84 Results in category Winemaker Dinners
Planning a calendar around winemaker dinners is easier with a trusted guide. This collection covers multi-course pairing dinners, vintner-hosted feasts, library vintage dinners, cellar suppers and chef and winemaker collaborations, giving diners who love great food, great wine and the stories behind each bottle a single place to compare the year's standout dates. The events unfold in acclaimed restaurants, winery barrel rooms, private dining salons and château halls, and many combine a headline program with private receptions, excellent food and drink and the chance to meet experts in the field. Each listing sets out what happens, when and where, plus how tickets or invitations work. We keep the page current as organizers share news, so new opportunities surface quickly.
A little preparation goes a long way with events of this caliber. Check each listing for registration deadlines, dress codes and guest requirements, and contact the organizer early if you need accessibility support or special arrangements. Seats are few and pairings are fixed, so share dietary needs when booking and ask whether older vintages are poured from magnum. You can also explore neighboring categories on LuxuryLifestyle.com to pair this experience with a gala, festival or tasting during the same visit. Hosts are welcome to add their dates, putting their program in front of readers who travel widely and expect the best.
One-night four-hands gala dinner by chefs Tetsuya Asano of TOKI and Hiroyuki Kurosu of SANKEI, Hakone, unveiling HOTEL THE MITSUI Original Champagne with Domaine Guy Charlemagne; 40 guests.
San Antonio Winery showcases its newest San Simeon wines at a four-course dinner in its Vintage Room. Wine Director Michael Papalia pairs Paso Robles wines from fourth-generation winemaker Anthony Riboli's team with dishes by the in-house chef.
Venteux Vineyards in Paso Robles wine country hosts an intimate Barrel Reserve Tasting Dinner pairing barrel samples and reserve wines with a multi-course dinner.
Josiah Citrin's Mélisse in Santa Monica hosts an exclusive six-course dinner with IWA Sake. The menu pairs Dom Pérignon Champagne with several IWA 5 assemblages, including the special IWA 5 Reserves edition, created by Richard Geoffroy.
Innovatus Winery hosts an intimate four-course winemaker dinner at The Grove, the Culinary Institute of America restaurant in Napa. Guests meet the winemaker over a welcome pour in The Haven before dinner in the private dining room.
Chef Virginie Basselot of Le Chantecler at Hotel Le Negresco welcomes two-Michelin-star chef Christophe Hay for a four-hands dinner, From the Loire to the Mediterranean, an eight-course fish-focused menu with optional wine pairing.
Harvest Inn's monthly cigar dinner, hosted by Michael Herklots with Ferio Tego cigars paired with Stag's Leap Wine Cellars wines.
Berry Bros. & Rudd hosts an autumnal truffle dinner with Wiltshire Truffles in the historic Napoleon Cellar at 3 St James's Street, pairing truffle-led courses with fine wines from the merchant's cellars, including a 2003 Taylor's Port.
Leoness Cellars hosts its annual Winemaker Dinner in the Temecula Valley wine country. Guests enjoy a multi-course menu featuring lobster, wild boar and elk, each course paired with Leoness wines, for an intimate group of about 70.
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Freemark Abbey's Bosché Vineyard Decades Dinner: winemaker Kristy Melton guides a dinner of Bosché Cabernet from the past 30 years, with a preview of the 2023 vintage, at the historic St. Helena winery.