The Tenth Annual Nantucket Wine Festival Harbor Gala will feature at least 30 stations, each with a winemaker or winery representative and a restaurant chef (from on or off-island) whose cuisine is chosen to match the wines. This is sure to be the event of the season! The Gala will be held at the White Elephant on Thursday, May 20th, 2010, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
2010 wineries will include: Alex Gambal, Maison Ambroise, Arns Winery, Arrowood, Ashe Vineyard, Australian Premium Wine, C. Donatiello Winery, Cain Vineyard & Winery, Cliff Lede, Continuum, Donelan Wines, Maison Joseph Drouhin, Duckhorn Wine Company, Elyse, Fine Estates from Spain, Gundlach Bundschu Winery, Hess Collection, Hirsch Vineyards, Justin Vineyards, Landmark Vineyards, Larkin Wines, Martinelli Winery, Miner Family Winery, Peter Lehmann Wines, Pride Mountain Vineyards, Robert Craig Wine, Robert Sinskey Vineyards, Rombauer Vineyards, Silver Oak, Steltzner Vineyards, Veuve Clicquot, and Wente Vineyards.
Restaurants and food purveyors participating in the 2010 Gala will include: American Seasons, Bartlett's Ocean View Farm, Brant Point Grill, Chanticleer, Cinco, Company of the Cauldron, Coppa/Toro, Dune, 51 Lincoln, Fifty-Six Union, Figs at 29 Fair, Galley Beach, Great Harbor Yacht Club, La Laiterie at Farmstead, La Morra, Languedoc Bistro, Les Zygomates/Sorriso, LoLa 41, Metro Bis, Pearl/Boarding House/Corazon del Mar, Queequeg's/Town, Ranch 616, SeaGrille, Stowe Mountain Lodge, Straight Wharf, The Summer House, Topper's, Tremont 647, and 21 Federal.
Also featured are specialty beverages from Twelve, Acqua Panna and S. Pellegrino waters, and ___ Coffee.
A portion of the proceeds of the Harbor Gala goes to support Nantucket Combined Charities, Inc., which was formed in 2009 to raise funds for nonprofit educational organizations on Nantucket.
Nantucket Wine Festival's "host hotel" Considered to have the most desirable location on Nantucket Harbor, White Elephant offers service as exceptional as its setting. Accommodations include 52 spacious guest rooms and 11 Garden Cottages. Guests enjoy the cozy Library and the beauty of the Harborside Lawn.