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Grand Tasting
GRAND TASTING IN THE HEART OF NANTUCKET---Over 200 wineries converge upon Nantucket during the weekend of May 22nd and 23rd, 2010, for the focal point of the Nantucket Wine Festival--the Grand Tastings. The layout and location of the Nantucket Yacht Club promises the best Grand Tasting ever. Never in the history of the wine festival have we had such an exceptional collection of wineries, chefs, and food purveyors. The Grand Tastings help to support Nantucket Combined Charities, Inc.
During the Grand Tastings, visiting chefs will prepare grilled meats and fish on the Wolf grill. Each chef will create a unique compound butter using Kerrygold's exquisite Irish butter.
There will be three sessions of the Grand Tasting:
--from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on Saturday, May 22nd
--from 3:00pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 22nd
--from noon to 3:00pm on Sunday, May 23rd
Pricing (to buy tickets, touch the "BUY" button at the top of this page)
- One Saturday session: $85 ($110 after April 1, 2010)
- Sunday session: $125 ($150 after April 1, 2010)
- Both Saturday sessions: $160 ($190 after April 1, 2010)
- One Saturday session and the Sunday session: $190 ($215 after April 1, 2010)
- All three sessions: $220 ($250 after April 1, 2010)
- The Grand Cru ticket package includes all three Grand Tasting sessions.
Our philosophy emphasizes the important marriage of food and wine. The presence of chefs from many tremendous restaurants presenting samples of their dishes, in tandem with our elite winemakers, means that a visit to the Grand Tasting is the equivalent of a world-class lunch!We do not guarantee availability at any time--tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. YOU MUST BE 21 OR OLDER TO ENTER THE GRAND TASTING.
A Culinary Oasis! ![[East Coast Shellfish Growers Association]](/html/images/photos/Image/2009Festival/grandtasting_3.jpg) Inside the Grand Tasting tent, consumers will taste great wines while sampling an even greater selection of Nantucket's finest food offerings, which will include the Company of the Cauldron's warm vine-smoked salmon, artisan breads from Pain d'Avignon (the official bread of the Nantucket Wine Festival), chowder from E.J. Harvey's Nantucket Chowder Company, a sampling of gourmet smoked items from Summer 'N Smoke, whose local products are featured at high-end retailers and caterers, signature items from The Boarding House, delicious pasta from Simantia Pasta, and fresh shellfish from the Island Creek Oysters. You'll also find delicious products from off-island producers: caviar and blini from La Petite Pearle, aged balsamic vinegar blends and olive oils from JD Gourmet, hand-crafted cheeses and butters from Vermont Butter & Cheese Co., and delectable treats from Stowe Mountain Lodge. ![[Viking Demonstration]](/html/images/photos/Image/2009Festival/grandtasting_2.jpg) Food authors will hold book-signings at various times throughout the Grand Tasting, and the Dane Gallery will display their beautifully-crafted wine glasses and decanters. Nantucket Bottega del Vino will show their simple, elegant line of hand blown, lead free crystal wine glasses and decanters. Meet artisans, winemakers, chefs, raconteurs, food mavens, and Islanders of every stripe in the gustatory haven that is Nantucket. "Le vin est la table ce que la fleur est au jardin, le soleil au verger et l'amour au coeur des pauvres hommes; il parfume, il panouit, il exalte. C'est pourquoi il faut le boire avec tendresse, avec respect et avec gratitude." -Berjanette, Ecrivain Gastronome |
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