The 12th annual New Jersey Wine & Food Festival at Crystal Springs Resort returns May 1-3 and tickets are now on sale for all events!
About the Festival
The Festival is a celebration of some of the world’s best wines and food from around the nation with events designed to allow food & wine lovers to meet and mingle with chefs and winemakers. The weekend’s events include the signature Grand Tasting, a luxurious Wine Cellar dinner featuring wines from renowned winery Chateau Latour, the Top Chefs & Top Wines dinner, plus many exciting seminars with chefs, distillers and winemakers.
Charity Partner Info
The Festival’s charity partner and beneficiary is the Blind Ambition Coalition, a New Jersey-based organization whose mission is to promote a higher quality of life to individuals with disabilities by providing social networking opportunities, creating disability awareness, and establishing a strong community of disabled and non-disabled support.
Schedule of Events:
Friday May 1
7pm Fire in the Garden, a dinner in the resort’s outdoor Chef’s Garden restaurant featuring Crystal Springs Executive Chef Aishling Stevens and Chef James Gop of Heirloom Fire, $150 (tax & gratuity additional)
8pm Top Chefs & Top Wines, a dinner featuring three cheftestants from Bravo TV’s Top Chef – Eric Adjepong, Jos Sasto and David Viana, along with the culinary team of 4-star Restaurant Latour, $295 (tax & gratuity additional)
8pm Wine Cellar dinner with Frederic Engerer, CEO of Artemis Wines & the legendary Chateau Latour winery in Bordeaux, France, $495 (tax and gratuity additional)
Saturday May 2
9am – 4pm Seminars and tasting featuring a who’s who of the wine and spirits world including Gaja Winery, Veuve Clicquot, Duckhorn, Cantine Bertani, Hendrick’s Gin, Johnnie Walker, Hennessy Cognac and more. A full list can be found here: https://njwinefoodfest.com/events/categories/2020/seminars-cooking-demos-more/ ($30 – $150)
7pm The Grand Tasting (6:30pm VIP) features 40 restaurants from New York City and New Jersey with top wineries and distilleries. The event features two VIP sections with Champagne and premium wines as well as dishes from NYC hotspots Del Posto, Manhatta, Freemans, Bluebird London NYC, Batard along with Felina, Vesta Chocolate and Restaurant Latour. The regular Grand Tasting continues to showcase New Jersey’s best including Café Chameleon, Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen, Faubourg, Brick Farm Tavern, Halifax, Fascino, Viaggio, South + Pine, Ani Ramen, Il Nido, Bell Market and more (Grand Tasting $125: VIP $300 early bird & $325 after March 5)
10pm Biosphere After Party with DJ, open bar, live entertainment and more ($150)
Sunday May 3
10am Champagne Brunch featuring Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Champagne and a buffet of fresh baked goods, eggs and more brunch treats, $50 (tax & gratuity additional).
More information on the 12th annual New Jersey Wine & Food Festival: www.njwinefoodfest.com and Crystal Springs Resort: www.crystalgolfresort.com.
Cheers,
Veronique
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