Following a tour of Santuario de Chimayo and the Centinela Art Ranch, chef/owner of Bert's La Taqueria, Fernando Olea, teams up with winemaker friends Kris Curran and Bruno D'Alfonso for a wine luncheon at Rancho Manzana on the Plaza del Cerro in Chimayo.

(GC4)
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, bus from Eldorado Hotel - Johnson Street Side
$125.00

A 2002 James Beard Award winner for "Best Chef of the Mid-Atlantic" Guillermo Pernot, chef/owner of Cuba Libre Restaurant in Philadelphia will lead a Nuevo Latino cooking demonstration followed by a four-course luncheon with chef Eric DiStefano at Coyote Cafe paired with wines from Vina Montes.

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A James Beard Best Chef Southwest (2007) nominee and owner of t'afia in Houston, Monica Pope cooks from her fundamental belief that food simply tastes better when you eat where your food lives. Monica teams up with her friend Mark Kiffin at The Compound Restaurant, for a four-course Farmers Market luncheon paired with wines from Oregon wineries Rex Hill and Elk Cove.

(GC7)
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, The Compound
$125.00

E Guigal is one of the most important producers and vineyard owners in the Northern Rhone Valley. With Patrick Will of Ex Cellars, Tim Gaiser and Joe Spellman as your hosts, this seminar will focus on Guigal's single vineyard wines in Condrieu and Cote Rotie including La Mouline 2004 and La Turque 2002 and introduce the extraordinary wines from Guigal's new estate holdings in Hermitage and St Joseph.

"Winemakers like to say wine is grown in the vineyard, but more and more wine is grown in the lab," writes Alice Feiring, author of The Battle for Wine and Love, or How I Saved the World from Parkerization. Feiring leads a timely and compelling panel tasting of eight wines with wine merchant Neal Rosenthal, winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon and winery owner Jason Haas of Tablas Creek. Does the wine in your glass exhibit a sense of place? You be the judge.

Tuscan producer Antonio Zaccheo of Carpineto hosts "A Noble Affair" featuring a Vino Nobile Riserva vertical tasting of the 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997 and 2003 vintages. The tasting will include Carpineto's Super Tuscans showcasing the diverse terroir of the Montepulciano region: Dogajolo IGT 2006, Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon IGT 2003, Poggio Sant'Enrico Vino Nobile Single Vineyard 2001, Vinsanto del Chianti DOC 1992 and a single orchard olive oil.

(WS5)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, La Fonda
$75.00

Chef of Ristra in Santa Fe, Xavier Grenet demonstrates cooking techniques used in the Provence region of France. Wines from Provence will be paired with tastes from the demonstration.