We have some exciting news about upcoming Fall events at Walt Disney World!
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort has announced the dates, menus, and seminars for the 10th Annual Food and Wine Classic. Mark your calendars for Friday, November 8, and Saturday, November 9, 2019!
The Food and Wine Classic also coincides with the 2019 Epcot Food and Wine Festival. And once again, the Food and Wine Classic will include both Seminars and The Causeway.
Want to know what else you can expect at the 2019 Food and Wine Classic? Here’s a run down!
The Causeway
The central attraction of the Classic is the more than 40 tasting stations featuring dishes from the resort’s 17 restaurants and lounges as well as more than 30 wineries on the Causeway. Check out the Menus page for an idea of what you can expect!
This year’s menu features returning favorites including Dynamite Rock Shrimp, Late Season Zellwood Corn, Wasabi Foam, Matsutake & Japanese Eggplant, Crispy Lotus Root from bluezoo, and Shake & Bake Style Southern Fried Chicken, Black-Eyed Pea Puree, White Cheddar Fondue, Bacon Infused Roast Garlic Gravy from Picabu.
New items for 2109 include George’s Bank Sea Scallops, Wild Chanterelle, Cashew Romaesco, Navel Orange Beurre Blanc from Garden Grove and Brown Butter Poached Maine Lobster on a Toasted Brioche Bun with Lemon Aioli and Frisee from bluezoo.
Carnival Corner, Chinatown, and The Pig & Poke
In addition to the Causeway Tasting Booths, the Food and Wine Classic offers three special food areas this year, Carnival Corner, Chinatown, and returning for 2019, The Pig & Poke.
In Carnival Corner, guests can indulge in dressed up fair food! We’ve delighted in Hand Dipped Corn Dogs, Kettle Corn, and Fried Oreos in years past.
Chinatown joined the line up in 2016 and returns again this year, and the food is incredible.
I’ll be lining up for seconds of their Crispy Duck and Shanghai Dumplings this fall!
The Pig & Poke is a new Hawaiian Luau-themed area that debuted in 2018, where guests can indulge in new menu items including Traditional Earth Baked Kalua Pork, “Tuna Poke,” and Shave Ice.
The Beer Garden
The Beer Garden, first introduced in 2014, makes its way back again this year. Look for lots and LOTS of craft beer and cider, both local and national.
In addition, the area offers guests tasty dishes, like Jager Schnitzel and returning this year, a Berliner Doner Kabab featuring Split Roasted Strauss Farm Veal, Garlic & Parsley Yogurt Sauce, Red Cabbage and Onions, Buttered Warm Flatbread.
This year, the Beer Garden upgrade is included in the price of the Causeway ticket!
Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic Seminars
offer an immersive educational opportunity as participants delve deeper into the crafting of beverages, food and beverage pairing, and cooking demos.
This year, there will be 10 seminars offered — including Base to Bubbles, Freedom & Whisky, and the “Grand Tasting Experience.”
Check out our Seminars page for details and pricing.
Sunday Bubbles Brunch
While we expect the Sunday Bubbles Brunch to return this year, details for the event have not been announced yet.
We’ll share the updated menu soon!
Check out our review of the 2018 WDW Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic!
Tickets and More
Tickets for one night of the Causeway only are $145 per person! This price includes the Beer Garden upgrade for the very first time!
A La Carte ticket booklets containing 25 tickets will be available for purchase at the event for $65. These tickets are perfect for those with a lighter appetite or for underage guests. Offerings range from two to six tickets per item.
To book Seminar tickets or purchase Causeway Tickets, visit the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic website.
To book a package, including hotel stay and tickets to Food and Wine Classic offerings, contact the Swan and Dolphin at 888-828-8850.
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Will you be attending the 2019 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic? Leave a comment and tell us what you’re looking forward to the most!
Do you know the dates for the food and wine festival in epcot 2019.
Beatrice, November 8 and 9!
Wife and I have attended for the last 8 years along with 6 to 8 other couples. We all are extremely disappointed that the Festival committee has decided to combine the beer garden with the causeway tickets. For us that do not drink beer and wine together, that is an extra $60 per couple for something we will not use. We will find something else to do this year and hope that all the other people who feel the same will contact the event planners, whose names you can find in the website. I have emailed and called. No one has returned my calls but they did get the messages. I believe this venue change will affect the number attending and those attending may decide to buy a la carte tickets and get their drinks elsewhere on site. I am hoping the Festival committee will reconsider.
It’s very sad that they have dramatically increased the cost of the Festival Tickets. There are four of us already reserved to stay at the Dolphin… yet none of us drink… so the extra $60 is not fair or reasonable. We might have to change our plans and reservations…. so sad to find this out.