The most talked about wine and food event kicks off with Friday night’s multi-course Celebration Dinner, prepared by Executive Chef Perry Mascitti and his team, paired with premium wines from around the globe selected by sommelier, Tommy Thompson. Seating is limited to 400 guests. Saturday is filled with a plethora of wine and food demos, chef challenges, a wine seminar, a VIP Magnum Party and is capped with the Grand Taste – featuring over 120 wineries from Washington, Oregon, California, France and Italy, along with a craft beer “pool garden”. Attendance is limited to 1,800.

2012’s culinary guest star is award-winning chef, cookbook author, and food activist Marcus Samuelsson, who will be featured at events throughout the weekend. The Honorary Winemaker is Woodinville, Washington’s Chris Sparkman of Sparkman Cellars. “Thirsty Girl” Leslie Sbrocco returns for a second year as guest emcee.

Hotel rooms and spa appointments will become near and dear during this two-day extravaganza. It is suggested that guests reserve their getaway room early at the AAA Four Diamond resort.

Website: www.tulalipresort.com
Phone:   1-866-716-7162

NOV 9 – ARRIVE AND CELEBRATE…TASTE OF TULALIP CELBRATION DINNER – $150 per person

• Tasting Reception: 6:00 PM
• Celebration Dinner: 7:00 PM
• Honorary Winemaker: Christopher Sparkman, Sparkman Cellars
• Featured Celebration Dinner Wineries: Sparkman Cellars, WA;
  Roederer Estate, CA; Vignalta, Veneto; Penner Ash, OR;
  La Sirena, Napa; Chateau de Beaucastel, FR and
  Woodinville Wine Cellars, WA
• Host Emcee “Thirsty Girl”, Leslie Sbrocco
• Taste of Tulalip Retail Wine Shop

NOV 10 – SIP, SAVOR, & LEARN…TASTE OF TULALIP GRAND TASTE PASS – $85 per person

• Featuring over 120 wineries from Washington, Oregon, California,
  France and Italy, paired with the Resort’s outstanding cuisine.
• Hours: 2:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• Honorary Winemaker: Christopher Sparkman, Sparkman Cellars
• 65 Washington wineries
• 20 Napa Valley wineries “Highway 29”
• 20 Oregon wineries
• 20 Italian wineries
• 20 French wineries
• Craft beer selection at the Oasis Pool
• Multiple food stations by Tulalip Resort’s award winning chefs
• Taste of Tulalip Retail Wine Shop
• 4:00 PM Rock-n-Roll Cooking Challenge judged by “Thirsty Girl”
  Leslie Sbrocco, Guest Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Chef Wayne
  Johnson.

NOV 10 – SIP, SAVOR, & LEARN… TASTE OF TULALIP ALL ACCESS SATURDAY PASS – $225 per person

• 11:30 AM: Wine Jeopardy with Leslie Sbrocco.
• 12:30 PM: Cooking demonstration with Chef Marcus Samuelsson.
  Join Chef Samuelsson – a 3-Time James Beard Award Winner, TV
  personality and author for a cooking demonstration, table talk,
  along with a question and answer session with Executive Chef
  Perry Mascitti and emcee Leslie Sbrocco.
• 1:30 PM: Private Magnum Party at the mpulse Lounge. Indulge
  yourself at the Private Magnum Party at the mpulse Lounge with
  Seattle wine expert Christopher Chan as your host. Experience
  some of the highly sought after and elite wines from around the
  world, hand selected by Tulalip’s Sommelier Tommy Thompson
  and paired with a menu of Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s tasty
  appetizers!
• 1:30 PM: Early entrance into the Grand Taste
• Hours: 2:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• Honorary Winemaker: Christopher Sparkman, Sparkman Cellars
• 65 Washington wineries
• 20 Napa Valley wineries “Highway 29”
• 20 Oregon wineries
• 20 Italian wineries
• 20 French wineries
• Craft beer selection at the Oasis Pool
• Multiple food stations by Tulalip Resort’s award winning chefs
• Taste of Tulalip Retail Wine Shop
• 4:00 PM Rock-n-Roll Cooking Challenge judged by “Thirsty Girl”
  Leslie Sbrocco, Guest Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Chef Wayne
  Johnson