Cleveland International Wine Festival 2024

April 20th, 2024 | 2pm to 10:00pm

Landerhaven | 6111 Landerhaven Dr, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124

A True Celebration of Wine from Across the World

This will be the biggest wine event that Cleveland has ever seen. Taste CLE and Driftwood Catering are putting together a full day of wine fun with events such as education classes, speciality tastings, grand tasting, vip and more. You can pick 1 or all of the options to go to. It’s all a-la-carte. You’ll get a chance to meet winemakers, national sales people, the ones that live and breath these wines. Many of which are sommeliers and are full of knowledge.

The most popular is the Grand Tasting which is 4 hours in the main ballroom where there will be over 100 wines being sampled. This also includes a pasta station and food stations that will be themed based on the various countries and their wines. You’ll get a souvenir glass as well.

There are classes available for before the grand tasting. Everything from Wine 101 to a high end Bordeaux tasting. And for the VIPs, you get in one hour early and get the chance to taste premium wines that are rare and score big. You’ll also get food to pair with these wines.

Ticket Type	Price	Cart
Grand Tasting - Early Bird	$65	Tickets are sold out.
Grand Tasting - Regular Rate	$70	Tickets are sold out.
Grand Tasting - Late Registration	$75	Tickets are sold out.
VIP - Bordeaux Experience (Includes food & Grand Tasting)	$125	Tickets are sold out.
VIP - Wines of the World (Includes Food)	$125	Tickets are sold out.
Class - Wine 101	$30	Tickets are sold out.
Class - Blind Tasting – USA or Europe	$40	Tickets are sold out.
Class - Battle of the Cabernet Sauvignon	$40	Tickets are sold out.
Class - Truffle Making with Port	$40	Tickets are sold out.

GRAND TASTING
6pm to 10pm | Unlimited Wine, Beer, Food Stations, Live Music and & Souvenir Glass all Included
Over 100 wines for you to sample and learn from winemakers, national sales managers, sommeliers and the true professionals that make wine their lives. Food is included as well and there will be multiple food stations themed by country so you can pair your wines with the food from that area. Over the 4 hour grand tasting, you’ll get to try wines from all around the world. The education you’ll get from this tasting is priceless.

Food Included in the Grand Tasting
PASTA STATION
Italian American Pasta Station
Gemellini Pollo al Mattone (brick chicken) Garlic Cream Sauce
Penne Stewed Vegetables, Sauce Arrabiata
Roasted Garlic focaccia, Shaved Parmesan

FRENCH STATION
Phyllo wrapped brie with berry compote, mini quiche Loraine, comet gougères, Traditional cassoulet, baguette

SPANISH TAPAS STATION
Warm Marinated olives with orange and fennel. Chorizo Meatballs/ Crushed Tomato/ Mint, Spanish Saffron rice, Cheesy
Beef empanadas

FRUIT & SNACK STATIONS
There will be a few of these around the area.

CLASS INFO
Each class will have it’s own theme and are limited to about 30 people per class.

WINE 101 – A class for the wine drinker that really wants to learn about taste, smell and how to properly speak about wines, where they come from and basic pairings. There will be 5 wines included in the sampling and the class will be lead by a certified wine educator.

Truth be Told Sauvignon Blanc
Tribute Chardonnay
Imagery Pinot Noir
Naveran Cava Brut
Iron and Sands Cabernet Sauvignon

BATTLE OF THE CABS – If you love Cabernet Sauvignon, then this is the class for you. There will be Cabernet’s sampled from various states and regions. Gives you a great chance to see how Cabernet is grown around the world and how interesting the changes are.

Two Vessels Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 | Lodi, California
Charles Smith Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 | Columbia Valley, Washington
Tribute Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 | Napa, California
Mas La Chevaliere Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 | France
Caligiore Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 | Argentina

TRUFFLE MAKING CLASS – Come and learn how to make truffles while you taste some ports. Carolina from The Bom Parties will be hosting this class and you’ll be making your own truffles to take home with you that day. And they will be infused with the ports you’re sampling. A super fun interactive class and learning to do something fun.

A BORDEAUX EXPERIENCE (Also Includes Grand Tasting Ticket)
For the true french wine drinker, some of the best wines in the world. We did this class at the last event and it was one of the best by far. There will be 8 wines from the region, both the right bank and left bank. Tasting hosted by Mr. Dan Greathouse whois one of the best in the country.

FOOD INCLUDED
Mediterranean Elevation Display
Grilled, raw and marinated veggies with Roasted beet hummus.
Mutabbal (smoky eggplant dip).
Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Spanakopita (Spinach Pie)
Dolmades (Stuffed Vine Leaves)
Prosciutto wrapped Asiago Bread Sticks
Grilled Naan, Marinated Olives, Parmesan, Gruyere, SMoked Blue Cheese
Strawberries, Dates & Figs

VIP TASTING EXPERIENCE
One of our most popular parts of the event. This is where you’ll find some hard to get bottles, low allocation bottles one wines that score big. Our VIP tasting will also include food that will pair with these gorgeous wines.

FOOD INCLUDED
Mediterranean Elevation Display
Grilled, raw and marinated veggies with Roasted beet hummus.
Mutabbal (smoky eggplant dip).
Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Spanakopita (Spinach Pie)
Dolmades (Stuffed Vine Leaves)
Prosciutto wrapped Asiago Bread Sticks
Grilled Naan, Marinated Olives, Parmessean, Gruyere, SMoked Blue Cheese
Strawberries, Dates & Figs