Hunt Country Wine Events
in Upstate New York
Every year we participate in over a hundred events throughout Upstate New York to bring our wines to you.
At festivals, enjoy great wines, food and other attractions with family and friends. At free wine tastings, we feature a selection of both our classic varietals and newer releases.
Click a link below and events in that region will appear at the bottom of this screen. We hope to see you!
Greater Buffalo Region
Greater Rochester Region
Finger Lakes & Southern Tier
Central New York Region
North Country & Adirondacks
Greater Albany & Hudson Valley
Greater Albany & the Hudson Valley
Albany Wine & Dine for the Arts
Date: | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - Sat, Jan 14, 2012 |
Venue: | Crown Plaza Hotel, Albany |
Friday Grand Tasting (January 13th) – at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 4-8pm – $50 per person to sample foods from 40 top chefs and restaurants and 250 global wine and spirit companies – 6 educational seminars focused on healthy, locally grown, sustainable agriculture.
Friday Night “Slider Slam” (January 13th) – at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 8pm-11pm at $25 per person. 10 local Chefs / Restaurants will be participating, showcasing their creative sliders. There will Judge's Choice & People's Choice "Best of" & "Most Creative" Sliders, along with creative cocktail and wine selections for the event. This event is new for 2012.
Saturday Grand Tasting (January 14th) – at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 12pm-4pm – only $50 ($40 is purchased before January) per person to sample foods from 40 top chefs and restaurants and 250 global wine and spirit companies -, 6 educational seminars focused on healthy, locally grown, sustainable agriculture.
Saturday Evening – “Wine & Dine for the Arts Gala” – at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - $150 per person – A Culinary Masterpiece created by our 2012 Signature Chef team to present "Food as Art". The Chefs have outdone themselves, each taking course, with wine presented by Empire Merchants North and paired by Sommelier Dominick Purnomo, with live action stations in the reception to showcase their extraordinary talents. This year's Gala Dinner Menu was inspired by Capital Repertory Theatre's 31st Season. Each Signature Chef chose one of he six plays to inspire each course.
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