Food & Wine Classic Charleston
November 14-16, 2025
From the first sip to the last bite, the Food & Wine Classic Charleston is a weekend that feels like gathering around the table with friends. Over three days, this beloved festival brings together celebrity chef sessions, exclusive events and dinners, and the finest Lowcountry cuisine, all set among historic streets and mossy oaks.
Whether it’s your first visit or a cherished annual tradition, there’s no shortage of ways to experience this celebration of Southern cuisine, wine, and Southern hospitality. And there’s no better place to call home for the weekend than Emeline, in the heart of it all.
The Experience
At the heart of the Charleston Food & Wine Classic lies its main event: the Grand Tastings. Four two-hour sessions across the weekend bring endless wine and spirit pours paired with bites from the city’s most celebrated restaurants.
Between tastings, choose from more than 50 beverage seminars and celebrity chef demos hosted by culinary icons like Valerie Bertinelli, Trisha Yearwood, Emeril and EJ Lagasse, Kwame Onwuachi, Tyler Florence, and Maneet Chauhan. As a passholder, you’ll also have exclusive access to curated experiences from Travel + Leisure and Southern Living—think oyster roasts, Lowcountry tailgates, and plenty of Southern hospitality to go around.
For dinner, explore Dine Around Charleston, a collection of exclusive, one-night-only experiences curated by Food & Wine Editor-in-Chief Hunter Lewis.
Sessions & Seminars
Over three delicious days, you’ll find sessions celebrating Afro-Caribbean soul, perfected meat-’n-three plates, India-meets-Lowcountry cuisine, chocolate and wine tasting, holiday menus, sauce workshops, and more, along with chef showdowns, live podcast tapings, and sommelier secrets.
At Emeline, we’re delighted to host a selection of seminars: Big Reds for Barbecue & Beyond with Amanda McCrossin, Pigs & Pinot with Julia Coney, and The Secrets of Oak with Ann Marshall, Scott Blackwell, and Steve Matthiasson.
Your Retreat in the Heart of Charleston
Between tastings, seminars, and dinners around town, make yourself at home at Emeline, near the city’s most beloved Food & Wine Classic venues.
While you’re here, experience the flavors of Charleston without ever leaving Emeline. Join Chef Paolo Rossin in The Den for an intimate pizza-making class, paired cocktails, wine, and Champagne. Our Lowcountry Leaves offer adds extra sweetness to your stay: up to 20% off plus a $100 dining credit at Frannie & The Fox or Clerks Coffee Company, both steps from your room.
Savor every moment of the Food & Wine Classic from the comfort of Emeline.