11th Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience Comes to Chase Park Plaza, 1/25-27

The Eleventh 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 25-27, 2013.

The St. Louis Food & Wine Experience is presented by Schnuck Markets Inc. with major sponsorship from US Bank. Supporters include Ernst & Young, Arch Coal, Stolar Partnership LLP Attorneys at Law, Mount Pleasant Winery, The Daniel and Henry Company, Moet & Chandon, Robert Rothschild Farm, KeHe Distributors, 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 26 from 12 noon-5 pm, and Sunday, January 27 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 www.repstl.org. General admission tickets and VIP admission tickets are also available at the Service Desk of 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 www.repstl.org.

Ticket and Admission Details:
• Online at www.repstl.org
• The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Box Office - (314) 968-4925
• Area Schnucks stores (Premier Tasting & Grand Cru Patron tickets not available at Schnucks)

One-Day VIP Reserve Room Admission
Saturday OR Sunday - $95 per person in advance/ $100 at the door
• Includes a Riedel wine glass, 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/$60 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 25, 2013
The Premier Tasting 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. A sumptuous gourmet menu will be served, and guests will enjoy an exciting live auction of trips, private wine tastings, and rare vintages.

• The Premier Tasting PLUS One-Day VIP Reserve Room Admission - $250 per person in advance
Includes a Riedel wine glass, admission to The Premier Tasting and one-day VIP Reserve Room admission to be used on your choice of either January 26 or 27, 2013.
• The Premier Tasting Only - $195 per person in advance
Includes a Riedel wine glass and admission to The Premier Tasting on Friday, January 25. DOES NOT include admission to The St. Louis Food & Wine Experience.
•Grand Cru Patron - $1,000 in advance (serves two)
Includes two tickets to The Premier Tasting (with Riedel stemware), a room for two at The Chase Park Plaza on January 25 and one-day VIP Reserve Room admission for two to be used on your choice of either January 26 or 27, 2013.

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 40,000 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 Eleventh Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience, call The Rep Box Office at (314) 968-4925 or visit www.repstl.org.

Founded in 1966, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is a fully professional theatrical operation belonging to the League of Resident Theatres, The League of St. Louis Theatres and is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization for the not-for-profit professional theatre. It operates independently of, but under a mutually beneficial agreement with, Webster University. The Rep operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Rep hires directors and choreographers who are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and stagehands who are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Financial assistance for this theatre has been provided by the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis; the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. The Rep is also grateful for support by more than 1,100 generous individuals, families, corporations and foundations throughout the communities we serve.