News Release 2019-098 NEWS RELEASE York County Public Affairs www.yorkcounty.gov Gail Whittaker, Public Information Officer 757-890-3310 desk - 757-817-2665 cell
[email protected] Yorktown’s Wine Festival to Feature Wine Tastings, Live Music, Food Trucks, and More than 30 Vendors September 20, 2019 Tickets are on sale for the Yorktown Wine Festival – The Best of Virginia and Beyond! This annual event is scheduled for Saturday, October 5, from 12 to 6 p.m., and is presented by Village Events Ltd. Proceeds benefit the York Foundation for Public Education as well as the Victory YMCA. The festival showcases more than a dozen Virginia wineries, cideries, and internationally featured wines for unlimited tastings! This expanded sampling is an effort to show that Yorktown shares more than just history with its sister cities Zweibrücken and Port-Vendres. In a nod to both countries, ticket holders will be able to sample Rieslings from Germany and indulge in sparkling wine from France. Featured Virginia Wineries: Copper Fox Distillery Peaks of Ottery Winery Effingham Winery Pearmund Cellars Good Luck Cellars Prince Michel Vinyard & Winery Grayhaven Winery Rebec Vineyards Hampton Roads Winery Saudé Creek Vineyards Lake Anna Winery Vintner’s Cellar Winery of Yorktown Mattaponi Winery Williamsburg Winery Featured International Wines: France: Francois Montand Sparkling Rosé, Mont Gravet Carignan, Chateau de Fontenille Bordeaux, and Maison Joseph Burrier Chateau de Beauregard Saint Veran Germany: Dr. Loosen Riesling, Villa Wolf Gewurztraminer, Villa Wolf Dornfelder, Dr. Heyden Pinot Noir BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND… this year’s admission ticket once again includes entry to a designated Virginia Craft Beer garden near the fountain featuring limited tastings (20 per ticket holder) of specialty brews from Alewerks Brewing Company, Billsburg Brewery, Bold Rock Hard Cider, Devils Backbone Brewery, Larry’s Original Hard Lemonade, and St.