Tickets on Sale for 2011

Tickets are now on sale for the 2011 Seattle Food and Wine Experience. The 2011 event will take place on February 27, 2011 from 1pm - 5pm at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. As with the previous two years, the Experience will feature over a thousand wines to sample from around the globe, gourmet tastes prepared by top Northwest chefs, artisan breweries, coffee, live music and more. Ticket cost is $49 each which includes entry and all sampling. Tickets can be purchased from Brown Paper Tickets. A portion of each ticket sold will benefit The Giving Grapes Foundation, a 501c3 charity that provides financial aid to service industry professionals in times of crisis.

The Seattle Food and Wine Experience is still accepting vendors and sponsors. Current sponsors include Taste of Tulalip, Washington State Beef Commission, Chateau Ste. Michelle, QFC, Seattle Magazine and KWJZ. Visit the show website for more information. http://seattlefoodandwineexperience.com/

Heroes Drink Wine

It’s exciting to think of attending The Seattle Food and Wine Experience and sampling an unfathomable amount of national and international wines along with gourmet foods right here in Seattle. But it is even more exciting to think of the possibilities this event will provide for a fairly new public charity in the state of Washington.

Heroes for the Homeless provides those living without shelter with basic needs while they endure the long wait to secure safe, affordable housing. In doing so they also help them stay independent and out of the criminal justice system. Heroes for the Homeless is committed to making a difference in the lives of these individuals by offering food, a hot beverage, clothing, hygiene products, outdoor survival supplies, and information on how to get social service assistance.

In the year and a half since Heroes for the Homeless was founded they have distributed more than 8240 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, 5152 cups of hot chocolate, 3582 bananas, 1874 bottles of water, 1560 pairs of socks, 821 hygiene kits and 821 hard boiled eggs. And perhaps equally as important they have shown men, women and children living on the streets of Seattle that someone cares.

If you agree that every human being is valuable then please support this wonderful charity by purchasing a ticket to the Seattle Food and Wine Experience. You can also contact founder Tricia Lapitan at (425) 985-7852 or info@heroesforthehomeless.com to receive information about how to volunteer at the event. For additional ways that you can help this cause check out the “How You Can Help” Section of their website.

Champagne

The Seattle Food and Wine Experience will feature an entire section of tasting booths dedicated solely to Champagne and Sparkling Wine. Since it is an event where all wine connoisseurs should feel welcome, today's entry will give those new to the wine world a brief explanation of the difference between Sparkling Wine and Champagne.


The term "champagne" is often used to describe all sparkling wines. However Champagne is a region in France and true Champagne only comes from this region. In fact in many countries it is illegal to label a Sparkling Wine as "Champagne". If you select a bottle of Sparkling Wine it just means it was produced somewhere other than Champagne. It doesn't meant that it will be any less enjoyable.

Tickets are on sale!

Tickets to the Seattle Food and Wine Experience are on sale now! The inaugural event will take place 10/25 and 10/26/08 and will be the first of this magnitude to feature wines from around the globe combined with gourmet food in Seattle. Only a limited number of tickets are available and the event is expected to sell out. To purchase your tickets visit ticketmaster.