History:
Denver International Wine Festival
Wine
Country Network, Inc, the publisher's of Wine Country
International® magazine conceived the idea for the
2005 DIWF after 12 months of market research
and industry input. Denver’s first-ever, international wine
festival has quickly becoming one of the nations most prestigious
wine festivals. Our inaugural festival was held at The
Oxford Hotel, a historic jewel in Denver's Lower
Downtown (LoDo) district. Catering and event execution
was masterfully provided by the catering division of McCormick's
Fish House & Bar.
The
inaugural DIWF showcased more than 350 premium wines from 17 countries!
Guests
enjoyed mingling with winemakers who poured tastes of premium
reserve wines, gourmet food samplings and provided educational
seminar's. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper declared
the week of the DIWF as “Denver Wine Week”.
During this week, vintner's conducted eleven "vintner's dinners
at top flight Denver restaurants.
The
2006 Denver International Wine Festival moved to a larger venue,
The Mile High Station. Mayor John Hickenlooper
once declared the week of the DIWF (Oct 30 to Nov 5, 2006) as
“Denver Wine Week”. The festival and its consumer/trade
events were held on Thursday November 2 and Saturday November
4, 2006, concluding a full-week celebration of wine & food
events in Denver.
A
new chef's food and wine competition, "The Taste
of Elegance" paired 14 restaurants with 28 Gold
and Silver Medal winning wines from the 2006 Denver International
Wine Competition. 440 "foodies" attended this delicious
competition. A live auction raised more than $14,000 for
Gilda's Club of Denver. The "Grand Tasting"
of International Wines showcased more than 400 wines from 19 countries,
including Korea!
The
2009 Denver International Wine Festival will be held from November
12 to13, 2009.
