydia Stern

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Chef Kelly Whitaker

Surf &Turf 2.0

Eat. Drink. Think. Good

Destination

Smith Hill Ranches

Arrival Tim e 6:00 p.m.

Excursion Maximum 80

Toll

$275 (Includes Good Food seminars)

Hosts

Melissa & James Kontos

Winery

Proprietor / Winemaker / Grape Grower Rick Moshin, Moshin Vineyards (Healdsburg, CA) 14

CHEF KATE LADOULIS IS THE EXECUTIVE CHEF at Django’s in Crested Butte. She has been a featured chef on the Celebrity Chef Tour and invited to host a dinner at the prestigious James Beard House. Django’s is a culmination of Kate’s attention to detail and has been recognized as innovative, exceptional and unforgettable.

Chef / Owner Alex Seidel’s fame found its principle fire through his four-star Fruition Restaurant in Denver.

Fruition is listed as one of the “Top Ten Restaurants in the U.S.” by gayot.com, and “25 Best Restaurants” by 5280, as well as “Number One Restaurant in Colorado” by Zagat.

Food & Wine Magazine named Seidel “Best New Chef,” Denver Magazine and 5280 both called him “Chef of the Year,” and he has been a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef Southwest.” Alex’s focus on local food shines in his 10-acre Fruition Farms Dairy, Colorado’s first artisan sheep’s milk creamery, as well as home to a heritage breed pork, and fruits and vegetables, that supply his restaurants’ kitchens. With his most recent endeavor, Mercantile dining & provision, Alex further solidifies the continuity and sustainable relationships between restaurant, farm and market.

Chef Kelly Whitaker is best known for his Boulderbased Basta, a wood-fired, farm-based Italian restaurant inspired by his time off the coast of Naples. Chef Kelly concentrates on locally grown produce and domestic charcuterie to feature his passion for creating magnificent flavors from simple, seasonal foods. His restaurants have garnered national acclaim for their cuisine, as has Kelly, for his commitment to organic and domestic ingredients, making him an accidental activist for the cause and local

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leader of the national powerhouse Chefs Collaborative.

In 1989 Rick Moshin purchased a 10-acre Pinot Noir vineyard in the Russian River Valley. He left a career at San Jose State University as a math instructor, dived into the world of wine, and founded Moshin Vineyards. Moshin started by selling grapes and making about 200 cases for his fledgling brand. As his experience and knowledge grew so did his brand. Moshin Vineyard now produces about 8,000 cases annually at his state of the art gravity flow winery. The Moshin Estate consists of four vineyard parcels totaling 25 acres of sustainably farmed Pinot Noir that Rick personally oversees. Moshin Vineyards has become known for quality, value and true craftsmanship over the last 28 years and is still family-owned and operated.

The airy aspen forest, accented with dark silhouettes of spruce and fir, dominates the 35 acres that cup the Kontos home. With no neighbors in sight from the woodsy perch, Mt. Crested Butte becomes immediate through the floor to ceiling windows as you look down on the sentinel peak.

The colors of nature paint the interior. Soft curves on every surface, intriguing arches in doorways and windows, and varied roof angles create a sense of clean complexity and interest. The blond grain of pecan introduces captivating patterns and lightness. Maroon tinted granite imported from Turkey begs for company in the larger-than-life kitchen island. Slate tiles add hues of mustard and rust.

Cherry warms the molding. Walls are left open to highlight the exposed Douglas Fir beams. With 9,160 square feet there is room for a stone wine cellar and a bar covered in russet Moroccan granite complete with the nostalgic relic stain glass sign from the old Saloon at Mt. Crested Butte.

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Executive Chef / Owner Kate Ladoulis, Django’s Kitchen (Crested Butte, CO) Chef Kelly Whitaker (Basta, Æ – Ash – Mobile Kitchen, Noble Grain Alliance)

Chef Alex Seidel (Fruition, Mercantile dining & provision, Fruition Farms Dairy) Plus guest chefs from 2017 Good Food 100 Restaurants List 15

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Lunch & Winemaker Wine Pairing A MEAL WITH MICHAEL MARCHITELLI is as much about the fun as it is about the food. Chef Michael is a Crested Butte classic, armed with a collection of secret family recipes from his Italian grandmother. He began cooking at age 10 and opened his first professional culinary endeavor in Pennsylvania with his mother. It was a New Orleans blues bar. And with that, he fell in love. He came back to his culinary roots and has owned the Noodle for 17 years, where family recipes prevail, and where you will often find this “capo di tutti capi” in the kitchen, preparing meals with tradition, passion and a warm embrace.

One of Paso Robles most respected winemakers, Edgar Torres is known for bottling handcrafted masterpieces. The story began with his father, a young immigrant who envisioned a better life for his family.

Now, Edgar and his wife Erika produce 100% varietals and blends full of heart and heritage from their own Bodega de Edgar. With respect for his Hispanic roots, Edgar’s passion for Spanish wines shines in both flavor and name — from his Toro de Paso of the Fiesta Blends described by Wine Enthusiast as “lusty and ripe,” to the presence of “Bodega,” Spanish for winery or cellar, in their name. He focuses on sourcing the highest quality fruit to craft the best wines, pouring into every vintage a love of the art of winemaking, a love of the land, and an unyielding commitment to small production, natural wines. With a moniker of “wines made for people who work hard but enjoy playing harder,” Bodega de Edgar wines are a match made in heaven for Crested Butte.

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Destination

Marchitelli’s Gourmet Noodle

Arrival Tim e 12:00 p.m.

Excursion Maximum 50

Toll

$120

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Chef / Owner Michael Marchitelli, Marchitelli’s Gourmet Noodle (Crested Butte, CO)

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Lunch & Winemaker Wine Pairing TEXAS-BORN EXECUTIVE CHEF SEAN HARRY finds his culinary roots in the Gulf Coast, spicy tendrils of Cajun and elevated Soul Food infiltrating his dishes. His professional journey began with Chef Darthford Reynolds in Houston preparing meals for athletes of the Houston Texans and Rockets. A degree in Hospitality and Restaurant Management then led him to assisting Chef Patrick Ramsey in the fine dining of the private Texas Tech Club. Sean brings all of East Texas’ traditional cuisine into his style of cooking from Tex Mex to Texas barbeque. Roasting cumin and coriander seeds rise from a Mexican influence. From modern French fusion to neighborhood crawfish, shrimp and crab boils, Sean demonstrates an unparalleled flexibility and enthusiasm for taste. His talents served him working with Tim Egelhoff at Maxwell’s Steakhouse before becoming Executive Chef at 9380.

The secret to the wines of Halter Ranch are in their supreme location in the heart of the Paso Robles’ Westside Adelaida District of California’s Central Coast Wine Country.

Generally a warm growing region, the 281-acre vineyard’s particular aspect enjoys cool breezes from the Pacific Ocean.

This ensures slow, even ripening, developing concentrated fruit flavors with healthy levels of acidity in the 13 grape varieties of Bordeaux, Rhone and Tempranillo grown there.

Adequate winter rainfall and minimal irrigation needs ensures small berry and cluster sizes, promoting full flavor development. Wines are SIP certified, utilizing sustainable and environmentally responsible practices throughout the winery and vineyards. From the classically profiled earthy Cabernet Sauvignon to a Rosé bursting with wild strawberries, these are wines of the highest world-class quality.

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Destination 9380 Prime

Arrival Tim e 12:00 p.m.

Excursion Maximum 50

Toll

$120

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Chef Sean Harry, 9380 (Mt. Crested Butte, CO)

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Festival Passes •

PATRON PASS $2,500 (per couple) $1,750 (single) INCLUDES: Two all-access, VIP passes to all Festival events including the Thursday and Friday night Winemaker Dinners; two Wine & Dine Lunch and Winemaker Wine Pairings, Grand Tasting, Afternoon on Elk Tasting, all seminars, hikes, golf, stand up paddleboarding, cooking class, Sunday Champagne Brunch, and Canvases & Cabernets art class; Invitation to the exclusive VIP Brunch at the residence of Festival Founder Jeff Hermanson to meet the chefs and sommeliers of the festival; VIP access to the Grand Tasting; Set of Riedel tasting glasses; Welcome bag; Recognition in the Festival program and special mention at events

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CONNOISSEUR PASS $700 (single) INCLUDES: Thursday and Friday night Winemaker Dinners; Afternoon on Elk Tasting; VIP access to The Grand Tasting; Friday and Saturday Good Food seminars; Riedel tasting glass

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TASTING PASS $175 (single) INCLUDES: Afternoon on Elk Tasting; VIP access to The Grand Tasting; Riedel tasting glass

2017 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TUESDAY, JULY 25 6:00 p.m.

Opening Celebration Dinner A five-course tasting menu with Chef John Tesar (Knife: Dallas, TX) and Winery Owners Ron Sanchez and Nina Tanabe (Domaine Verdant). At the home of Robert and Noel McCarter. This event is underwritten by Robert & Noel McCarter. $500

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 10:00 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

The Fine Art of Brunch Cooking Class Learn from a pro the tricks of the trade with Chef David Wooding (private chef). Then relax and enjoy the meal in the warm and inviting home of Gloria and Ren Kern. $90 9 & Wine Golf Event At the Club at Crested Butte. Shotgun start, golf with wine tastings along the way and small bites at the newly renovated club house following the 9–hole round. $100 Savor Your Senses — Listen, Taste & Experience A unique experience of purposely pairing music with wine and food. Featuring Concert Pianist and Co-Founder Elaine Kwon, wines from Blanchard Family Wines and heavy appetizers prepared by Chef David Wooding. At the home of Joy and Paul Adams. $150

THURSDAY, JULY 27 8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

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Take a Hike! Intermediate / Advanced Wine Hike & Picnic Lunch Featuring Chef Tim Egelhoff (Tim Egelhoff Chef Services & Catering), Lucas Holub (Infinite Monkey Theorem), and Sommelier Aaron Tomcak (Mountain Spirits). In partnership with the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival. $100 VIP Founder’s Brunch Invitation-only breakfast featuring Chef Dana Zobs and Chef Stacee VanAernem (Crested Butte’s Personal Chefs). Meet festival chefs, winemakers and sommeliers. For Patron Pass holders, and Title and Presenting Sponsors. Hosted at a private home in Crested Butte.

WINE & DINE: Lunch & Winemaker Wine Pairing Featuring Founder and Winemaker Edgar Torres (Bodega de Edgar) and Chef Michael Marchitelli (Marchitelli’s Gourmet Noodle). At Marchitellie’s Gourmet Noodle. $120 SEMINAR: Sensory Evaluation — A Blind Tasting with Sommelier Aaron Tomcak (Mountain Spirits) on the Center for the Arts Outdoor Stage. $50 SEMINAR: A Taste of Tuscany with Nicholas Gabriel (BreakThru Beverage) at the Club at Crested Butte. $50 SEMINAR: Speed Dating with Pinot Noir Wine experts move from table to table presenting select wines to participants in ten minutes or less. Discover the challenging journey of the pinot noir grape as it is widely considered to produce some of the finest wines in the world. $50

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5:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

SEMINAR: Anything But Chardonnay with Southern Glazer Wine & Spirits at the Club at Crested Butte. $50 ART SEMINAR: Canvases & Cabernets A fun, informative painting session with local artist Becky Chappell with wine tasting on the Center for the Arts Outdoor Stage. Presented by the Art Studio of the Center for the Arts. $45 Farm to Table Winemaker Dinner Featuring Master Sommelier Gillian Ballance (Treasury Wine Estates), Sommelier Dan Downing (Elevated Wine Source), with Chefs / Owners Dana Zobs and Stacee VanAernem (Crested Butte’s Personal Chefs) and Chef / Owner Kalon Wall (Sunflower). Hosted at the home of Nathan and Monica Bilow. Includes free admission to Friday and Saturday Good Food seminars. $275

FRIDAY, JULY 28 10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

SEMINAR: Riedel Glassware — Taste the Difference with Riedel glassware expert Doug Reed and wines from Treasury Wine Estates. Includes Riedel glassware set. $90 SEMINAR: Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food Talks — Surf & Turf 2.0 With Festival Founder Jeff Hermanson, Sara Brito and Amanda Faison (Good Food Media Network), Adam Danforth (James Beard Award Winning Author and Butcher), Simone Jones (Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch), and more. Includes complimentary wine. At the Center for the Arts. $15 WINE & DINE: Lunch & Winemaker Wine Pairing Featuring Winemaker Molly Longborg with Wine Expert Macey Bires (Halter Ranch Winery) and Executive Chef Sean Harry (9380). At 9380. $120 Afternoon on Elk — A Tasting Event Spend a leisurely afternoon tasting national and international wines and small bites in establishments within our newly named Crested Butte Creative District on Elk Avenue. A self guided tour. $65 Surf & Turf 2.0 — Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food & Winemaker Dinner with Chef Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Bar & Kitchen, Stoic & Genuine and Ultreia), Chef Kate Ladoulis (Django’s Kitchen), Alex Seidel (Fruition, Mercantile Dining & Provisions), Chef Kelly Whitaker (Basta). Featuring Winemaker Rick Moshin (Moshin Vineyards) and District Manager Jennifer Burke (Duckhorn Vineyards). Hosted at the home of Melissa and James Kontos. Includes complimentary admission to Friday and Saturday Good Food seminars. $275

SATURDAY, JULY 29 9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

Let’s Hike! Beginner / Intermediate Wine Hike & Picnic Lunch featuring Chef Tim Egelhoff (Tim Egelhoff Chef Services & Catering), Rachel Macaluso (Guarachi Wine Partners), and Sommelier Aaron Tomcak (Mountain Spirits). In partnership with the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival. $100 Stand-Up Paddle Boarding & Lunch — An Intro to Beginner Paddle Boarding With Courtney and Braydon Burton, owners of CB SUP, Chef Tim Egelhoff (Tim Egelhoff Chef Services & Catering) and Kamlin Fasano (Steele Wines). $100 SEMINAR: Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food Talks — Surf & Turf 2.0 With Festival Founder Jeff Hermanson, Sara Brito and Amanda Faison (Good Food Media Network), Adam Danforth (James Beard Award-Winning author and butcher), Simone Jones (Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch), and more. Includes complimentary wine. At Center for the Arts. $15 Grand Tasting VIP Admission includes complementary Riedel tasting glass. $125 Grand Tasting General Admission Sip, swirl and saunter your way through over 500 national and international wines. Featuring Crested Butte Photo Booth, live music, unique vendors and more at Big Mine Ice Arena. Early Bird Admission $69 available through May 15. General Admission $79

SUNDAY, JULY 30 10:00 a.m.

Bursting With Bubbles Sunday Brunch Featuring Chef Tim Egelhoff (Tim Egelhoff Chef Services & Catering) and Sommelier Darin Thorn. At a private home. $150 *Events subject to change without notice.

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Languorous sommelier-paired Sunday brunch

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Bursting with Bubbles Brunch PRIVATE CHEF TIM EGELHOFF MARRIES the artisanal world of classic European foundations with his Colorado inspired cuisine. Chef Tim completed stagiaires with Masa’s in San Francisco, the Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe, and Tommy Tsunamis in Denver. He's journeyed to Europe, served as the sous chef at Créme Caramel in Monterey, experimented his way through the restaurants of San Francisco and Napa Valley. He served as owner and chef of the Timberline Restaurant for 21 years. He was also Executive Chef at Maxwell’s Steakhouse and 9380 Prime before turning his full attention to his private chef endeavors.

Sommelier and Certified Wine Specialist Susie Mayr has been in the wine industry for over 20 years as a representative for Robert Mondavi, Folio Fine Wine Partners, and Via Wines. Currently with Kobrand Fine Wine & Spirits, she also teaches wine sessions at Cook St. School of Culinary Arts in Denver and is a member of the Society of Wine Educators.

Sommelier Darin Thorn has over 25 years of experience in the food and wine industry. Darin brings warmth and charm to the table, with ease in getting to know wine.

Theresa and Ian Schaul’s home on The Bench occupies 35 tranquil acres bursting with wildflowers and broad northern views of Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte and the Elk Mountains. The 15-room luxury home exudes warmth, quality and distinction. The lofty great room has ample windows to soak in the breathtaking views, and flows seamlessly into the dining area with its large, stone walkout terrace with built-in fire pit, outdoor kitchen, eating area and hot tub. Move from the dining room to the sunroom with east-facing views, or into the full-featured kitchen with reclaimed antique hewn beams.

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Destination The Bench

Arrival Tim e 10:00 a.m.

Excursion Maximum 50

Toll

$150

Tour Guides

Theresa & Ian Schaul

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Executive Chef / Owner Tim Egelhoff, Tim Egelhoff Chef Services & Catering (Crested Butte, CO)

Somm eliers Darin Thorn & Susie Mayr

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LOCALS FAVORITE

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Good Food Media Network Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food Talks — Surf & Turf 2.0 Sara is a leader of people and change who collaborates to make big ideas happen. Most recently, Sara Brito served as Interim Executive Director Davis Tilly Photography of Chefs Collaborative. Prior to this, Sara collaborated with Co-Founders Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson to create and launch The Kitchen Next Door and The Kitchen Community nonprofit. Her track record includes award-winning work for iconic brands American Express, Domino’s, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Vail, and B-Cycle. Her work on “Broccoli’s Extreme Makeover” was featured in The New York Times Magazine, and three of the companies she led brand strategy for were named to Fast Company’s 2016 World’s Most Innovative Companies: The Kitchen, Domino’s, and Vail Resorts (EpicMix).

Judy Byron Grand Vin Sales Speed Dating with Pinot Noir The Grand Tasting My passion for wine began in 1980 when I enrolled in a Geology course at the U of Iowa called the World of Wines — 4 core credit hours! In 1985 I moved to CB “to ski for the winter”, and… I accidentally got invloved in one of town’s finer restaraunts at the time and selling fine wine and food really got my interest, knowledge and desire to learn more. After many years, and raising two little ones, I was lucky enough to be offered a position with Grand Vin in 2006 — selling fine wines! I LOVE living in the mountains and being in all that it offers, whether

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skiing, riding my horse, camping, especially with my family.

Adam Danforth James Beard Award-Winning Author and Butcher Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food Talks — Surf & Turf 2.0 Adam Danforth is the James Beard and IACP awardwinning author of two books, published by Storey Publishing, about slaughtering and butchering livestock. He teaches workshops and lectures nationwide for venues such as Mother Earth News Fair, Stone Barns Center for Agriculture, and the James Beard Foundation. Adam lives in Ashland, OR.

Amanda Faison Good Food Media Network Eat. Drink. Think. Good Food Talks — Surf & Turf 2.0 Amanda M. Faison spent 20 years at 5280 Magazine, 12 of those as Food Editor. She oversaw all of the magazine’s foodrelated coverage, had regular TV and radio appearances, and was Denver's goto dining resource. Before that, she climbed the ranks from editorial assistant and associate editor to managing editor and senior editor, covering topics of all varieties. She has written about food for national titles such as Sunset, Food & Wine, and Cooking Light. She has also freelanced nonfood-related stories for Elle Decor,

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Winemakers & Wine Experts InStyle, and Travel & Leisure. Her ranchto-plate feature “Soul Food,” was anthologized in Best Food Writing 2010.

In 2009 and 2010, Faison received nods from the City and Regional Magazine Association for Table Talk, 5280's weekly e-newsletter. In addition, she has twice sat as judge for the James Beard Foundation's annual cookbook awards.

Faison was a 2005 finalist for the prestigious Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. In 2013, she partnered with the Denver Public Library to create the Food Lover's Book Club, a bimonthly cookbook club that generates discussion around cookbooks, food, and community. In 2014, Faison edited her first cookbook, 5280: The Cookbook. In 2016, she was named the Outstanding Media Professional of the Year by the Colorado Restaurant Association.

Kamlin Ross Fasano, CSW Steele Wines, Director of Sales Stand-Up Paddle Boarding & Lunch After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations, she worked for Astra Zeneca and Forest Pharmaceuticals. Kamlin began her career in the wine industry in 2005 with Carolina Wine Source in South Carolina.

She passed level 1 with the Court of Master Sommeliers in June of 2008 and joined Southern Wine and Spirits sales team that November.

In 2010, she was recruited by Republic National Distributing Company to manage the South Carolina upstate. It was RNDC who introduced her to Jed and Steele Wines. While at RNDC, she was promoted to Area

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Manager of the Gallo footprint. She passed the American Society of Wine Educator’s “Certified Specialist of Wine” exam June 2012.

Kamlin decided to follow her passion of wine to California and join Jed’s team as a cellar worker for the 2013 harvest.

After harvest, Kamlin stayed with Steele Wines and is now their Director of Sales.

She lives in Lake County, CA on the Jacobson Syrah Vineyard. When not on the road promoting Steele wines, she can be found in the vineyard with her pup Maddie or roaming the cellar harassing co-workers.

Brady Foster Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits 9 & Wine Golf Event Anything But Chardonnay Farm to Table Winemaker Dinner Afternoon on Elk — A Tasting Event The Grand Tasting Brady Foster is a new addition to the Crested Butte wine community. He recently moved back to Crested Butte (Western Alumni) after accepting a position as the Crested Butte/Gunnison sales representative for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. He has 17 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. After discovering that he could get paid to drink and learn about wine, he made move from the restaurant industry to the distribution industry where he obtained his Certified Sommelier certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers and a Certified Specialist of Wine certificate from the Society of Wine Educators. When he is not drinking wine, he can be found on his mountain bike or cooking food on the grill.

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Nicholas Gabriel BreakThru Beverage A Taste of Tuscany

in key seafood sustainability projects in Brazil and Mexico, and has helped to facilitate the creation of the Brazilian Alliance for Sustainable Seafood, of which the Aquarium is a key member.

Nick discovered his passion for wine right here in the Gunnison Valley as a bartender for the Brick Cellar shortly after graduating from Western State College University.

Wanting to further his career after 4 great years, Nick jumped on with Classic wines covering Gunnison, Crested Butte and the Roaring Fork Valley. Shortly thereafter Nick was presented with his dream job working for Breakthru Beverage and covering their fine wine portfolio as an Account Development Specialist for the Western Slope. With a personal goal of becoming a Sommelier, Nick passed the Certified Exam with The Court of Masters Sommelier program in May 2014. Nick loves exploring all wines of the world but his favorite are French, Italian, Napa and Willamette Valley. Nick currently lives in Glenwood Springs, CO with his wife and son.

Guarachi Wine Partners Surf & Turf 2.0 — Eat. Drink. Think.

Rachel Macaluso was born in Newport Beach, CA and raised in Dallas, TX. She began her career in the wine industry in 1997 as a telemarketing rep for Republic Beverage Company. She rose in the ranks to become a respected manager with RNDC. Looking for new challenges, she moved to Colorado in 2010 to work with Grand Vin, the fine wine company within RNDC. In 2013 she joined the Guarachi Wine Partners team as Area Manager responsible for Colorado managing some of the best South American wines available in the USA.

Simone Jones

Doug Reed

Monterey Bay Aquarium Eat, Drink & Think Simone manages Seafood Watch Program’s business relationships.

Engaging with chefs, restaurateurs, retailers, producers, and wholesalers, Simone is responsible for assisting businesses in achieving and keeping their seafood sustainability goals, and maintaining and growing Seafood Watch business affiliations. Simone represents the Monterey Bay Aquarium internationally

Riedel Crystal Riedel Glassware — Taste the Difference Doug Reed has had a 25 year history in the Tabletop / Home Décor Industry.

Following his graduating from the University of Kansas in 1988, Doug worked as a sales agent representing some of the most iconic and prestigious brands in the tabletop / home décor world. Lalique, Portmeirion Potteries, Royal Doulton, Faberge, Charles Sadek Co., Riedel Crystal et. al.

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Rachel Macaluso

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Winemakers & Wine Experts In 2003, Doug purchased the company he worked for and ran his own marketing firm catering to the Tabletop / Home Décor market under the title, Doug Reed and Associates. In 2009 Doug was offered a sales management position with Riedel Crystal in 2010 and closed his business to work directly for Georg (10th generation of the Riedel Family) and Maximilian Riedel (11th generation of the Riedel family).

Sean Razee Master Sommelier Southern Glazer Wine & Spirits Anything But Chardonnay Sean Razee is one of only 236 wine professionals worldwide and one of the first 100 people in the United States to achieve the title of Master Sommelier.

Sean’s wine career began in 2002 and since then he has developed awardwinning wine and spirits programs for The Ritz-Carlton and Wolfgang Puck, as well as consulted on numerous esteemed beverage programs. In a move away from the hotel and fine dining business, Sean assumed the role of Corporate Beverage

Director for Vail Resorts, overseeing world-class beverage programs at all 11 of the company’s domestic ski resorts.

More recently, he was tapped to build and manage Artisanal Fine Wine, a fine wine and craft spirits distribution company in Colorado where he currently serves as general manager. When not lecturing, conducting staff trainings, or working with aspiring students, Sean also works as an instructor and examiner for the Court of Master Sommeliers.

Aaron Tomcak Sommelier Mountain Spirits Take a Hike! Wine Hike & Picnic Lunch Sensory Evaluation — A Blind Tasting Aaron is a laid-back entrepreneur and a gentleman. Owner of Mountain Spirits Liquors (Crested Butte) since 2004, he became a sommelier in 2006 to share his love for wine. He has previously hosted wine classes for the unpretentious to introduce folks to fine, inexpensive wines in a relaxed setting. Aaron is a frequent participant at the festival who brings his casual vibe to any event he attends.

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