Celebrating 30 Years!

Chattanooga’s favorite wine event is reimagined for 2025.
Experience an enchanted evening of wine tasting, creative foods, and live music in beautiful Renaissance Park.

You must be 21 years old or older to attend this event.

Saturday, October 25 | 6-9 PM

The historic Walnut Street Bridge, the traditional home for Wine Over Water, is undergoing much-needed restoration making this year the perfect time for a Wine Over Water “renaissance”. The festival will take place in beautiful Renaissance Park, an inspiring location by the water with views of both the historic Walnut Street and Market Street Bridges. In addition to elevated wine, food, and music experiences, the park will create a distinctive ambience with its river piers, outdoor sculpture, special lighting installations, and our NEW circle of entertainment.

Wine Over Water Renaissance

WINE

Wine Over Water works with premier distributors to bring you a wide selection for your wine tasting adventure. Grab your commemorative glass and discover new favorites during your wine journey along the Tennessee River.

FOOD

Food tastings and pairings are part of the Wine Over Water experience. Carefully curated, the food experience is designed to highlight Chattanooga restaurants, caterers, chefs, and new talent. Portions are just enough to give you a yummy taste while leaving room for more wine!

MUSIC

Live music is part of the fun. Featured artists have recently included Le Gat, Luke Simmons an. the Lovestruck, Magic Birds, and Waxing + Waning. Experience performance artists in our NEW circle of entertainment.

Become a Sponsor!

It isn’t too late to be associated with this premier legacy event that draws guests from both the Chattanooga region and throughout the Southeast. With Wine Over Water celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, it is the perfect time to be associated with this premier community event.

A big thank you to our two Presenting Sponsors, Food City and Lexus of Chattanooga! Thank you Pinnacle Bank, for being a Silver Sponsor! We also thank our Copper Sponsors: Chattanooga Allergy Clinic, The Choo Choo, HK Architects, Husch Blackwell, Jennifer and Maury Nicely, The Robinson Team, Tivoli Foundation, and SVN for their support this year!

To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Bea Lurie at (423) 265-2825 or bea@preservechattanooga.com.

Honorary Co-Chairs

We are honored to have Jennifer and Maury Nicely as our Honorary Co-Chairs for Wine Over Water and Best Cellars 2025! Jennifer and Maury are well-known for their community leadership, love for Chattanooga history, and support of a good cause.

Event Committee

Preserve Chattanooga board member, Delton Chen, is leading a planning committee comprised of 18 volunteers representing organizations such as Chattanooga Tourism, the City of Chattanooga, and River City Company, along with a wealth of expertise in event planning, logistics, marketing, volunteers, and wine selection.

Thank you, Delton, along with Juan Aguinaga, Kaitlyn Bruce, Cory Brooks, David Chalker, Kelly Flora, Vickie Frohlich, Marilyn Goler, Dawn Hjelseth, Akil K. Lloyd, Joi Mason, Phyllis Maynor, Whitney Summers, Sean Phipps, Morgan Smith, Jonathan Susman, and Kaitlyn Thomas.

FAQs

  • This year, the Walnut Street Bridge is under renovation by the City of Chattanooga. Wine Over Water will be held at Renaissance Park, located between the Walnut Street and Market Street Bridges along the Tennessee River. The event space includes public art, historical signage, and an entertainment circle.

  • To mark Wine Over Water's 30th anniversary, we have planned a special celebration. A committee of community leaders with event management, tourism, volunteer leadership, transportation, safety, and wine expertise has been formed. Moving to Renaissance Park offers a chance to enhance the guest experience in 2025.

  • At this time we do not offer discounts for seniors and veterans. Wine Over Water is a nonprofit fundraiser benefitting Preserve Chattanooga. Covering the expenses of the event and generating program funding is essential to our mission.

  • Tickets are nonrefundable but transferable. If you can't attend, you can gift or resell your tickets without changing registration. Preserve Chattanooga cannot assist with ticket resales.

  • Bring your Eventbrite ticket with the QR code, either printed or on your phone, and your ID. Wine Over Water is only for guests 21 and older. Event entrances will be clearly marked.

  • No. Guests have the option to stay at nearby hotels or use services such as Uber, Lyft, or other transportation methods to attend the event. Nonalcoholic wines are available for attendees who prefer not to consume alcohol. Tickets for children are not available for this event.

  • Volunteers make a great event even better! Sign up to help below:

    Volunteer Registration Form

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