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This year's festival has trimmed down to just under a dozen events and relocated its prime programming to venues around downtown Austin. It's also made most events more affordable, including the finale Sunday Fair ($40), which this year takes places at the soon-to-be-home of the new Salt Lick Vineyards in Driftwood.
As in past years, the list of participating culinary experts represent some of the best restaurants and wineries that Texas (and Austin) has to offer, including Charles Mayes (Café Josie), Jeff Blank (Hudson’s on the Bend), Tyson Cole (Uchi), Kent Rosenblum (Rosenblum Cellars) and Paul Bonarrigo (Messina Hof Winery). Several leading wineries from the Napa Valley region will also be in attendance, including Beaulieu, Sterling, and Louis M. Martini.
We're gearing up for extensive previews of this year's fest; in the meantime, you can check out the schedule after the jump, as well as fill out our contest form for your chance to score two passes to the Que Paso? event at Perry's Steakhouse, featuring tastings from Clayhouse Vineyards, Four Vines Winery, Tablas Creek Vineyard, and Treana Winery.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the official website.
Austinist is a proud media sponsor of the 24th Annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival.
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The Schedule
Check the official website for schedule changes and ticketing information.THURSDAY, APRIL 16
SAVOR THE HILL COUNTRY WINERY LUNCHEONS
The winery luncheons are a celebration of the best wineries in our backyard. Enjoy signature wines and a multi-course luncheon prepared by star Texas chefs. Fall Creek Vineyards, Becker Vineyards, Stone House Vineyard and Mandola Estate Winery will all be hosting luncheons. It’ll be hard to pick just one. $65 each, Becker, Fall Creek, or Stone House Vineyards
CULINARY MASTERS DINNER
A gourmet’s delight! A fabulous multi-course dinner paired with wines and champagnes from the renowned Moet Hennessey portfolio. Chef Elmar Prambs headlines this dinner, along with Festival Guest Chefs at the Four Seasons Hotel. $150, The Four Seasons Hotel
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
RESERVE TASTING
A retrospective tasting of the renowned Rutherford Cabernets from the Diageo Portfolio will be held at Sullivan’s Steakhouse. $75, Sullivan's Steakhouse
TERROIR MEETS TRADITION
A chance to connect the dots between the food we eat in Texas and the wines that are made to accompany them. Each winery will present a wine paired with a tasty tidbit from one of the many culturally influenced cuisines of Texas. $50, AT&T Conference Center & Hotel, Classroom 101
RED, WHITE AND NEW
Had enough Cabernet? Want to try something new? Hosted at the historic Driskill Hotel, Red, White and New is a walk-round tasting of “anything but Cabernet” with expert vintners from the finest guest and Texas wineries. $65, The Victorian Room, Driskill Hotel
STARS ACROSS TEXAS
The Grand Tasting of the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food festival moves to center stage at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. The hottest restaurants from Dallas, Forth Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin and the Hill Country will bring their best dishes to this one of a kind party while winemakers provide samplings. $100, Long Center for the Performing Arts
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
QUE PASO?
Paso Robles has a reputation as the last outpost for maverick winemakers - maybe its historical ties to outlaw Jesse James set the tone back in the 1800’s - but in reality it is the home to 180 bonded wineries, a large number of them highly regarded. Most recently the trend has been toward Rhone varietals, but the region also has large plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Chardonnay. Ross Outen, Austin’s own contestant in the upcoming PBS series “The Winemakers” will moderate a lively panel of Paso winemakers as they talk you through their wines in this seated tasting. $50, Perry's Steakhouse
BIG DOG REDS
A festival favorite, it’s a walk-round tasting of monster red wines coupled with beefy appetizers. Hosted by III Forks Steakhouse, guests will enjoy fantastic food while they visit with the winemakers and owners who crafted the award-winning reds. $65, III Forks Steakhouse
MINI SWIRLWIND
Hosted by Perry’s Steakhouse, it’s a tasting of a dozen or more premier wines from the Diageo portfolio including Beaulieu Vineyards, Rosenblum Cellars, Edna Valley Vineyards, Chalone Vineyards, Sterling Vineyards and Provenance wines. $65, Malaga
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
THE SUNDAY FAIR
Celebrate Texas food and wine in a leisurely setting on a lazy Sunday. Sip and sample your way through tents filled with Texas and guest wineries, artisanal food vendors and Texas restaurants. Live cooking demonstrations featuring renowned chefs, shade-tree discussions on the state of wine and spirits in Texas and beyond and live music from some of Austin’s favorite musicians. The Sunday Fair will be held this year at the Vineyards at the Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX. Guests will enjoy wine and food on the lush grounds of the Salt Lick. $40, Vineyards at the Salt Lick
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