11th Annual Toronto International Wine Festival, May 4th to 9th, 2009.
Principals from wineries from all over the world join the city's leading
chefs in its most spectacular venues for a festival of wine, food and
life.
For six days in
May, Toronto hosts a world of sumptuous wonders. Santé uncorks
a world of wine, food and events for each guest. From intimate gatherings
to large scale tastings, seminars to sipping and shopping, Santé
tantalizes every tastebud.
2009
schedule will appear soon . It will be similar to 2008 below so go
there for now.2008
2008
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Weeks
of April 7, 14 and 21
Festival
Preview Events - Deconstructing Dinner events
focussed on feature regions hosted by local wine personalities
Week
of April 28
Santé
in the City - Dining events hosted by wineries
and select Toronto restaurants
Monday
May 5
Landmark
Australia - Structured sit-down tasting of
an exclusive selection from Langton's Classification of Australian
wines led by Michael Hill-Smith MW at Park Hyatt
Tuesday
May 6
Ultimate
Winemakers Dinner - Four Seasons Hotel with
Chefs of Food Network: Robert Bartley, Massimo Capra, Mark McEwan,
Lynn Crawford and Anna Olson.
Santé
in the City - Dining events hosted by wineries
and select Toronto restaurants
Wednesday
May 7
Trade
Tasting - afternoon at the Carlu
International Tasting - evening at
the Carlu
Thursday
May 8
California
Cruisin' - an evening to celebrate the wine
and food of California at Royal Ontario Museum. Savour
the flavour with Food Network celebrity chefs while sampling California
wines.
Santé
in the City - Dining events hosted by wineries
and select Toronto restaurants
Friday
May 9
Santé
Down Under - University of Toronto
is the venue for a tented wine barbecue with the wines and bbq cuisine
of Australia. Food Network chef Anthony Sedlak host
of "The Main"l will orchestrate the grilling to sounds from
the land down under
Saturday
May 10
Education
Seminars - sit-down tastings hosted by local
wine personalities
Sip,
Savour and Shop - afternoon wine tastings
at selected stores in Toronto
Santé
finale - Celebrating the 10th on the 10th - an
evening to feature Bon Appetit magazine. A celebration of fine wine
and food with Iron Chef America Cat Cora, Corbin Tomaszeski, Anna
Olson and Greg Coulliard.
