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Food, Beverage Participants Announced For West Hartford Wine & Food Festival
Connecticut residents and beyond can enjoy some of the state's best food and drink at the First Annual West Hartford Wine & Food Festival.
West Hartford, CT — Residents of Connecticut and beyond will enjoy some of the state’s best food and drink at the First Annual West Hartford Wine & Food Festival. The event will take place Saturday, June 17, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Kingswood Oxford School, according to a release.
Festival attendees will enjoy more than 30 wine tables featuring 250+ wines from local, national and world-renowned brands. Also featured will be food from 30+ top area restaurants, live entertainment and more to help raise funds for select Independent Schools in West Hartford. (To sign up for West Hartford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)
The inaugural West Hartford Wine & Food Festival will feature the following participating wineries:
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- Justin Vineyards
- Landmark Vineyards
- Stonestreet
- La Crema
- Capture Wines
- Windracer Wines
- Cenyth Wines
- Mt. Brave Wines
- Beaulieu Vineyard
- Beringer
- Stag’s Leap Wineries
- Bonterra
- 1000 Stories
- B.R. Cohn
- Wente
- Murrieta’s Well
- Magic Door
- 90+ Cellars
- J. Lohr
- Ferrari Carrano
- Caymus Vineyards
- The Prisoner Wine Company
- Meiomi
- Cooper and Thief Cellarmasters
- Rombauer Vineyards
- Duckhorn Vineyards
- Robert Craig
- Clos Du Val
- Paraiso
- Twenty Rows
- Chop Shop
- Talbott Vineyards
- William Hill Estates
- Bonny Doon Vineyard
- Girard Winery
- Chalk Hill Estate
- Lincourt Vineyards
- Sebastiani Vineyards
- Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
- Columbia Crest Winery
- Chateau Ste. Michelle
- Trione Winery
- Chateau de Merle
- Bookmark Wines
- Elizabeth Chambers Cellar
- Stokes’ Ghost Wines
- VDR Wines
- District 7 Wines
- GIFFT Wines
- Craftwork Wines
An expanded list can be found at wines-sampled.
Participating restaurants to date include:
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- Millwright’s Restaurant
- Grants Restaurant
- INDIA Restaurant
- Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen
- Artisan Restaurant Tavern & Garden
- Park and Oak Restaurant
- The North House
- ON20
- Local’s 8
- Noble & Co.
- Firebox
- 4 Eat & Drink
- Blind Pig
- @The Barn
- Butchers & Bakers
- Cafe Louise
- Carbone’s Kitchen
- Cavey’s
- Chango Rosa
- Flemings
- NoRa Cupcake
- The Rockin Chicken
- Ideal Tavern
- Killiam & Bassete Farmstead
- OINK Pop-Ups
- Popover Bistro & Bakery
- The Rooster Company
- Savoy Pizzeria
- Sub Edge Farm
- Seoul BBQ
- SHU Restaurant
- Student Prince
- Table 570 Asian Fusion
- The Green Teahouse
Specialty food artisans and local purveyors will be also on site.
Festival attendees can also enjoy many other events happening throughout the day, such as a blind tasting and Wine 101 tutorial by Master Sommelier Joseph Spellman from JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery, a Wine Enthusiast Winery of the Year, a silent auction, live musical entertainment, lawn games, photo booth, sponsor tents with raffles and chance games, artists and models.
Tickets can be purchased online for $149 per person in advance and $179 at the door. Tickets include all wine and food.
To ensure the safety of everyone at the festival, attendees will receive three $5 LYFT credits for new sign-ups and a “designated driver” ticket is available for $75. The ticket includes food and non-alcoholic drinks.
Four-packs of tickets are $500 and offers guests a savings of more than $24/ person. Expected event attendance is over 1,000 people from all over New England.
Visit the event website or more information or to get involved in the West Hartford Wine & Food Festival.
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