PHOTO: Joe Spellman, Master Sommelier, lectures on Petite Sirah at last year’s festival. Next to him, Warren BogleWednesday November 12th through Sunday November 16th the wine and food world turns its attention to San Diego and the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival for “lip smacking, glass clinking, celebrity watching, swishing, swirling mouth watering kind of fun!” Just check out the stats on this one: 160 wine and spirits companies, 60 top chefs in San Diego, over 800 wines to taste, a big bottle auction, many classes and a $50,000. chef of the fest competition.
The organizers, Michelle Metter and Ken Loyst of World of Wine Events are in their fifth year of this over–the-top wine and food event. On the cooking side, it was recently announced that Gavin Kaysen, brilliant young international award winner and Executive Chef at one of New York’s finest restaurants and former chef de cuisine at Ranch Bernardo’s respected El Bizcocho, will prepare a special menu for a Friday the 14th Luncheon and Big Bottle Auction at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina 11:30 to 2pm. Food and Wine authority Ted Allen of Food Detectives, Top Chef and PBS’s Uncorked, will lead a food and wine pairing class also on Friday the 14th from 3 to 4pm at Macy’s School of Cooking.
I never miss Master Sommelier Joe Spellman’s illuminating classes and this year his Blind Tasting Class should not be missed. Joe is now at the eminent Justin Winery in Paso Robles traveling the world educating and inspiring wine lovers.
Local San Diego sommeliers will join him in identifying 6 world class wines Friday the 14th from 4 to 6pm at the Wine & Culinary Center. These amazing events plus the great Friday night Reserve and New Release Tasting at the Hornblower Inspiration yacht, and the Saturday Grand Tasting at Embarcadero Park North and you get the picture: a wine and food event for the ages.
Get the complete 5 day schedule and price packages at www.worldofwineevents.com. For festival questions, call 619-342-7337.
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