Festival Founder and Director Lee Brian Schrager unveiled the 2012 program for Food Network’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival taking  place Thursday, February 23 – Sunday, February 26, 2012. . All proceeds from the Festival benefit the Florida International University (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center.

The Festival will kick-off with Moët Hennessy’s The Q presented by Allen Brothers, sponsored by Miami magazine, hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Guy Fieri. The Q will also feature its own after-party, The Q After Dark! The Amstel Light Burger Bash presented by Allen Brothers hosted by Rachael Ray is on Friday, February 24; a night which is also home to the eighth annual Fontainebleau Miami Beach presents Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best sponsored by Bank of America.

The four day event will showcase the talents of the world’s most renowned chefs, culinary personalities and wine and spirits producers. Other festivities will include Ultimate Beginnings Wine and Cheese Party ($85.00), Fun and Fit as a Family ($20.00), Taste Wine Like a Master($100.00) and more.

For more information or to purchase ticket (starting at $20.00), call  (877) 762-3933 or click here.

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