NANTUCKET WINE FESTIVAL

The 16th annual festival will take place MAY 16 to 2O.  Highlights of the festival include: The Grand Tasting MAY 19 and 2O at the newly-renovated Nantucket Yacht club featuring over 2OO wineries; the Harbor Gala at the White Elephant Hotel on MAY 17; Wine & Food Seminars; Great Wines in Grand Houses Tastings; Luncheon Symposia; Celebrity Chef & Winemaker Auction Dinner on MAY 19 and more.  The Grand Tastings help to support Nantucket Combined Charities, Inc. and the Winemaker Auction benefits the Nantucket Historical Association.  Additionally, the Festival will feature the Luminary of the Year award which recognizes an individual whose work has had a profound effect upon the landscape of wine and food.  The 5th annual winner is Laurent Drouhin, Export Director of Maison Joseph Drouhin and member of the famed Drouhin family of Burgundy.  For more information visit nantucketwinefestival.com or call 5O8.228.1128.