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Red, White and Oooh!

April 10 – 13
Blue Ridge Wine Festival
Blowing Rock, N.C.
(877) 295-7965
blueridgewinefestival.com

Try a Blush in the full flush of spring, mellow out with a warm Cabernet Sauvignon, sweeten your buds with a smooth Reisling or simmer your senses in a Sparkling Red. Whether you’re a connoisseur or someone who thinks wine only comes in red and white, you’ll enjoy a stirring of the senses at the annual Blue Ridge Wine Festival, held in picturesque Blowing Rock, N.C.

Activities will flow as freely as the wine in Blowing Rock, with festival-goers being treated to four full days of sipping, dancing, dining and demonstrations. Celebrity chef Suzie Blanchard will be on hand before tasting events, offering classes in everything from identifying wine scents and flavors to coupling wine with chocolate and fruit. In a head-to-head battle among local chefs, things will heat up and then go down smooth with musical performances at the Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center.

Attendees to the open wine tastings can root for their favorites from over 100 local wines or pick up some sip tips as professional judges—including guest judge Jane Garvey—elect the best of the best in North Carolina regional wines at the Commercial Winery Competition. More than 20 area wineries will be sharing their best this year, including Biltmore Estate Winery, Banner Elk Winery, Childress Vineyards, Hanover Park Vineyard, Chatam Hill Vineyards, Rag Apple Lassie and many more.

After a day of heady education and epicurean competition, wine lovers can then take a leisurely stroll through the participating Blowing Rock art galleries before choosing where to settle in for a decadent five- to seven-course meal—served, of course, with festival wines. Participating restaurants include Ciao Bello, Crippen’s Restaurant, the Laurel Room, The Gamekeeper, Gideon Ridge Inn, Hound Ears Club and Blowing Rock Grille.

This festival promises to awaken all the senses with an abundance of food, wine and live music complementing nearly every event. Just in case the glass is only half empty by the end of the celebration, festivities will conclude with a classic Champagne Brunch.

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