St. Louis Food & Wine Experience Comes to the Chase Park Plaza 1/27-29

The Tenth Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience, 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 27 - 29, 2012.

The St. Louis Food & Wine Experience is presented by Schnucks Markets Inc. with major sponsorship from US Bank. Supporters include Ernst & Young, Arch Coal, Stolar Partnership LLP Attorneys at law, Mount Pleasant Winery, FEAST Magazine, Fiji Water, Frontera, Crosse & Blackwell and R.W. Knudsen. 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 28 from 12 noon–5 pm, and Sunday, January 29 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.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 http://www.repstl.org.

Ticket and Admission Details:
• Online at http://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 27, 2012
The Premier Tasting begins with a Moet & Chandon Imperial 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, sports memorabilia 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 28 or 29, 2012.
• The Premier Tasting Only - $175 per person in advance
Includes a Riedel wine glass and admission to The Premier Tasting on Friday, January 27. 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 27 and one-day VIP Reserve Room admission for two to be used on your choice of either January 28 or 29, 2012.

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 Tenth Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience, call The Rep Box Office at (314) 968-4925 or visit http://www.repstl.org.