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IMBIBE: 10 Days of Tasting and Toasting

By Joanna DeChellis, Editorial Director, Club + Resort Chef | September 28, 2016

Each fall The Cliffs hosts a wine and food festival that features more than a dozen elaborate events across all of its properties.screen-shot-2016-09-28-at-11-35-59-am

For ten days at the end of September through the beginning of October, The Cliffs, a collection of seven private clubs in the western Carolinas with a total of over 6,000 members, hosts an annual wine and food festival, called IMBIBE. It features more than a dozen elaborate events across all of its properties that are focused on wine and food.

During this event, some of the most influential people in the beverage industry come to The Cliffs. They share their passion and their stories with members, while collaborating with chefs on world-class pairings.

Watch footage from The Cliffs’ inaugural food and wine festival here, see a preview of the 2016 event here and read more about The Cliffs doubled the number of wine experts on staff who are available to help members across seven clubs navigate wine lists here.

About The Author

Joanna DeChellis, Editorial Director, Club + Resort Chef

As Editorial Director of Club + Resort Chef, Joanna DeChellis takes an audience-first approach that combines sound journalistic and story-telling principles with an appreciation for and deep knowledge of the intricacies of the club and resort chef market. She oversees the content strategy and programming for Club + Resort Chef and its various platforms including the Chef to Chef Conference. She has penned award-winning pieces about the many intricacies within club and resort food and beverage operations as well as culinary trends, profiles and breaking news. She is co-host of the award-winning podcast Club + Resort Talks, and has served in various content-development roles over the course of her career, including digital, marketing, print, and in-person events. She oversees the Club + Resort Chef Association, the Chef to Chef Conference and PlateCraft. Prior to these roles, she was the Managing Editor of Club + Resort Business, Associate Editor of Food Management Magazine and a contributing writer for Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News, Gayot, Cleveland Scene Magazine, and Duetto. Contact her at [email protected].

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