Marthaâs Vineyard Food & Wine Festival Announces Margrit Biever Mondavi As Guest Of Honor
Edgartown, Mass. (PRWEB) September 3, 2008
Maggie White, president of The Edgartown Board of Trade, today announced the 2008 Marthaâs Vineyard Food & Wine Festival will welcome Margrit Biever Mondavi as Guest of Honor. Mrs. Mondavi will co-host the Festival Opening Reception on October 17 and a dinner entitled, âFood, Art and Wine,â on October 18 with noted Wine Historian Nina Wemyss. The second annual Festival, produced by the Edgartown Board of Trade, will present more than 13 culinary events from October 17 â 19 in celebration of the fall harvest, highlighting leading vintners, Marthaâs Vineyard chefs, and specialty food purveyors.
Festival Opening Reception â Friday, October 17
The festival will open on Friday, October 17, at 5:00 p.m. with a reception at the Marthaâs Vineyard Museum – Small Plates from the Grill Grates. BBQ experts Andy Husbands, chef/owner of Tremont 647 in Boston, and Dante de Magistris, chef/owner of Dante in Cambridge and the soon-to-open Il Casale in Belmont, will grill island-raised meats, seafood, and produce for guests to sample. Wemyss and Mondavi will pour a selection of vintages and share stories with guests from the world of wine-making. Patrons can place bids on cases of rare vintages during a silent auction while listening to jazz music by Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. Tickets are 0 and proceeds will benefit the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Culinary Seminars â Saturday, Oct. 18
Culinary experts will present seminars in Edgartown galleries and restaurants on Saturday, October 18. Topics include chocolate and dessert wine pairings, beer and cheese, bread and olive oil, and a class on the lost art of mixing classic cocktails. Additional topics include sustainable seafood and the benefits â and challenges – of eating locally in New England.
Grand Tasting, Oct. 18 â Chefs, Vintners, and Cookbook Authors
On Saturday, October 18, from 1:00 â 4:00 p.m., the Marthaâs Vineyard Museum will host the Grand Tasting. Distinguished island chefs, including Kevin Crowell of Detente, Christian Thornton of Atria, and Anthony Saccoccia of The Grill on Main will demonstrate dishes prepared with local, in-season produce, meats, and seafood, highlighting each chefâs distinctive style. Noted vintners will pour wines for guests including Rombauer Vineyards,
Duckhorn Wine Company, Liberty School Wine, and C. Donatiello Winery. Acclaimed cookbook authors, including Cathy Walthers, will conduct a book signing. Tickets are 0.
Farmersâ Market and Brunch â Oct. 19
The Festival will close on Sunday, October 19, with a Farmersâ Market and Brunch from 10:00 a.m. â 1:00 p.m. Marthaâs Vineyard farmers will offer their fall harvest for sale. Guests can also purchase prepared brunch foods a la carte.
Ticket Information:
For information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.mvfoodandwine.com. Tickets may also be purchased in Edgartown at The Christina Gallery and at Marthaâs Vineyard Museum.
Please note: schedule subject to change.
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Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert to Feature More Than 100 Internationally Acclaimed Premium Wines From More Than 50 Wineries
Palm Springs, CA (PRWEB) March 7, 2011
The second annual Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert (March 25-27, 2011), which takes place under the Big White Tent during Fashion Week, will feature more than 100 world-class wines for one of the most outstanding viticulture and culinary events in Southern California.
Attendees of the three-day celebration will have the opportunity to sample the finest premium wines and champagnes from California, Europe and South America showcasing more than 100 varietals of wine. Samples of extravagant cuisine from more than 50 fine dining restaurants, caterers, and food suppliers will also be paired with these celebrated wines. Among the vintners and wineries participating in the Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert are:
Benziger Family Winery
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Folie A Deux
Gainey
Gerard Bertrand, France
Gundlach Bundschu
Hahn Family Wines
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Pahlmeyer
Piper-Heidsieck
Robert Oatley Vineyards
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SAKE2ME
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Sonoma Coast Vineyards
Sonoma-Cutrer
Trinchero Family Estates
Willamette Valley Vineyards
âThese wineries represent some of the worldâs most extraordinary wines and itâs an exciting opportunity for the consumer to have them all gathered together under one roof for three days of stellar food and wine pairings,â said Jeff Hocker, executive producer.
The viticultural experience for this event will be made even more exceptional with appearances by several major national wine authorities including Hugh Davies, president/CEO of Schramsberg Vineyards and J. Davies Vineyards; noted sommelier and certified wine educator Antonia Quast; market manager and certified wine educator from Wilson Daniels, Ltd Tracy Cervellone.; and Joel Templin, co-owner of JAQK Cellars. Adding to the eventâs appeal is the participation of nearly 20 renowned and respected chefs, including four James Beard Award winners: Paul Bertolli, Bradley Ogden, Jimmy Schmidt and Roy Yamaguchi. Another star attraction is Duff Goldman, star of the Food Networkâs Ace of Cakes and Iron Chef America, who will join a lineup of nationally known chefs.
The James Beard Foundation and The Culinary Institute of American have joined the Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert in a groundbreaking partnership that will benefit the Friends of the James Beard Foundation and The Culinary Institute of America Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert is a fun gathering of epicureans and wine aficionados and will take place during the sixth annual Fashion Week El Paseo, both produced by Palm Springs Life. Over the week, the two events showcase the best of West Coast fashion, food, and wine with a variety of glamorous runway shows, cooking demonstrations, seminars, tastings and much more.
Sponsors of Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert include the City of Palm Desert, Time Warner Cable, The Culinary Institute of America, Friends of James Beard Foundation, Cambria, California Date Administrative Committee, Cunard, Viking Range Corp., Jensenâs Finest Foods, The Cook Street Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, R&R Broadcasting, Stella Artois, Icelandic Glacial Water, Trinchero Family Estates, Costco, Godiva Chocolatier, Beaverton Foods Inc., Sonoma-Cutrer, OpenTable.com, and Eisenhower Imaging Center.
For further information visit http://www.palmdesertfoodandwine.com. For Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert sponsorship opportunities, contact Jeff Hocker at 760-320-5272. For Fashion Week El Paseo information, tickets, or sponsorship opportunities, contact Michael Mathews at 760-325-2333 or michaelm(at)palmspringslife(dot)com.
Palm Springs Life brings its readers engaging and topical monthly articles, including richly drawn celebrity profiles; intelligent features on contemporary culture, art, and architecture; coverage of the desertâs vibrant social scene; and the ultimate guide for what to do, where to go and what to wear in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts communities.
Palm Springs Life is the essential lifestyle magazine for the Palm Springs Desert Resorts, which is comprised of nine dynamic cities. Enriching the lives of residents and visitors from around the world for more than 50 years, Palm Springs Life has achieved icon status during its long successful history â which places it in rarefied company in the publishing world. Palm Springs Life is published by Desert Publications Inc., which produces numerous lifestyle and travel magazines throughout the West Coast.
For more information visit http://www.palmspringslife.com
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The rest of the line-up also has an international flavour, with Latino blues performer Andy Gonzales featuring alongside the Prodigal Sons, a blues rock group from Norway.
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