Top 2024 South Beach Wine & Food Festival Wine Events in Miami

The much-anticipated South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) is just around the corner, and this year, it seems to offer an unprecedented number of wine-centered activities. Among the highlights is the Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best event, featuring wines from over 60 winemakers, alongside exclusive wine seminars replicating the experiences of Spain and Napa. This year’s festival in Miami presents an abundance of options for wine aficionados. Here we have compiled a list of the most favoured wine events that still have tickets scheduled in sequential order, promising you an authentic wine connoisseur experience at SOBEWFF.
A seminar on Italian wines at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is being given by the Wine Spectator. Get ready to immerse in some of the best Italy has to offer, with importer Ethica Wines delivering some of the finest. The session promises to take participants on a flavorful journey across Italy, sampling the versatile range of wines from Brunello to Barolo, and everything in between. This will be held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, February 23, at Eden Roc Miami, Miami Beach. Tickets can be purchased at sobewff.org for $125 each.
A special event by Wine Spectator, the Best of the Best at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach offers an incredible combination of Miami’s top-notch restaurants and distinguished chefs serving mouth-watering food, paired with world-class wine. With more than 60 wineries participating, you’ll get to taste the finest of wines, featuring renowned names like Napa’s Charles Krug and Far Niente from Napa Valley, California. Scheduled for Friday, February 23, this extravagant event ensures an exceptional experience for those passionate about wine and collecting it. Tickets at sobewff.org are priced at $395 each.
Prepare yourself for an alluring encounter with Pinot Noir without even having to travel to Napa Valley or Burgundy, France. In this seminar, Dan Kosta, renowned wine producer, will guide the attendees through a comprehensive tasting of seven West Coast pinots, modeled after the Burgundian way. This happens on Saturday. February 24, at Noon at Eden Roc Miami Beach. The price per ticket is $125.
Participants will explore a journey through Valpolicella with Wines from Sartori di Verona, a leading wine producer based in the northeastern region of Italy. The seminar will encapsulate a tasting of the most emblematic wines of Valpolicella, intertwined with the history of one of the region’s oldest families, Sartori di Verona. The notable wines being featured are a Marani Bianco Veronese IGT 2020, Montegradella Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC 2018, and a “Regolo” Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC 2019. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, February 24. The cost per ticket is $125.
The Seña Wine Seminar: The Inspiring Journey of Chile’s First Iconic Wine, will be led by Eduard Chadwick, the visionary behind modern Chilean winemaking. Attendees will get to experience a grand tasting of select vintages that wonderfully capture the aging potential and diversity of the Bordeaux blend with a “Chilean soul” provided by the Carménère grape. Seña has gained worldwide recognition as top-notch wine from Chile, having received three perfect 100-point ratings. The seminar presents an assortment of Seña wines dated between 1995 and 2021. This event will be held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 24. You can get a ticket for $125 each.