EP Winefest has emerged as the Southwest's oldest and largest wine and food event. We feature hundreds of excellent wines and fine eateries.
Join us for the 10th Annual El Paso Wine and Food Festival, October 19-22! This year, we have a fantastic lineup of events that are sure to excite your taste buds and delight your senses.
The festival kicks off on Thursday with a Reserve Tasting event exclusively for our sponsors and the media. This is a great opportunity to taste some fine wines from our distributors and suppliers, some of which are not available anywhere locally.
On Friday, we'll be hosting a Trade Tasting event for restaurant and bar owners and chefs. This is a chance for them to taste and learn more about the wines that they could pair with their own menus, and meet the suppliers who represent the wineries themselves.
Saturday is the big day! Join us for the traditional Grand Tasting event, where guests will be able to taste 500 wines and food from 25 of El Paso’s finest restaurants. It's going to be a fantastic day filled with amazing wines, great food, art and entertainment.
And on Sunday, we are introducing a brand new event called the Bubbles Brunch. Michelin Star chefs will lead 12 teams of culinary school students as they compete to create the perfect dish that will be paired with fine bubbly, beer, and wine. Teams will be judged by Food Bloggers and the public, and we’ll encourage restaurant owners to connect with some of these up and coming chefs.
All proceeds from the festival will go towards supporting the Rotary Club of El Paso's community projects, which benefit many local initiatives and programs, including Childrens’ Holiday Event, RotaCare free clinic, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and monthly Ramp Builds to give wings to homebound individuals.
We'd like to thank our sponsors who have already committed for this year: Fay Lafon and Robert Postma, Vista Star, Wells Fargo, and High Desert Oral Surgery.
Don't miss out on this amazing event! Tickets are on sale now at elpasowinefest.com. Join us for a taste of what the public can expect and get a sneak peek inside the Culinary Institute. See you at the 10th Annual El Paso Wine and Food Festival!
El Paso Wine and Food Festival (El Paso Winefest) brings together the stars of El Paso's culinary scene with acclaimed local chefs and fine wines on Saturday AND Sunday, October 21-22, 2023 in the heart of downtown El Paso. The Grand Tasting on Saturday will feature 500 wines from around the world plus food from 25 of El Paso's finest restaurants.
It takes place from 1-5pm. Sunday, Oct 22, will feature the first-ever Bubbles Brunch with 12 teams from the Culinary Institute by Southwest University pairing delectable creations with sparkling and still wine, and beer. You will be the judge in this Culinary Competition Experience.
Select wines and art are also on sale throughout both days; all proceeds support the charitable work of Rotary Club of El Paso. Wineries – About 500 Premium Wines Alion, Banfi, Bevan, Buccella, Camille Giroud, Duckhorn, Faust, Frog's Leap, Honig, Masi, MollyDooker, Paul Hobbs, Pride, Rombauer, Shafer, St. Supery, Trefethen and many, many more. Restaurants – About 25 Expected (subject to change) 150 Sunset, Ambar, Anson 11, Barrio Eats and Drinks, Café Central, Cedar & Sage, Crave Kitchen and Bar, DH Lescombes, Dragonfly Wine and Sushi Bistro, El Charlaton, Hallelujah BBQ, Melting Pot, Mesa Street Grill, Park Tavern, Pilon Wine and Market, Podium Finish, Ruli's International Kitchen, Taft Diaz, Texas Culinary Institute, The Silo Bar, and more
* Special hotel rates are available at the Marriott Courtyard Downtown El Paso, DoubleTree by Hilton El Paso Downtown, the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park and Hotel Paso del Norte. In addition to tastings, most wineries will offer full bottles of wine for sale.
Representatives from some of the world's top wineries will be on hand to showcase their wines, answer questions and make this El Paso's premier wine and food event. Single tickets to the Saturday Grand Tasting are $125 each, and groups of 12 tickets are available as a ‘Grape Cluster' for $1250. Single tickets to the Sunday Bubbles Brunch are $95 each, and groups of 12 tickets are available as a ‘Platter' for $950. VIP tickets are $175 for Saturday, $125 for Sunday, and Combo tickets are available. Sponsorships are available, which include a Reserve Tasting event on Thursday, October 19th, early admission to the Grand Tasting on October 21st and/or Bubbles Brunch on October 22nd, VIP seating and more.
Proceeds will support the charitable work of Rotary Club of El Paso, including Children's Holiday Party and Book Distribution, RotaCare El Paso Medical Clinic, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Youth Exchange, Literacy efforts and Ramp Builds to assist disabled and homebound individuals. ‘Where else can you enjoy such a fabulous setting, sample great food and fantastic wines, and walk away feeling great, knowing that you touched hundreds of lives through Rotary projects?' said Martin Lopez, President of the Rotary Club of El Paso.
‘It's not only an extraordinary value; it's an extraordinary cause.' Age Restrictions: Saturday Grand Tasting: All patrons must be at least 21 years of age with a valid photo ID. Sunday Bubbles Brunch: All patrons must be at least 18 years of age with a valid photo ID. Artists / Speakers: Commemorative event poster by Terrance Flores. Additional art from Art Masters of El Paso artists including Patrick Gabaldon, Paola Martinez, Leonard Wren, and more. Music by Julio Ortiz.
