Foodies, wine, craft brew and spirits fans are sure to feel like they’ve reached nirvana as the premier food and wine event of the Sierra enters its final weekend at Northstar Resort through September 8.

With 30 chefs and over 30 wineries participating in the 28th Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival at the Village at Northstar, foodies, wine, craft brew and spirits fans are sure to feel like they’ve reached nirvana.

The final three days of the festival get underway at multiple locations on Friday, September 6th, with the Tahoe City Grape Stomp, a Farm to Table Dinner at Northstar, and the one of a kind Guitar Strings and Chicken Wings contest in Palisades Tahoe.

Highlights Saturday at Northstar include a day filled with cooking demos with Celebrity Chefs Nathan Lyon and Jason Gronlund, the Blazing Pans Mountain Chef Cook-Off, a beer and cheese pairing seminar, mixology and martini classes, Pride Mountain Vineyards' winemaker luncheon at Petra, hands-on cheese making, a gourmet marketplace, a wine and brew walk, and the Charbay Artisan Distillery Annual Release Party and Joe Craven concert at Tavern 6220’ in the Village at Northstar. 

“The festival focuses and highlights the amazing diversity of dining options and culinary talent in our region,” said Judy Laverty, special event programs manager for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. “It’s a great way to discover new restaurants, breweries, and lakefront to ski resort dining.  There’s some pretty cool stuff going on up here.”

On Sunday the festival culminates with the not-to-be-missed Culinary Competition and Grand Tasting featuring a formally judged competition of 30 of the region’s top chefs in a food and wine pairing competition. Ticketholders for this popular event have the opportunity to taste each of the pairings and then cast their vote in the People’s Choice Awards.  Sunday also features the Gourmet Marketplace, live entertainment and a silent auction.

For more information on the 28th Autumn Food and Wine Festival, visit TahoeFoodandWine.com