2008
Toast of Taos Events
Toast
of Taos is a food and wine festival for lovers of fabulous
wine accompanied by great food
and unique events. Whether you’re
a wine connoisseur, or are just learning, there are wine tasting
classes and wine dinners. Taos galleries
bring the panorama inside with fine art gallery tours. And don’t
miss the wine charity auction, so you can bring a little taste
of Taos home with you.
2008
Toast of Taos includes the following events:
Southwest
Wine Competition
Kick-off Wine Tasting of the Southwest
Wine dinners
Art D’Vine Art Gallery Tour
A winners' reception
Fine art and wine auction / dinner
Wine class
Download
the Toast of Taos 2008 Brochure PDF
Wednesday
and Thursday, June 25 and 26, 2008:
Southwest
Wine Competition
featuring wines from
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado.
Location:
Don Fernando’s of Taos.
Open to judges and media only.
Friday,
July 4, 2008, 1 - 5 pm:
Toast
of Taos Kick-off: Wine-Tasting of the Southwest
featuring wines from
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado.
Food and Entertainment.
Musician
lineup includes:
Rick
De Stefano, singer and keyboardist
Lewis,
DonCon and Turnmire--Latin-Blues-Jazz-Dance Groove-Jam
Billy
Archuleta & Doctor Lorenzo Trujillo--Traditional New Mexican
Music
Mariachi
Leon, featuring John Archuleta
Paul
Jones--plays Native American Style flute ballads.
He composes all his ballads and makes all his traditional style
native flutes.
Location:
KTAO Solar Center at the north end of El Prado,
the corner of State Road 150 and 64
Tickets:
$25
Saturday,
July 5, 2008, 2 - 4 pm:
Media
and Sponsors Reception
for winners of Southwest Wine Competition.
Location:
Touchstone Inn Spa & Gallery
Open to winners, media, and sponsors only.
Saturday,
July 5, 2008, 7 - 10 pm:
Wine
Dinner at Bravo! Restaurant
featuring gourmet food pairings with southwest wines.
Location:
at
Bravo! Restaurant • Menu
1353 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Tickets:
$100
Tuesday,
July 8, 2008, 6 - 8 pm:
Wine
class at Bravo!
Location:
Bravo! Restaurant.
1353 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Tickets:
$25
Wednesday,
July 9, 2008, 7 - 10 pm:
Wine
Dinner at
Joseph’s Table Restaurant
featuring gourmet food pairings with southwest wines.
Location:
Inside La Fonda Hotel on Taos Plaza • Menu
Tickets:
$100
Thursday,
July 10, 2008, 7 - 10 pm:
Wine
Dinner at Stakeout Restaurant
featuring gourmet food pairings with southwest wines.
Location:
Stakeout
Restaurant 8 miles south • Menu
of Taos Plaza on Route 68. Look for the sign.
Tickets:
$100
Friday,
July 11, 2008, 5 - 9 pm:
Art
D'Vine Gallery Tour
featuring over 20 galleries, winemakers, and restaurants.
Location:
Central
Taos
Start at any included gallery.
Tickets:
$25
Click
here for a slideshow of photos
from the 2007 Art D'Vine Gallery Tour
2008
Art D'Vine Gallery
Tour Partnerships
Saturday,
July 12, 2008, 7 -10 pm:
Wine
Dinner with Fine Wine and Art Auction
Sandoval
Room at El Monte Sagrado Resort and Spa •
Menu
Tickets:
$100
