80 cases of wine waiting to be opened at this weekends Grand Tasting at the Killington Wine Festival

80 cases of wine waiting to be opened at this weekends Grand Tasting at the Killington Wine Festival

The tent is pitched, the wine is delivered, guests are in route to Killington.... as I write this we are 2 hours away from the start of the 10 Annual Killington Wine Festival.

The festival kicks off this evening at the Killington Grand Hotel with an Estate Tasting of Fine Wines in Ovations Restaurant. The Estate Tasting runs from 6 to 8PM. It is followed by a "Pop Goes the Cork" party at the Killington Grand, beginning at 7:30 PM tonight.

At the K1 Base Lodge, final preparations have been made to host the Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon. 80 cases of wine have been delivered for sampling. Tables have been set up under the tent. The Grand Tasting is open to the public at 12 noon with VIP tickets priced at $75 at the gate. General Admission begins at 1 PM with tickets available at the gate for $55. The Grand Tasting ends at 4 PM.

At the Grand Tasting, musical guest Sean Kelly from the Samples will be performing 2 sets. The first will start at 2:00 PM. The second will begin roughly at 4:00 PM.

If you are attending tomorrows Grand Tasting at K1, dress for comfort and , as they say, where sensible shoes. It should be a great afternoon of wine tasting and music at the base of Killington.

And last, but not least, at the Birch Ridge Inn Chef Frizzie is busy putting on the finishing touches on his "mise en place" to prepare for tomorrow nights wine dinner at the inn with Boyden Valley Winery. We have a great menu in place...I'm getting hungry (really a little thirsty) already!

Stay cool and "In Vino Veritas"