BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190817T163000Z DTEND:20190818T040000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Vine and Dine DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 15 through Sunday\, August 18\, 2019\n\nVine & Dine is a premier destination event where foodies\, wine\, and spirit connoisseurs mix with master sommeliers\, top culinary talent and winemakers in the stunning destination of Big Sky\, Montana.\n\nThe Big Sky food\, spirits and wine experience incorporates outdoor adventure and unparalleled scenic beauty with food and wine tastings\, stimulating and fun educational seminars\, cooking demonstrations\, amazing curated lunches and dinners\, our popular unique evening market\, and a Pinot at the Peak wine tasting at 11\,166ft.\n\nBig Sky Resort offers a wide range of slopeside accommodations in Big Sky\, MT. From hotels and condos to Montana-style cabins and luxury home rentals\, Big Sky Resort has an option for your preferences and budget.\n\n\n\nSaturday\, August 17\n\n \n\nTOWN HALL | Vine & Dine "ProStart" Education\n\n10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\n\nLocation: Dunraven/Obsidian\, Yellowstone Conference Center\n\nStudents of Southwest Montana ProStart culinary programs meet in a town hall style setting to ask the opinions of Chef Scott Giambastiani\, guest chefs and Big Sky Resort Chefs. This event is highly recommended for ProStart students and their families\, as well as anyone looking for inspiration from some of the top hospitality leaders in the world.\n\nTickets: Complimentary\n\n \n\nSEMINAR | Rhone Valley Wines and Grapes\n\n11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.\n\nLocation: Talus Room\, Summit Hotel\n\nMaster sommelier Jay Fletcher brings you an Old and New world perspective of the grape varieties of the Rhone Valley of southern France. Matt Trevisan\, Winemaker at Linne Calodo Winery and Chris Johnson from North Berkeley Imports participate. Please arrive 10 minutes early.\n\nTickets: $30\n\n \n\nSEMINAR | Cheese & Wine... One Stinky Good Time\n\n2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.\n\nLocation: Talus Room\, Summit Hotel\n\nJoin Kent Torrey C.E.O. (Cheese Eating Oenophile)\, grand fromage\, or as they like to call him\, "the big cheese\," of the famed "Cheese Shop" in Carmel by the Sea\, California. Kent will be joined by Scott Giambastiani and master sommeliers Fred Dame and Jay Fletcher for this seminar all about cheese and wine. Kent will present eight unique selections of cheese paired perfectly with Fred and Jay's wine picks of the day. A festival favorite and always a sellout.\n\nTickets: $55\n\n \n\nLUNCHEON | Pinot on the Peak\n\nDeparture Times Vary\, starting at 10:25 a.m.\n\nLocation: Basecamp\n\nWelcome to the "Biggest Toast in America." This once in a lifetime adventure combines the Lone Peak Expedition and wine and food tastings along the way including a high altitude toast at the summit of Lone Mountain at 11\,166 feet. Enjoy alpine picnic boxes at the top of the Swift Current chairlift and meet winery representatives from an array of producers. For lovers of high mountain adventure and all things Pinot.\n\nTickets: $165\n\n \n\nMARKET | Evening Stroll and Market\n\n6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.\n\nLocation: Mountain Village Plaza\n\nLocal restaurateurs\, growers\, artists\, distillers\, musicians and wineries team up for a truly unique presentation of food\, wine\, art and live music. This is Big Sky's version of a Grand Tasting meets farmer's market held in the plaza of the Mountain Village. Over 25 wineries will be in attendance pouring over 100 wines\, plus food stations provided by local culinarians.\n\nTickets: $125 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Thursday\, August 15 through Sunday\, August 18\, 2019
\n\nVine &\; Dine is a premier destination event where foodies\, wine\, and spirit connoisseurs mix with master sommeliers\, top culinary talent and winemakers in the stunning destination of Big Sky\, Montana.
\n\nThe Big Sky food\, spirits and wine experience incorporates outdoor adventure and unparalleled scenic beauty with food and wine tastings\, stimulating and fun educational seminars\, cooking demonstrations\, amazing curated lunches and dinners\, our popular unique evening market\, and a Pinot at the Peak wine tasting at 11\,166ft.
\n\nBig Sky Resort offers a wide range of slopeside accommodations in Big Sky\, MT. From hotels and condos to Montana-style cabins and luxury home rentals\, Big Sky Resort has an option for your preferences and budget.
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\nSaturday\, August 17
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\nTOWN HALL \;| \;Vine &\; Dine "\;ProStart"\; Education
\n10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
\nLocation: Dunraven/Obsidian\, Yellowstone Conference Center
\nStudents of Southwest Montana ProStart culinary programs meet in a town hall style setting to ask the opinions of Chef Scott Giambastiani\, guest chefs and Big Sky Resort Chefs. This event is highly recommended for ProStart students and their families\, as well as anyone looking for inspiration from some of the top hospitality leaders in the world.
\nTickets: Complimentary
\n \;
\nSEMINAR \;| \;Rhone Valley Wines and Grapes
\n11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
\nLocation: Talus Room\, Summit Hotel
\nMaster sommelier Jay Fletcher brings you an Old and New world perspective of the grape varieties of the Rhone Valley of southern France. Matt Trevisan\, Winemaker at Linne Calodo Winery and Chris Johnson from North Berkeley Imports participate. Please arrive 10 minutes early.
\nTickets: $30
\n \;
\nSEMINAR \;| \;Cheese &\; Wine... One Stinky Good Time
\n2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
\nLocation: Talus Room\, Summit Hotel
\nJoin Kent Torrey C.E.O. (Cheese Eating Oenophile)\, grand fromage\, or as they like to call him\, "\;the big cheese\,"\; of the famed &ldquo\;Cheese Shop&rdquo\; in Carmel by the Sea\, California. Kent will be joined by Scott Giambastiani and master sommeliers Fred Dame and Jay Fletcher for this seminar all about cheese and wine. Kent will present eight unique selections of cheese paired perfectly with Fred and Jay&rsquo\;s wine picks of the day. A festival favorite and always a sellout.
\nTickets: $55
\n \;
\nLUNCHEON \;| \;Pinot on the Peak
\nDeparture Times Vary\, starting at 10:25 a.m.
\nLocation: Basecamp
\nWelcome to the "\;Biggest Toast in America."\; This once in a lifetime adventure combines the Lone Peak Expedition and wine and food tastings along the way including a high altitude toast at the summit of Lone Mountain at 11\,166 feet. Enjoy alpine picnic boxes at the top of the Swift Current chairlift and meet winery representatives from an array of producers. For lovers of high mountain adventure and all things Pinot.
\nTickets: $165
\n \;
\nMARKET \;| \;Evening Stroll and Market
\n6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
\nLocation: Mountain Village Plaza
\nLocal restaurateurs\, growers\, artists\, distillers\, musicians and wineries team up for a truly unique presentation of food\, wine\, art and live music. This is Big Sky&rsquo\;s version of a Grand Tasting meets farmer&rsquo\;s market held in the plaza of the Mountain Village. Over 25 wineries will be in attendance pouring over 100 wines\, plus food stations provided by local culinarians.
\nTickets: $125
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