There were a lot of wine, cider and hard liquors to try, you get a punch card that limits how many things you try(both a good and bad thing), keeps people from over-imbibing but adults should know their limits and by giving punch cards it feels like they are cheaping out.
Andrew Zimmern was the only one i knew by name, it was bites of cold food served to the audience(we tried steak with chimichurri and a fried bite with shrimp and sweet potatoes), supposed to be served hot. We came for the food and wine fest, we paid 50$ each for the tickets, there was a few bites of food available for free if you got into the audience for the chefs. The casino is really nice, decent restaurants.