Stay a week at Grande Villas and get FREE:
- 2 tickets to the Vin de Mer Tasting

The Beaufort Wine & Food Weekend is set in the charming seaport town of Beaufort, North Carolina, which celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2009 - offering even more reason to celebrate!

 

Location: North Carolina Maritime Museum Gallants Channel Site, Beaufort, NC
Date: Saturday, April 25th

Time: 12:30 - 4:30pm

Tickets: $60 per person (FREE w/ week-long stay at Grande Villas)

 

Touted as the Festival’s “heart,” the Beaufort Wine and Food Culinary Village features a large enclosed vendor village that showcases over 60 culinary related businesses, including top restaurants, wineries from all over the world, culinary related merchandise, sponsors and much more!

 

Grand Tasting Village Attendees enjoy samples from favorite world-renowned wine makers and spirits. They become acquainted with the variety of wines and other beverages offered. Guests are invited to mingle between cooking stations to experience the latest in food trends from the area's top restaurants, caterers and food vendors. Village Ticket includes wine and food tasting, commemorative glassware, chef and author cooking demonstrations.

 

Location: Carltons' Fine Dining, Indian Beach, NC

Date: Thursday, April 23

Time: 7pm

Tickets: $110 each (FREE w/ week-long stay at Grande Villas)

 

Don't miss this special winemaker dinner featuring guest chef Walter Royal from the renowned restaurant The Angus Barn in Raleigh, NC.  His creations will be paired with wines from Mac McDonald's award winning Vision Cellars in Sonoma County, CA.

 

Carlton's Fine Dining

Local Chef:  Patrick Hogan
Guest Chef:  Walter Royal from The Angus Barn
Guest Winery:  Vision Cellars and Mac McDonald

 

- Mark Friszolowski, Childress Vineyards - Lexington, NC

- Mark Terry & Lillian Kroustalis, Winemaker & Owner: Westbend Vineyards -  Lewisville, NC

- Mac McDonald, Winemaker: Vision Cellars - Windsor, CA
- Joe Otos, Winemaker: Willowbrook Cellars and Owl Ridge Wines - Sebastopol, CA

- Inez Ribustello, Master Sommelier & Owner: On the Square - Tarboro, NC

- Norrel Robertson, Master of Wine: Representing wines from Spain through the Well Oiled Wine Company

- Alexis Todor, Marketing Manager: Representing Trinchero Family Estates and Angove's Family Winery - Australia

- Steve Tylichi, Viticulturist: Steele Wines - Kelsyville, CA

- Matthew Weese, Cellarmaster: Mauritson Wines - Healdsburg, CA
- Steve Shepard, Vintner, Raylen Vineyards, NC
- Tor Kenward, Winemaker & Owner: Tor Kenward Family Wines - St. Helena, CA
- Sebastian Allende, Export Director: Santa Rita - Chile