News and Events for August 14-27

Welcome to ECoast Wines bi-weekly News and Events update for August 14th through August 27th! Come back every other week to see what's going on around the East Coast. If you would like for us to include your news or event, use the site contact form to get your wine out there!

NEWS

“Virginia wine to be exported to China”
Orange County-based Barboursville Vineyards has signed a deal with Tianjin Tewoo Group to export Barboursville wines to China.
The agreement is believed to be the first commercial transaction between a Virginia winery and a Chinese importer.
To read more, visit virginiabusiness.com.

“Top 5 New Additions To Disney's Epcot Food & Wine Fest”
The 2011 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is fast approaching, and bookings for many of the events open on Aug. 16. Now -- though we're nearly two months ahead of the game -- is the time to start planning, as the most popular events and activities sell out quickly.
The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival will run from Sept. 30 through Nov. 13 this year and will include events held in Epcot as well as at restaurants throughout Walt Disney World. The Festival gets more and more popular every year, and this year the cast members planning the event have truly outdone themselves.
To read more, visit wesh.com.

EVENTS

Virginia

Yappy Hours
August 21, 9am - 5pm
Keswick Vineyards
1575 Keswick Winery Drive
Keswick, VA 22947
Ph. 434-244-3341
Cost: Free
Please join us for our weekly “Yappy Hours” every Sunday while the weather stays nice! Bring your four-legged friends to play while you socialize with other animal lovers. On select Sundays, local animal rescue groups will be here with their friends that they have available for adoption!
For more information, visit keswickvineyards.com.

Music at the Glass House
August 26, 6:15-8:30
Glass House Winery
5898 Free Union Road
Free Union, VA 22940
Ph. 434-975-0094
Cost: No cover, $5 tastings
Join us in the Glass House this week for live music from Beleza Brazil! This groovalicious blend of samba, funk, jazz, bossa nova, Spanish flamenco and blues. This duo plays rhythmic and harmonic riches from North and South America. No cover!
For more information, visit glasshousewinery.com.

Sedalia Center 4th Annual Jazz & Wine Festival
August 27, 4-10:45pm
The Sedalia Center
Sedalia School Road
Big Island, Virginia 24526
Ph. 434-299-5080
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Great Jazz, Central Virginia Wineries and the beautiful setting of the Sedalia Center in Bedford County combine to make for one of the premier Central Virginia Festivals of the year! The entertainment line up includes Nat Reaves, Vince Lewis and the venerable Jane Powell!!!
For more information, visit sedaliacenter.org.

Maryland

Red Red Wine Bar Welcomes...Swamp Candy!
August 14, 8-11pm
Red Red Wine Bar
189B Main Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Ph. 410-990-1144
Cost: Free
A steely Chablis to match the guitar. An earthy, soulful Grenache like their stand up bass. Red Red Wine Bar is honored to welcome Annapolis's own Swamp Candy this Sunday night. Their sound is eclectic. Moving. Resilient against stereotypes and the urge to put it in a box. Sounds like a wine bar we know. Tell your friends. Come for dinner and drinks. Stay for a night to remember.
For more information, visit redredwinebar.com.

Wine Down Friday
August 19, 7-9pm
Knob Hall Winery
14108 St Paul
Clearspring, MD 21722
Ph. 301-842-2777
Cost: $5 includes a glass of wine and great music
Have some fun with Anita Thomas and Mike Gellar! Enjoy a glass of wine with admission.
For more information, visit knobhallwinery.com.

Easterns Bayside Blues and Wine Festival
August 20, 1-11pm
Eastern Yacht Club 410-686-3555
2330 Seneca Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21221
Ph. 703-481-6525
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Wine Tasting will be available from 1pm-7pm. Participating wineries include: Woodhall Wine Cellars, Fiore Winery, Legends Vineyard, Cygnus Wine Cellars, Terrapin Station Winery, Frederick Cellars, Far Eastern Shore Winery, Dejon Vineyards, Cover Point Winery and Harford Vineyards and Winery.
Blues Music will be playing from 1pm-11pm. Blues Bands playing: Blues Streak Rhythm & Blues, Ursula Ricks Project, Old Man Brown Twine Time and Deb Callahan Band.
Check the website out for band schedule!
For more information, visit easternsbaysidefestival.com.

New Jersey

Barefoot Grape Stomp
August 21, 2-5pm
Four Sisters Winery
783 County Route 519
Belvidere, NJ 07823
Ph. 908-475-3671
Cost: $57.50
If you’ve ever seen the famous “I Love Lucy” episode with Lucy stomping grapes, here’s your chance to actually experience it. Roll up your pants and take off your shoes and socks. Willing guests will have the opportunity to experience the old-fashioned way of crushing grapes. Wine tasting, buffet-style dinner, wine cellar tour and barefoot grape stomping all for only $57.50 per person, including tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. Call 908- 475-3671 for tickets.
For more information, visit foursisterswinery.com.

Wine and Music Under the Stars
August 26, 6-9pm
Old York Cellars
80 Old York Road (Amwell Road)
Ringoes, NJ 08551
Ph. 908.284.9463
Cost: $5
Our wine and music series continues with a new group, Iron City Jazz with Jennifer Isaacs. Iron City is a fusion of early jazz, funk, soul and originals. Wines will be available for purchase by the glass and bottle, and you are encouraged to bring some food and friends for a fun night out.
Reservations are not required, but suggested.
For more information or to reserve a table, call 908.284.9463 or visit oldyorkcellars.com

New York

Free Music Fridays & Farmers Market
August 19, 3-7pm
Montezuma Winery & Hidden Marsh Distillery
2981 Auburn Rd (U.S. Rte 20)
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Ph. 315-568-8190
Cost: Free
Free music Fridays from June 17-Sept. 2 from 5-7pm during the Montezuma Winery Farmers Market. Market hours 3-7pm. New York produced products including seasonal produce, baked goods, ice cream, BBQ, crafts and wine.
For more information, visit montezumawinery.com.

New Hampshire

“He said Chocolate, She said Wine”
August 25, 6:30-8pm
WineNot Boutique
170 Main St.
Nashua, NH 03060
Ph. (603)-204-5569
WineNot and Dancing Lion Chocolate invite you to explore the world of Artisan cheese, International chocolate and fine wine. Travel the globe with your palate from Italy to France to Australia. Find out which wine pairs best with which type of chocolate. Also discover which cheese couples best with these luscious libations.
Richard Tango-Lowy, a graduate of ecole chocolate in Vancouver and the acclaimed L'Ecole Du Grande Chocolat Valrhona in Tain L'Hermitage, France and Svetlana Yanuskevich, a Diplomate in Wine and Spirits from WSET, London, have created unique pairings for passionate wine, cheese and chocolate lovers...smooth, rich, and full of surprises.
For more information, visit winenotboutique.com.