2010 Tropical Wine Festival

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010

Time: 6 pm to 9 pm

Place: Des Moines Botanical Center

909 Robert D. Ray Drive

Des Moines, IA

Escape the cold Iowa winter and sample ninety different wines from the fifteen wineries of the Heart of Iowa Wine Trail. Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres, prize drawings like a night for two at the Savery and $50 gift certificates to Splash, our Caribbean Steel Band and other fun activities. Be sure to wear your favorite tropical shirt.

It's Valentine's Day weekend. Turn your evening into a romantic getaway at the Renaissance Savery Hotel - our event partner. Call (515) 244-2151 and ask for our special Tropical Wine Festival room rate of $84.

Listen to our KIOA/KLTI radio spot for the 2010 Tropical Wine Festival.

Miss last year's Tropical Wine Festival? Click here to see a video from 2009.

Take advantage of these opportunities!

Avoid parking congestion at the Botanical Center. Park in the city ramp adjacent to the

Savery Hotel and ride the free BOS Bus or the Splash Bus to the front door of the Botanical Center. Shuttles will run regularly.

Enjoy late night dining after the wine festival at Bos, the Savery's new restaurant or at Splash Seafood. Bring a bottle of wine you've purchased at the Tropical Wine Festival, and there is no corkage fee to pay. You may enjoy your Iowa wine with your dinner.

Tickets

$30 in advance

$35 at the door

Passport holders receive 10% off tickets when they purchase at a wine trail winery.

Group Special - Buy 4 tickets and receive a 2010 Passport free.

Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at any Heart of Iowa Wine Trail Winery, Ingersoll Wine Merchants, Ingersoll Wine and Spirits

and Iowa's Wine Cellar in Ames.

Or purchase tickets on line now by clicking here.