W3 Grand Tasting

Saturday, November 8, 2025

  • 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Hyatt Place St. Augustine/Vilano Beach “Takeover”

The main event combines all three of the W’s and much more for the perfect Vilano Beach afternoon. Enjoy culinary delights from up and down the A1A Corridor - some of northeast Florida’s best! Guests will enjoy hundreds of unlimited varieties of beverage tastings (spirits, wines and beers) with a souvenir glass and live music. It’s a full afternoon of live music with wildlife and educational demonstrations from St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Tickets are ALL-INCLUSIVE with food and drink tastings included, from some of Northeast Florida’s best restaurants and world-renowned spirits, wines and beers! Dress to impress in your best leopard and zebra prints, alligator purses or snakeskin boots and join in on this year’s NEW “Best Dressed Wildlife Contest”! Three categories of prizes: best dressed female, male and couple contest on Saturday, November 8 at the Grand Tasting! Winners will receive two tickets for two for the 2026 “Vilano A1A-Soirée” and the “Grand Tasting”!

Tickets: $99 Early Bird per person; $135 Regular per person

Event Type: Indoor / Outdoor, Rain or shine

Attire & Info: Business casual attire, 21 years and over

Media Partners:

Official TV Partner
Official TV Partner

People’s Choice Best Taste Awards

Presented by

Award Categories:
BEST OVERALL | BEST SEAFOOD | BEST SHELLFISH | BEST FISH | BEST MEAT | BEST BEEF | BEST CHICKEN | BEST PORK | BEST BBQ | BEST FOOD TRUCK | BEST DESSERT | BEST VEGETARIAN
BEST SPIRIT | BEST WINE | BEST BEER

SATELLITE PARKING LOTS & OLD TOWN TROLLEY STOPS

Parking and Old Town Trolley Stops
There isn’t a lot of parking on Vilano Beach, so Whiskey, Wine, & Wildlife has partnered with Old Town Trolley Tours to run folks between the festival and other points in Vilano Beach.

• Old Town Trolley Tours — A free, continuous shuttle circulates on Saturday, November 8, from noon to 6:30 p.m., between several parking areas along Coastal Highway A1A and Vilano Town Center. The shuttle stops are:

Featuring live music from Laiken Love & The Fellowship of Love

2025 Participants Announced Soon!

2025 Culinary Participants

(Our featured participants are being finalized and will be updated as they confirm their participation)

2025 Beverage Participants

(Our featured participants are being finalized and will be updated as they confirm their participation)

2024 Culinary Participants

2024 Beverage Participants:

Official Whiskey

Official Gin

Official Wine

Official Vodka

Official Tequila