Your Taste Buds Will Thank You For Visiting This 4-Day, Extra Delicious Food And Wine Festival In Colorado

Food? Wine? Sign me up! The Denver Food and Wine Festival 2024 is one of the very best events in Denver every single year, and it's just around the corner. The next Denver Food and Wine Festival is happening this Sept. 4-7, and I plan on heading down there and eating until I can't eat anymore. I'm not much of a wine drinker, but there's plenty of that there, too. If you haven't been, you simply MUST go; this is an event that you're going to love. Read on to learn more about it, and I'll see you there with an empty stomach.

The Denver Food and Wine Festival is a fantastic event. It started in 2013 as a simple, four-hour tasting event. Since then, it has grown into a four-day festival that's huge! That's right, four days of foodie fun right here in Colorado.

It's Colorado's largest restaurant industry fundraiser. The Colorado Restaurant Foundation, which puts on the event, uses it to raise money for scholarships for culinary students, to help people in the industry get ServSafe certified, and to support its Angel Relief Fund, which offers assistance for mental health treatment for Coloradans employed in the industry. Dozens of local and national businesses participate and sponsor the event. So you're not only eating good, you're doing good.

There are lots of events that happen over the course of this festival and they all revolve around food and wine.

You won't need to worry about dinner plans during the festival, there's more than enough to eat.

The Riedel Seminar happens on Sept. 4. Participants in this part of the event will learn all about wine tasting and will leave with a wealth of knowledge. This event always sells out, so be sure to buy tickets in advance.

It's educational whether you have a wine background or not.

The Shake & Brake Showdown happens on Sept. 7. It's a lively cocktail competition that includes an open bar, food, music, and opportunities to vote on your favorites.

A number of local food trucks will provide the food for this event. Enjoy quesadillas, pizza, pho, and more while you watch the bartenders and mixologists make their colorful concoctions.

Although wine is the heavy hitter at this festival, there are plenty of cocktails and other beverages to enjoy as well.

The biggest and best event of the festival, though, is the Grand Tasting. This happens on Saturday, Sept. 7, and it's incredible. Over 50 top local restaurants participate in it.

This is your best chance to sample as many dishes from as many chefs as possible. It's a great way to get to know the local culinary scene.

There are foods of all kinds represented here. Many - if not most - of the chefs and restaurants represented have won awards in the past, at this event and in other competitions.

If you've been around Denver for long, you'll likely recognize some names.

You'll be able to see the chefs creating their magic right in front of you.

And then you get to eat it! Everything is so colorful, beautiful, and tasty. It's as much about the show as it is about the food.

Don't worry. There are even desserts.

If you still have room to eat by the end of the day.

This is an event that will impress you and you'll be thinking about it for months after, and you'll be excited and waiting for next year's Denver Food and Wine Festival as soon as this one ends.

Luckily it happens every year so there's always one to look forward to.

At this special event, you'll surely discover some new Denver restaurants that you didn't know about before to try in the meantime.

Make sure to keep a list and you'll be eating good all year.

Cheers! Have so much fun, and be sure to bring your appetite!

The Denver Food and Wine Festival 2024 is an event that you absolutely should not miss. It's an event that is not inexpensive, but it's worth every penny.  You'll get plenty of food and wine and you'll also be giving back to a great organization. Come on out and check it out! You'll be glad that you did.

Have you been to this food festival? If so, us know in the comments below. We love to hear your firsthand accounts of these unique experiences.

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