The Cincinnati International Wine Festival is back for its 33rd year this weekend with three days full of tastings, fine dining, auctions and more wine than you can imagine.
The festival will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 7-9 and will feature 700 wines from 100 wineries across the world. Each wine festival ticket purchased will benefit over 30 local charities, including arts, education and health and human services programs. To date, the festival has given away over $7 million to charities.
The International Wine Festival continues to host an increasingly diverse group of wineries, including minority- and female-owned wineries and also ones focused on sustainability, regenerative and organic wines and vegan wines. Wineries from 15 countries will be represented, as well as local winery Vinoklet.
The festival begins with upscale winery dinners on Thursday, March 7, where guests can enjoy fine wine and dining at 10 prestigious restaurants across Cincinnati. The festival will continue Friday and Saturday, March 8-9, at the Duke Energy Convention Center with grand tastings throughout the weekend and a charity luncheon and auction Sunday.
Grand tasting ticket holders can get unlimited samples of wine, as well as small bites and a keepsake Riedel wine glass. Wine industry experts and representatives from around the world will be on hand, and you can also purchase exclusive access to a collector’s tasting room that showcases rare and high-end wines.
You can buy tickets for the International Wine Festival here. Tickets vary by price depending on the experience.
