2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

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Sample New Wines at Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival

Guests heading out to this year's Intnerational Food and Wine Festival at Epcot can be among the first to try two new wines created specifically for Disney Parks.

The Enoteca Castello wine shop at the Italy Pavilion is the place to stop for a glass or bottle of Pinot Grigio or Chianti. Both feature the label Sogno d'Italia (translated: "dream of Italy") and have been crafted exclusively for Disney by Placido in Tuscany.

Food & Wine Fest Highlight: "Best of Bocuse" Dinner

Recently, we reported tickets to this year's International Food and Wine Festival special events would go on sale August 16. Here is a bit more detail on one such offering: a dinner devoted to French chef Paul Bocuse.

Food & Wine Fest Tickets on Sale August 16

Those of you out there who love Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival might want to mark your calendars. August 16 at 7 a.m. is the date and time tickets for this year's special events and programs will go on sale.

Here are a few of the activities planned for this year's fest that will be available for booking on the 16th:

  • First Bites Opening Reception: 6:30- 9 p.m. Sept. 29
  • "3D" Disney's Dessert Discovery: Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, and Nov. 4, 11

2011 Walt Disney World Foodie Fest Coming in October

What's better than noshing your way through Walt Disney World? Hanging out with others who are of the same mind frame. Scheduled for October, this year's WDW Foodie Fest has some neat activities planned to coincide with Epcot's International Food and Wine Fest.

The Foodie Fest with kick off with its "Main Event" on Sunday, October 2 at Ariel's at Disney's Beach Club Resort. This event is set to run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a scavenger hunt throughout Epcot's World Showcase. Those who don't want to go on the hunt can still enjoy games and food at Ariel's.

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Enoteca Castello in Epcot's Italy Pavilion

A couple weeks go, we talked about a great stop Epcot wine walk Les Vins de France, where you can find some classic French vintages. However France isn't the only famous wine growing country around World Showcase, and the Italy Pavilion's Enoteca Castello is home to some dazzling choices from Banfi distributors.

Top 7 Must-Do Booths of the Food & Wine Festival

We've just returned from the opening weekend of the Epcot Food & Wine Festival, and as usual it was spectacular experience. New offerings and old favorites have combined once again to prove why the Festival is one of the most popular-if not the most popular-events at Walt Disney World every year. After nearly two full days of painstaking research, here are our top 7 must-do booths of this year's Food & Wine Festival.

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Things To Do for Free at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival

Epcot's 16th Annual Food & Wine Festival is about to start! From September 30th until November 13th, 2011, Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot Theme Park becomes the center of the culinary world. The cost of festival entry is included in your ticket to Epcot, but adding on special events at can get expensive. Never fear, we're here to show you how to enjoy the delights while staying on budget.

Disney Food Blog Mini-Guide to the 2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Getting ready to head to the 16th Annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival? Still deciding if it's enough to make an entire vacation around? There's so much to see and do at this fantastic Fall event, it can be easy to miss the things that you might really enjoy.

However, just when I thought there was no one single comprehensive source for information, it's Disney Food Blog to the rescue!