This Year's Events

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Classes & Grand Tasting

Saturday, March 2nd
Spend the afternoon attending an educational wine course from the class selection below (classes begin at 1:00pm).
Head straight from classes into the Grand Tasting at 3:00pm.
$125 per person for one class and the Grand Tasting
$145 per person
for the Sommelier Experience and the Grand Tasting
$95 per person
to just attend the Grand Tasting.

Taste of Tuscany

1:00pm
Hosted by Lux Wines

A tasting of premium Tuscan wines. Compare and contrast two Sangiovese based wines and then compare and contrast two Bordeaux based wines.

Sparkling 101

1:00pm
Hosted by Amy Arida of Cutting Edge selections

Learn about different sparkling wines through tasting premium selections and comparing the different styles. selections. A fun and educational walk through of different bubbles from around the world.

Nicole's Features

1:00pm
Hosted by Nicole Salerno of Lago Custom Events and Lago East Bank

Nicole's favorite wines with stories behind them. Sample and enjoy selections that have been featured in the restaurant and hold a special place in the Lago founder's heart.

The Sommelier Experience

$20+ upgrade
1:00pm
Hosted by Jackson Family Wines

Our VIP experience is a tasting of curated wines from our reserve list selected by and discussed with Larry O’Brien.
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Weekend Schedule

Join us for the return of the third annual Cleveland International Wine Festival! This weekend is dedicated to wine lovers.
Three full days of education, tastings, pairings, live music, dinners and specialty courses led by sommeliers and wine experts.
All tickets are à la carte. Customize your weekend experience by choosing the events and expert-led courses that you'd like to attend below.

Welcome Reception

Friday, March 1st
6:00pm - 8:00pm
$80 per person

Kick off the weekend with a three course wine pairing featuring local chefs that have been paired with one of our partner wineries.

Featured Wineries:
-Far Niente
-Trinchero Family Wines
-Deutsch Wines


Jackson Family Wine
Three Course Dinner

Saturday, April 29th
7:00pm
$125 per person, gratuity included

Limited seats available.

Ticket includes:
Three course menu with wine pairings

Three Course Wine Dinners:
Lux Italian Wines
Jackson Family Wines

Saturday, March 2nd
7:00pm

Lux Italian Wine Dinner
$125 per person, gratuity included
Three course menu with wine pairings.


Jackson Family Wine Dinner
$102 per person, gratuity included.
Three course menu with wine pairings.

Limited seats available.

* Vegan option available upon request

Chandon Bubbles & Brunch

Sunday, March 3rd
11:00am - 12:30pm
$59 per person, gratuity included

Hosted by Chandon
Ticket includes:

- Tasting of five Chandon bubbles, including a welcome champagne
- Chandon By the Bay, Chandon Garden Spritz, Chandon Brut, Chandon Demi Sec
- Trio Brunch Selection from Lago East Bank


VIP Caviar Ticket
$40 additional, per person
Blue Scampi Caviar, Royal Osetra Caviar, Premium Sturgeon Caviar, Smoked Trout Caviar

Contact kelsey@salernogroup.com for VIP Caviar upgrade.
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