PHOTOS: Seminars, grand tastings get Food & Wine Classic going full swing

• In true Aspen fashion, wine expert Mark Oldman drinks out of a high-heeled stiletto shoe as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen. This was Oldman’s 20th Food & Wine in Aspen.
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• Guests enjoy the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Treats from Gateway Canyons Resort and Spa in Gateway wait for guests during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• A man looks over the liquor bottles during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Wine is poured for a guest during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Chefs representing Charleston, South Carolina, visit with guests during the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Guests walk in front of a Food & Wine Classic sign on Friday, June 19, 2026, near Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Chef Bobby Flay, left, poses for photos with fans during a meet and greet as part of the first grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Guests enjoy the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Chef Angel Barreto chats with guests during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• A vendor with Michter’s chats with guests during the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Chefs Bobby Flay, left, and Brooke Williamson, right, poses for photos with a fan during a meet and greet as part of the first grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Guests enjoy the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Chef Tyler Florence leads a seminar on wagyu steaks during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Tyler Florence leads a seminar on wagyu steaks during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Tyler Florence leads a seminar on wagyu steaks during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Sommelier Sabato Sagaria speaks during a seminar connecting wine with soccer’s World Cup as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja leads a seminar on making flatbreads and party dips during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Shota Nakajima leads a seminar on Japanese frying secrets during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Shota Nakajima uses a pot to tenderize meat while leading a seminar on Japanese frying secrets during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Shota Nakajima leads a seminar on Japanese frying secrets during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Shota Nakajima leads a seminar on Japanese frying secrets during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chef Shota Nakajima leads a seminar on Japanese frying secrets during the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Regis Aspen.
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• Chocolate from Coco Polo Bliss Chocolate waits for guests during the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Guests wait to enter the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Guests wait to enter the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Hunter Lewis, editor of Food & Wine magazine, enjoys the first grand tasting of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Vendors chat with guests during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Exhibitors chat with guests during the grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Cheese cubes await guests during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Guests enjoy the first grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Vendors chat with guests during the grand tasting as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Grapes sit for guests to eat during the grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine expert Mark Oldman leads a seminar as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine glasses sit on a table during a seminar led by wine expert Mark Oldman as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Bottles of wine sit on a table during a seminar led by wine expert Mark Oldman as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Wine glasses sit for guests to pick up during the grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Wine glasses sit for guests to pick up during the grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Wagner Park in Aspen.
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• Wine glasses sit on a table during a seminar led by wine expert Mark Oldman as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Sabato Sagaria, left, and Gary Obligacion lead a seminar connecting wine with the World Cup of soccer as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Gary Obligacion leads a seminar connecting wine with the World Cup of soccer as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• Gary Obligacion leads a seminar connecting wine with the World Cup of soccer as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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• A woman tastes the wine as Sabato Sagaria and Gary Obligacion lead a seminar connecting wine with the World Cup of soccer as part of the Food & Wine Classic on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Paepcke Park in Aspen.
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