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Taste the award-winning wines and extra virgin olive oils from the Los Angeles International Wine and Extra Virgin Olive Oil competitions. Sit in on a wine or food class taught by some of the best experts and chefs in the state. There’s also shopping and light dining for the gourmand in all of us.

Gourmet School
Classes and seminars in wine and olive oil are offered through the Fair’s wine education program. Topics include wine, cheese, chocolate and wines of the Napa Valley. Each wine class features a minimum of six wines and each participant receives a ticket for a taste of a gold medal winner at the Gold Medal Tasting Bar. The cost to participate is $17 per wine class, $10 per olive oil class. Try one of Chef Henry Gonzalez's of Spaggi's Restaurant seminars for free. Classes are extremely popular and fill up quickly. Nearly 3,000 wines, 214 spirits and more than 600 olive oils were entered into the prestigious competitions. Now it’s your turn to choose your favorite.

Beerfest
Guests can also enjoy beer sampling at the Beer Tavern serving winning brews from the Fair’s commercial beer competition. Enjoy your brewski with some pretzels and watch sports on the big screen.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting
Taste the Gold Medal and Best of Class Award Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oils from 12 - 8 p.m. A selection of Best of Class and Gold Medal Extra Virgin Olive Oils are available for purchase.