First Annual Wine & Food Festival Debuts this Summer in West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT - Residents of Connecticut and beyond can enjoy some of the state’s best food and drink at the First Annual West Hartford Wine & Food Festival—showcasing hundreds of fine wines from around the world, 25 of the area’s top restaurants and much more.

Presented by Maximum Beverage and JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery, the inaugural West Hartford Wine & Food Festival will take place on Saturday, June 17, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of Kingswood Oxford.

In collaboration with WHMEDIA and Eat IN Connecticut and sponsored by iHeart Radio and Hoffman Auto Group, a portion of proceeds from the event will benefit select independent schools in West Hartford to support need-based financial aid, according to a release. (To sign up for West Hartford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Schools include:

• Kingswood Oxford
• Intensive Education Academy
• American School for the Deaf
• Northwest Catholic
• Solomon Schechter
• Renbrook School
• St. Brigid - St. Augustine Partnership School
• The Watkinson School

Special highlights of the West Hartford Wine & Food Festival include Master Sommelier Joseph Spellman from JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery, a Wine Enthusiast Winery of the Year, who will give a Wine 101 presentation.

Other features include a live and silent auction, live entertainment, more than 30 wine tables highlighting local, national & world-renowned brands, samplings from top area restaurants, a craft brewery tent, a CT Wine and Spirits Trail tent, fine whiskey’s, cigars, local purveyors and food artisans, in addition to three $5 LYFT credits for new sign ups.

Restaurant participants to date include:

• Park & Oak Restaurant
• Millwrights
• INDIA
• Zohara
• Restaurant Bricco
• Popover Bistro & Bakery

“West Hartford has been ripe for this type of an event for years. We’re very excited to have been able to partner with JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery, and their Master Somm Joseph Spellman to kick-off this inaugural festival,” event co-founder Brian Whitney said in a release. “West Hartford is home to some of the nations best schools, and we are honored to be welcomed to the beautiful grounds of Kingswood Oxford for this event and to have the support of their Head of School, Dennis Bisgaard, is a true testament to how much our town comes together to support the community we love.”

Tickets can be purchased online for $149 per person in advance and $179 at the door. Tickets include all wine and food.

A “designated driver” ticket is available for $75, which includes food and non-alcoholic drinks. Four-packs of tickets are $500 and offers guests a savings of more than $24 per person.

Expected event attendance is over 1,000 people from all over New England.

For more information or to get involved in the West Hartford Wine & Food Festival, please visit the festival website. For sponsorship opportunities, exhibitor inquiries, and volunteer applications, please email kcowan@puretechholdings.com.

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