Jonathan Cristaldi
KB x Top Chef Collaboration Events (Part 1)
Taking an express chairlift 9,000 feet up Buttermilk Mountain for the Kosta Browne Winery Peak Party at the Cliffhouse Sundeck, I had 14 minutes of alone time to contemplate the past 48 hours of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado. For me, it had been a whirlwind. The Classic attracts some of the nation’s most powerful on- and off-premise buyers, who come for the VIP invites and sneak previews of new wine, spirit, and specialty-beverage releases. For them, it’s kind of like adult-beverage Disneyland.
