The 20th Annual Taste of Vail food and wine festival takes place April 8-10, featuring more than 30 guest chefs, restaurateurs, and sommeliers, as well as approximately 50 wineries. This year’s event offers the 6th Annual Colorado Lamb Cookoff and Après Ski Tasting, Mountaintop Picnic at 10,350 feet above sea level, the Grand Tasting, and numerous seminars and showcase dinners. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit organizations including Red Ribbon Project, Boarder to Boarder, Food Banks of Eagle County, Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Eagle County Hospice, Jazz Goes to Schools, and the Vail Valley Youth Foundation, to name a few. (970/926-5665, www.tasteofvail.com) JANE SHIOMI
