Savor Scottsdale’s culinary event invites the world’s food and wine community to celebrate Arizona’s signature flavor and culture! The event highlights local chefs, artisans, and one-of-a-kind dining experiences found only in Arizona. The schedule includes exquisite dinners, cooking demonstrations, competitions, educational seminars, epicurean adventures and celebrity chef sightings!
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"Taste of Art" ArtWalk
Thursday, October 22, 2009 | 7 pm
Location: Scottsdale Downtown Galleries
Ticket Price: FREE
Enjoy Scottsdale's 100+ boutique art galleries and samplings from the rising stars of the Arizona Culinary Institute! Taste Washington: Select galleries showcase some of Washington's finest wines.
Participating galleries include: Duley-Jones Gallery, Gebert Contemporary, Legacy Gallery, Occasions by Design, Ostrovsky Fine Art, ArtSpace, Bonner David Galleries,
Palaveda Homes
Glass available for purchase.
"Taste of Art" Gallery Dinner (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, October 22, 2009 | 8 pm
Location: Marshall-LeKAE Gallery
Ticket Price: $150.00
Marshall-LaKAE Gallery hosts an intimate and exclusive five-course dinner featuring James Beard award winner, Fritz Maytag and nationally acclaimed chef, Douglas Rodriguez of deseo restaurant of the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa.
Winemaker Fritz Maytag from York Creek and Chef Douglas Rodriguez from deseo will present a fabulous dinner inside Marshall-LeKAE Gallery
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National Top Bar Chef Competition & Crave Arizona Kick-Off Party – Sponsored by Skyy Vodka
Thursday, October 22, 2009 | 9 pm
Location: The Bridge at the Scottsdale Waterfront
Ticket Price: $25.00
(Price includes 2 Skyy Cocktails)
Master bartenders from across the U.S. battle LIVE onstage for the title of National Top Bar Chef. Sip a cocktail or wine as Crave Arizona transforms The Bridge at the Scottsdale Waterfront into an ultra-chic outdoor lounge complete with DJ Peabody spinning, signature cocktails, and sweet/savory bites from local renowned pastry chefs, including: Chef Tracy Dempsey, Chef Travis Watson from Avalon, and Julia Baker of Julia Baker Confections.
Cigar Lounge by General Cigar 
Savor Scottsdale Wine Luncheons
Friday, October 23, 2009 | 12 pm
Location: Choose from restaurants below
Ticket Price: $50
We've paired select Savor Scottsdale restaurants with a fantastic winery (or two!) to present an unforgettable 3-course wine lunch. Savor each course while learning about each wine from a special representative of the winery.
Select Restaurants:
View Atlas Menu
View Avalon Menu
View Bourbon Steak Menu
Library Wine Tasting Series
Location: Choose from below
Ticket Price: $50
Sip the rarest wines and private reserves from award-winning wineries during an elite series of tastings. Wine enthusiasts and collectors will enjoy this special opportunity to sample and purchase remarkable wines not usually available to the public. Seating will be extremely limited.
Marc De Grazia Vineyard Library Tasting hosted by Sariya Jarasviroj Brown
Location: Olive and Ivy, The Stamp Room
Time: 3pm-4pm
Ticket Price: $50
"It's In the Glass"
Experience the grace and power of the Nebbiolo grape and its varied expressions from vineyard to vineyard and vintage to vintage in the Piemont's Barolo zone. Let your palate be your guide as you blind taste some of Barolo's top producers in stellar and controversial vintages as well as from well-known and unknown vineyard sites. Learn about the signature characteristics of the Nebbiolo grape and the unique terroir of the Barolo zone. At an average price of $90 a bottle, this is a rare opportunity to taste a variety of artisanal wines from one of Italy's most lauded growing regions.
Featured Wines:
Domenico Clerico Barolo "Ginestra" 2003
Marco Marengo Barolo "Bricco Viole" 2003
Claudio Alario Barolo "Riva" 2003
Luigi Pira Barolo "Marenca" 2004
Giovanni Manzone Barolo " Le Gramolere" 2004
Azelia Barolo "Bricco Fiasco" 2004
Justin Vineyard Library Tasting hosted by Rich Richardson
Location: Calvin Charles Gallery
Time: 4pm-5pm
Ticket Price: $50
"The Jewel of Paso" Experience a trip through the vintages of Justin Vineyards and Wineries greatest achievements with a view of their Bordeaux-style blend wines hosted by Rich Richardson.
Travel to Paso Robles by way of one of the founding wineries of the area and taste why Justin Vineyards and Winery has created some of the world's greatest Bordeaux-style wines. As you taste through an array of vintages of three of Justin's primary blended wines, including the legendary Isosceles, you will appreciate the world class wines that come from the Paso Robles appellation. Learn about the history of Justin and Paso Robles and why the unique terroir and climate have made the area one of the fastest growing and most sought after wine regions in the world. These rare and older vintages are rarely brought out of the library but are sure to lend to an incredible experience.
Featured Wines:
2004 and 2005 Isosceles
2004 and 2005 Justification
2005 and 2006 Savant
York Creek Vineyards Library Tasting Hosted By Fritz Maytag
Location: The Estate House
Time: 4pm-5pm
Ticket Price: $50
"This is our "flagship wine" and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot following the example of the great red
wines from Bordeaux. We call it "Estate" because it is blended from many
different vineyard blocks with different exposures and elevations ranging
from 1500' to 2000'. Rich and fruity and deep, I think it is a wonderful
example of what we are trying to achieve in the Spring Mountain District
with a Cabernet blend. I would describe it as an elegant, rich, mountain
Cabernet." - Fritz Maytag
Featured Wines:
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004, 2005, 2006
BBQ and Bubbles sponsored by Champagne Roederer & Anchor Steam
Friday, October 23, 2009 | 7 pm
Location: The Bridge at the Scottsdale Waterfront, Scottsdale
Ticket Price: $100National and local celebrity chefs grill side-by-side to celebrate Arizona's booming local farming movement. Guests will enjoy passed grilled bites, mixing & mingling with chef personalities, music and silent/live auctions. Beer, Wine and Bubbles will be provided.
Participating chefs include Bravo Top Chefs Stephanie Izard, Sam Talbot, Food and Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, as well as local favorites James Porter, Aaron May, Matt Carter, Josh Herbert, Lee Hillson, Peter DeRuvo and Marc Hennessey!
Bubbles will include Roederer Estate, Roederer Estate Rose, Roederer L'Ermitage and Roederer Brut Premier!
Live Music by Big Nick and the Gila Monsters
View all Crave Arizona participants and scheduled talent
The Arizona Grand Tasting
Saturday, October 24, 2009 | 12 pm
Location: The Bridge at the Scottsdale Waterfront, Scottsdale
Ticket Price: $75Taste every corner of Arizona's unique cuisine as more than 40 independent restaurants, 200 wineries and dozens of celebrity chefs present their finest food, wine and talents! Experience thrilling cooking demonstrations, informative wine seminars and discover why the world Craves the Arizona flavor!
Cooking Demonstrations presented by Viking
Douglas Rodriguez | 12:30
deseo, Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale
Sam Talbot | 1:30
Bravo's Season 2, "Top Chef" finalist
Stephanie Izard | 2:30
Bravo's Season 4, "Top Chef" winner
The Drunken Goat, Chicago
Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo | 3:30
2009 FOOD & WINE's Best New Chefs
Animal, Los Angeles
Scheduled Arizona Grand Tasting Beverage Seminars:
Which One's Washington? | 3:00pm
(Included in general admission Arizona Grand Tasting ticket)
Seminar Moderator: Shayn Bjornholm, Education Director for the Washington Wine Commission and Master Sommelier
Description: Washington State is among the top wine areas in the world, producing an amazing array of white and red wines on par with any region on the planet! Come learn why in a high energy, interactive and educational game show format where audience members compete for bottles of wine with the help of our country's finest wine talent. Washington Wine Commission Education Director and Master Sommelier Shayn Bjornholm guides the festivities from the helm of his powder blue polyester 70's style tuxedo and always puts on a show. Come on down! Survey says…!
Battle of the Sexes | 4:45pm
(Included in general admission Arizona Grand Tasting ticket)
Seminar Moderator: Peter Kasperski, owner Digestif, Cowboy Ciao and Kazimierz world wine bar
***Panelists are subject to change
