Cincinnati International Wine Festival

Start: Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:00PM
End: Saturday, March 8, 2025 9:00PM

Cheers! Tickets to this year’s Cincinnati International Wine Festival are on sale right now at winefestival.com. Join us from March 6-8, 2025, as we celebrate more than 800 wines from around the world, raising money to support high-impact community organizations. Event highlights include: · Grand Tastings: Sample world-class wines from hundreds of wineries, alongside exciting snacks and bites from local retailers, including fan-favorites Murray’s Cheese and Chef’s Choice Catering brought to guests by Presenting Sponsor Kroger. Ticket pricing will increase as the event draws near. o 1/1/25 – 1/31/24 $85 ea. o 2/1/25 – Festival weekend $95 ea. · VIP Tasting Room: A high-end tasting experience for those seeking rare and limited-edition wines. Tickets cost $45 as add on option to the Grand Tasting tickets, and allows for one extra hour prior to the Grand Tasting session with 7 samples of higher end wines. · Dinner Series (March 6): Experience a one-night-only culinary delight featuring a 5-course meal expertly paired with rare wines. Tickets range in price from $150-$200 depending on the restaurant (no timed increase). · Wine Festival Auction & Luncheon (March 8): A unique opportunity to bid on exclusive wines and wine-related experiences, with all proceeds benefiting the Freestore Foodbank and 30+ other local non-profits. Tickets cost $195. · We’re also bringing a cult favorite from our Pop-Up Wine Sale to the festival itself. Our Mystery Six-Pack of Wine add-on is available for just $75! This event will be held at our new location on the Freestore Foodbank’s Frank and Conny Gerson Campus at the Community Resource and Distribution center located at 3401 Rosenthal Way, Cincinnati, OH. This location, which we announced in September, is just 4.5 miles from downtown. It provides a state-of-the-art venue, aligning perfectly with our mission of giving back to the local community. We are also excited to announce Dr. Laura Catena as the 2025 Honorary Chair of the Cincinnati International Wine Festical. Laura is a fourth-generation Argentine vintner, emergency medicine physician and author. She founded the Catena Institute of Wine at her family’s winery, Bodega Catena Zapata, and is managing director there working to help choose blends for her family’s wines. Laura is also founder of her own Luca Winery in Mendoza, Argentina, where she grew up. She has been called “the face of Argentine wine” for her active role in studying and promoting the Mendoza wine region and Argentine Malbec. By combining your passion for wine and philanthropy, the Cincinnati International Wine Festival makes a lasting impact on the Greater Cincinnati area. As of last year, the Cincinnati International Wine Festival has raised over $7 million dollars since the first festival in 1991, and we were able to provide grants to 34 non-profit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Let’s make this the biggest and best festival yet!