The Hotel Hershey Wine & Food Festival 2016
The Hotel Hershey Wine & Food Festival returns to Hershey, PA from September 16 – 18, 2016. While many people travel for Wine & Food Festivals in other locations, Hershey is a great local festival to satisfy the sweet tooth while indulging in more adult tastes. Enjoy fine wine, fresh flavors, and spirited events including a comedy show, local winery tour, Pinot Noir blending class, the Grand Tasting, a NEW wine and cheese tasting class, and more at the seventh annual event.
The Hotel Hershey is such a pretty place to attend a festival like this. The gardens in the back of the hotel seem to lend a certain beauty to a Wine & Food Festival. Can you imagine sipping your drink and sampling fine dishes in the gardens? Make sure to look below at the happenings on Wine & Food Festival weekend!
Friday, September 16
- Wine, Dine, And Punch Lines: a wine reception hosted by Kim Crawford of Loveblock Wines at 6:30 p.m. and a comedy show by Laurie Forster, The Stand Up Sommelier, at 8:00 p.m.; $96 per person
Saturday, September 17
- Vine To Wine at Waltz Vineyards: a unique experience that guides guests through the winemaking process at Waltz Vineyards; 8:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.; $54 per person with box lunch
- NEW! Count Sebastiano Capone Wine & Cheese Tasting: a guided tasting and pairing of five wines and local cheeses; 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.; $54 per person
- Davis Bynum Blending Class: a guided tour through the process and art of blending Pinot Noir; 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.; $48 per person
- Concho Y Toro Wine Dinner: hosted by Italo Jofre from Concho Y Toro, a five-course meal paired with delicious wines; 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m.; $120 per person
Sunday, September 18
- VIP Winemaker Breakfast: a breakfast buffet with several wine makers from The Grand Tasting; 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.; $30 per person
- The Grand Tasting: live jazz entertainment, international and domestic wine stations hosted by official vintner representatives, a selection of domestic breweries, and delicious culinary samplings from our award winning chefs; 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.; $72 per person and $20 per designated driver
If you would like to find out more information about The Hotel Hershey Wine & Food Festival or to make reservations, call 717-534-8800. Don’t forget you can also find more information on The Hotel Hershey website.
Disclosure: I am a part of the Hershey Sweetest Moms and as such do occasionally get invited for sponsored opportunities. All opinions are my own.
I’ve been to Hershey once, it was nice.
I love visiting Hershey, but haven’t been there in a long time. It would be great to plan a visit around the festival. Thanks for the information!
I have never been to Hershey. This sounds like a fun festival!
This sounds like an awesome festival.
Wish we lived closer. This looks like an enjoyable getaway couple time!
I would love to go to this event. To a wine and food festival is amazing and so much fun!! I wish I lived closer to this event.
This sounds like it would be a lot of fun. We went to Hershey once, but were not there very long. Would love to go back.
Oh that would be so much fun to attend! Maybe someday…..
This sounds like a lot of entertainment for a variety of interests. I would love to attend however it is s long long way from me. If I’m ever in that area this time of year though I will certainly attend.