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Grand Tasting
GRAND TASTING IN THE HEART OF NANTUCKET---Over 100 wineries converge upon Nantucket during the weekend of May 16th and 17th, 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 Community Sailing. There will be four 2-hour sessions of the Grand Tasting (cooking demonstrations will vary). There will be sessions on Saturday and Sunday, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm and from 3:00pm to 5:00 pm.Our philosophy is to emphasize the important marriage of food and wine. These tremendous restaurants, in tandem with our elite winemakers, means that a visit to the Grand Tasting is the equivalent to 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 Nantucket Daily Breads, chowder from E.J. Harvey's Nantucket Chowder Company, delicious butters from Nantucket Butter 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, and fresh shellfish from the Island Creek Oysters. You'll also find delicious products from off-island producers: impeccable Alaska seafood from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, caviar and blini from La Petite Pearle, artisanal food and cheeses from rising stars Matt and Kate Jennings, of Farmstead in Providence, aged balsamic vinegar blends and olive oils from JD Gourmet, hand-crafted cheeses and butters from Vermont Butter & Cheese Co., deletable treats from Stowe Mountain Lodge, and the exquisite traditional meat products of new England's oldest artisanal butchery, Savenor's Market. ![[Viking Demonstration]](/html/images/photos/Image/2009Festival/grandtasting_2.jpg) Throughout the Grand Tastings, there will be hourly cooking demonstrations at our Viking demonstration kitchen. Great chefs from Nantucket and off-island will demonstrate their skills by preparing a dish from start to finish, answering questions and utilizing secret kitchen techniques. 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 Cutting Boards will show their unique Nantucket-motif cutting boards. 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. There will be an exhibition of new works by internationally-known Nantucket artist Kerry Hallam. "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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