Buy Tickets
A group of people seated at tables raise wine glasses toward two presenters on stage, who are also holding up glasses. A presentation slide about Spanish wine is displayed in the background.
A man gives a presentation on Spanish wine, gesturing as he stands beside a screen showing a map of Spain and wine regions. Several wine glasses and water bottles are on a table in front of him.
Todd English stands and speaks on stage at a Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin event, with a logo projected behind him. Audience members are seated at tables in the foreground.

Tasting Experiences

Tasting Experiences: Learn, Sip & Discover

Elevate your Food & Wine Classic experience with exclusive instructor-led tasting classes featuring wine, beer, and spirits. Whether you’re exploring exceptional wines, discovering craft beers, or savoring handcrafted cocktails, each experience offers a unique opportunity to expand your palate in a fun and approachable setting.

Discover the art of pairing exceptional beverages with culinary creations and gain insider knowledge to savor long after the weekend ends. Guided by renowned experts, you’ll uncover perfect pairings, tasting techniques, and the stories behind every pour while discovering new favorites to enjoy at home.

 

What to Expect

Step into an immersive tasting experience designed for both enthusiasts and curious beginners alike. Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed to a fully set tasting table featuring a selection of tapas, artisan cheeses, crackers, and complementary accompaniments thoughtfully paired with your tasting journey.

 

Choose Your Experience: Wine, Beer, or Spirits

Six Guided Tastings curated to showcase a variety of styles, flavors, and techniques

Expert-Led Instruction from industry professionals and beverage specialists

Perfectly Paired Bites including tapas, cheeses, crackers, and accompaniments

Interactive Tasting Mats to guide your tasting journey and note key characteristics of each pour

Comfortable Seated Experience with stage presentations where you can relax, sip, and engage

Practical Tips & Insights to recreate pairings and discover new favorites long after the event

 

No expertise is required. Just bring your curiosity, a sense of adventure, and a love of great flavors. From first sip to final pour, each tasting experience is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire.

 

Three Distinctive Tasting Experiences


Beer: Beer Here!
Explore a curated lineup of craft and specialty beers while learning about brewing styles, flavor profiles, and food pairings.

Discover the flavors, craftsmanship, and stories behind a curated selection of exceptional beers in this engaging tasting experience. From beloved classics to distinctive craft creations, you’ll explore a variety of styles, uncover what makes each brew unique, and learn simple pairing tips that enhance every sip. Whether you’re a longtime beer lover or just beginning your craft beer journey, you’ll leave with new favorites, new insights, and a deeper appreciation for the world of beer.

 

Wine: Salud! A Journey Through Spain
Travel through Spain’s renowned wine regions with thoughtfully selected wines, pairing insights, and stories behind each varietal.

Raise a glass to Spain’s rich winemaking heritage as you explore a curated tasting of distinctive wines from some of the country’s most celebrated regions. From crisp, refreshing whites to bold, expressive reds, you’ll discover the flavors, traditions, and stories behind each pour while enjoying thoughtfully paired Spanish-inspired bites. Whether you’re a seasoned wine lover or simply eager to learn something new, this journey offers a delicious taste of Spain in every sip.

 

Spirits: Craft Cocktails
Discover the art of cocktail creation through expertly crafted pours, approachable techniques, and the flavors that make each drink unique.

Old Fashioned. Whiskey Sour. Gin Fizz. Cosmopolitan.

Some cocktails never go out of style. Discover what makes these timeless favorites enduring classics as you explore the flavors, techniques, and stories behind each pour. Guided by cocktail experts, you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for the art of mixology while learning simple tips and tricks you can bring home to your own bar cart. Whether you’re a cocktail enthusiast or simply curious to learn something new, this engaging tasting experience is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire.

 

Celebrity Chefs Michael Mina and Todd English
This event is SOLD OUT! 

Purchase Tickets

Connect with Food and Wine Classic

Toll Free: 1-888-828-8850 Direct: 407-934-4000 Email: [email protected]

By entering our Food and Wine Classic event, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.  Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with the Food and Wine Classic and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.  By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.  You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.