Rub shoulders with renowned winemakers at the area’s top restaurants in an intimate setting. Multi-course winemaker hosted dinner menus pair exceptional wines with world-class cuisine.
Sponsored by The Observer Group Inc.

Celebrating The Sarasota Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s Savor Sarasota week, participating Sarasota-Manatee Originals restaurants dish up scintillating prix-fixe menus for just $25 per person. Perfectly paired wines are available for an additional $10 per person. Visiting winemakers personally stroll through Originals restaurant dining rooms, decant wines and chat with guests as they dine. Please confirm your favorite Original is participating in Savor Sarasota and the Originals Restaurant Dinner by calling ahead to the independently-owned restaurant of your choice.

Not for the timid... this bubbly, post-dinner bash kicks off the festival with the molten hot sounds of the country’s premier Red Hot Chili Pepper tribute band – Funky Monks. Flowing Champagne and floating bubbles mix with intriguing decor, unique entertainment, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and decadent desserts for an unforgettable evening. Bubbles By The Bay will benefit the Ringling Museum of Art.
Sponsored by Coastal Wine & Spirits, Moet Hennessy and Diageo Chateau & Estates, Diageo Spirits and SRQ Media Group

Swathed in sophistication, these intimate and interactive seminars are limited to 50 individuals each and led by the finest food and wine dignitaries from around the globe. Participants choose one morning and one afternoon seminar from six topics including: Olive Oil Tasting by Italy’s Domodimonti, A World of Chardonnay by Master of Wine Charles Curtis, Cooking Demonstration by Chef Ray Arpke of Euphemia Haye, Anthony Bell’s Blending Class, Visiting Winemakers Roundtable Discussion and Cooking Demonstration by Chef Paul Mattison of Mattison’s restaurants. A lavish lunch catered by the Sarasota-Manatee Originals with wine pairings will be served al-fresco at The University of South Florida’s beautiful Rotunda. Learn, lunch and mingle with wine makers, restaurant owners/chefs and culinarians amidst live music.
Co-Presented by The University of South Florida. Sponsored by Sarasota Magazine

Experience the crème de la crème of the Originals food and over 80 visiting wineries wine at this all inclusive Grand Tasting! Epicureans of all palates will delight in signature dishes of The Originals restaurants and acclaimed vintages of visiting wineries. The festival highlights cooking demonstrations, scrumptious samples, farmer's market, food & wine personalities and live music. Silent auction to benefit Meals On Wheels. The Grand Tasting event will benefit The Ringling Museum of Art. Cheers!
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