Thirteenth Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience Set for Chase Park Plaza, 1/23-25

The Thirteenth Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience, presented by Schnucks, the region's largest international wine tasting and a delicious journey through the sensual pleasures of wine and fine foods, transforms the elegant Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212 N. Kingshighway, St. Louis, into a spectacular culinary crossroads January 23-25, 2015.

The St. Louis Food & Wine Experience is presented by Schnuck Markets Inc. with major sponsorship from US Bank. Supporters include Missouri Wines, Ernst & Young, IBM, Belvedere Vodka, Mount Pleasant Winery, The Daniel and Henry Company, Moet & Chandon, Robert Rothschild Farm, FEAST Magazine, and Fiji Water. The Chase Park Plaza is the host hotel of the St. Louis Food & Wine Experience.

VIP Reserve Room and General Admission show hours are Saturday, January 24 from 12 noon-5 pm, and Sunday, January 25 from 12 noon-5 pm and located in the Khorassan and Lindell Ballrooms.

For more information about The St. Louis Food & Wine Experience (including parking information) or to purchase advance tickets, call The Rep at (314) 968-4925 or visit http://www.foodandwinestl.org. General admission tickets and VIP admission tickets are also available at the Service Desk of select local Schnucks stores.

Food & Wine guests enjoy amazing discounts on case-orders placed with Schnucks at the event. Complete pouring lists for the Main Floor, VIP Reserve Room and Premier Tasting events are available at http://www.foodandwinestl.org.

The free St. Louis Food & Wine Experience mobile app presented by Missouri Wines is now available for download. Attendees can navigate the St. Louis Food & Wine Experience like never before. Search for St. Louis Food & Wine in the Apple or Google play stores, download for free and then enjoy exploring searchable wine lists and interactive maps of the event spaces!

Ticket and Admission Details:
• Online at http://www.foodandwinestl.org
• The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Box Office - (314) 968-4925
• Area Schnucks stores (Premier Tasting & Grand Cru Patron tickets are only available through The Rep)

One-Day VIP Reserve Room Admission
Saturday OR Sunday - $125 per person in advance/ $130 at the door
• Includes a Riedel wine glass, a buffet of scrumptious creations from Schnucks, access to critically acclaimed wines in the VIP Reserve Room plus general admission access to the Main Floor.

One-Day General Admission
Saturday OR Sunday - $50 in advance/ $60 at the door
Sunday ONLY - $40 in advance/$50 at the door
• Each guest will receive a commemorative wine glass and valet wine plate.

A special designated driver admission will be offered at the door only for $25.

The Premier Tasting - A Cellar-Maker's Dream
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Premier Tasting, the ultimate wine tasting experience, begins with a Moet & Chandon Champagne greeting, and includes a dazzling array of wines not available at any other point in the Food & Wine Experience. Patrons will have the opportunity to taste more than 220 hard-to-find wines including library wines, special magnums and vertical tastings. Connoisseurs can take a break from tasting to enjoy fine hors d'oeuvres from Schnucks and bid on enticing items in the silent auction.

• The Premier Tasting PLUS One-Day VIP Reserve Room Admission and access 1 hour early - $300 per person in advance
Includes a Riedel wine glass, admission to The Premier Tasting and exclusive access to the VIP Reserve Room admission on Saturday, January 24, from 11 am - Noon!

• The Premier Tasting Only - $225 per person in advance
Includes a Riedel wine glass and admission to The Premier Tasting on Friday, January 23. DOES NOT include admission to The St. Louis Food & Wine Experience.

•Grand Cru Patron - $1,250 in advance (serves two)
Grand Cru Patrons will be paired with a Schnucks Certified Specialist of Wine and granted private access to the Premier Tasting from 6 - 7 pm for a personal wine consultation. This is an amazing opportunity to expand a collection, talk one-on-one with wine vendors before the crowds and be the first to taste and buy the most exclusive selections. Includes two tickets to The Premier Tasting (with Riedel stemware), a room for two at The Chase Park Plaza on January 23 and one-day VIP Reserve Room admission for two on Saturday, January 24 with exclusive access to from 11 am - Noon.

Absolutely no one under the age of 21 will be admitted to any St. Louis Food & Wine Experience event.

Proceeds from this event benefit The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' mission to produce quality programming both on its stages and in its educational outreach. Each year, The Rep brings the power of live, professionally-produced theatre to over 200,000 people in the St. Louis region, including nearly 20,000 bi-state area students who participate in an array of theatrical activities, introducing them to the magic of theatre and making the arts an important part of their lives.

For more information about or tickets to the Thirteenth Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience, call The Rep Box Office at (314) 968-4925 or visit http://www.foodandwinestl.org.