What luck that Park City, Utah, a charming yet chic 1880’s silver mining town, is just a 30-minute drive from Salt Lake City and a 45-minute drive from the airport. That means it’s really easy to get to the 2nd annual Park City Wine Festival: Spring Edition happening April 9-11, 2026. We attended the Fall Festival and can tell you, firsthand, it’s a great event! In this sponsored post, we tell Real Food Travelers everything you need to Know-Before-You-Go including what awaits you, why you’ll want to go and what else there is to do in Park City. Read on, then use our exclusive partner discount promo code “realfoodtraveler” at checkout to save $10 on every event ticket you purchase!
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Know-Before-You-Go to the Park City Wine Festival: Spring Edition
WHAT IS THE FESTIVAL?
It’s an opportunity to experience the beauty of Park City, Utah while enjoying curated food and wine offerings. Those include all-inclusive events such as tastings, paired dinners and lunches, paired wine adventures and lifestyle events, and educational seminars hosted by winemakers and sommeliers. Last year, more than 1,000 people attended the event’s inaugural spring edition!
Park City, Utah is a wonderful place to visit during the Festival.
WHO WOULD ENJOY THE PARK CITY WINE FESTIVAL: SPRING EDITION?
Oh, anyone who loves wine (and spirits and beer for that matter), expertly-prepared seasonal food from local restaurants, that’s who!
It’s also for people who want to get to know more than 50 other wineries and their products and to learn how to enhance their wine-drinking experiences.
In addition to sampling wines, attendees can meet and talk to the people behind the various wines and wineries.
WHAT HAPPENS THERE?
We’ll be updating this article as more details become available, but here’s the overall schedule:
All-inclusive Events:
April 9 – Paired Wine Dinners at various Park City Restaurants.
April 10 – Après Paired is an immersive tasting experience that pairs top Park City restaurants with world-class wineries for amazing food+wine pairings. In this walkabout event, discover creative bites and pours crafted specifically for the event. There’ll also be a live DJ and costume contest.
April 10 & 11 – Paired Wine Lunches at various Park City Restaurants.
Enjoy food from local Park City restaurants during the pairing events.
April 11 – The Grand Tasting is the signature event, with 200+ international wines, spirits, local beer, and gourmet food samples provided by local Park City restaurants. Tickets include drink samples and food tastings for the duration of each tasting session. NEW THIS YEAR, there are a few fun activations included at the Grand Tasting:
- Bubble Bar – sip sparkling varietals from regions around the world with various production methods
- Wines Around the World – with Utah’s own Wine Academy of Utah. They’ll be hosting wines from Spain, Italy and France to educate guests on international varietals
- Two Truths & A Wine – hosted by SommSchool’s Kellie Martin. She’ll guide guests through a game based on the old “two truths and lie”. Guests can test their palate to see if they can identify the correct fan favorite varietal.
It’s held at Pendry Plaza at Canyons Village (2417 W High Mountain Rd, Park City, UT 84098). Pendry Plaza at Pendry Park City is a contemporary mountain destination that honors Park City’s past with comfortable luxury and a MICHELIN Key award winner.
GRAND TASTING TICKETS (on sale now):
- Session 1: 12-3pm tickets start at $159
- Session 2: 4-7pm tickets start at $159
PLEASE NOTE: Per state liquor laws, all guests will need their ID physically present in Utah to be scanned, in order to consume alcohol.
Sample a wide variety of wines (and spirits too), paired with bites from local Park City restaurants during the Grand Tasting.
“We were overwhelmed by the response to our inaugural spring festival last year, and we’re excited to build on that momentum,” said Park City Wine Festival Event Director Kristen Slater. “The Grand Tasting will be at the base of the brand-new Sunrise Gondola which is the perfect setting for wine lovers to discover exceptional wines from around the world while enjoying world-class food and the stunning Park City mountain backdrop. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back for what promises to be an unforgettable weekend.”
Visit the Park City Wine Festival’s website for all events and their descriptions and individual ticket pricing as details become available. Don’t forget to use our discount promo code, realfoodtraveler, to save $10 on ANY and EVERY event ticket throughout the Park City Wine Festival: Spring Edition. So, if you purchase tickets to two events, you’ll receive $20 off! Our thanks to the Park City Wine Festival for providing us with this exclusive code.
Hungry for more? Get behind the scenes tips and more from the event’s organizer in our Podcast.
WHO PRODUCES THE PARK CITY WINE FESTIVAL?
Team Player Productions is behind it, planning every detail starting the day after the prior year’s event! They ensure attendees have a variety of experiences to enjoy, can learn while they indulge, and that they get to enjoy the Park City destination.
Team Player Productions (TPP) has many years of experience putting on such events. Based in Colorado, some of their signature events are the Breckenridge Wine Classic, Vail Craft Beer Classic and others. Learn more about them here.
The Park City Wine Festival is a great way to get together with friends.
WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO IN PARK CITY, UTAH?
The mountain town with a stellar ski resort has historic and new architecture, galleries, shops and restaurants. There’s a year-round, free trolley that circulates the historic core and free regional buses to visit other attractions around the valley. Don’t miss seeing the Egyptian Theatre, a community gem for live theater and concerts. Wasatch Brewery is there too, at the top of Main Street, serving up their brews made on-site.
If distilled spirits are your thing, check out Alpine Distilling’s Park City Social Aid & Pleasure Club for tastings, cocktails, live music and their famous “Alpine Gin Making Experience.”
For skiing and Olympics fans, the Utah Olympic Park is also in Park City, home to two museums and an official USOC training facility. The Alf Engen Ski Museum and George Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum are definitely worth a stop too.
ONE MORE TIME – HOW DO YOU USE THE DISCOUNT PROMO CODE FOR THE PARK CITY WINE FESTIVAL?
To purchase tickets for any of the events AND save $10 on every event ticket, visit ParkCityWineFest.com, select your desired events, and apply “realfoodtraveler” at checkout.
WHERE CAN YOU GO TO LEARN MORE?
Visit the Park City Wine Festival’s website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram @parkcitywinefestival. And keep checking this article because we’ll add details as we get them.
Our thanks to Team Player Productions for sponsoring this article.
-By Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher & Managing Editor of RealFoodTraveler.com. Photos by Ryan Cox Photography
Use our Real Food Traveler affiliate link to plan your flight and lodging to attend the Festival.
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