Vintage & Vine star chefs are Hasty, Vesey and Serrano; participating restaurants announced
PORTSMOUTH — Strawbery Banke has announced the 2022 star chefs, restaurant, and wine partners for Vintage & Vine – A Wine Festival in Historic Style on Saturday, Sept. 10. Attendees sample wines from distributors and wineries and taste innovative bites by greater Seacoast restaurants against the backdrop of the Museum’s historic houses and heirloom gardens. The event is a major fundraiser with proceeds benefiting Strawbery Banke’s ongoing preservation and education efforts.
“Strawbery Banke partners with knowledgeable wineries and distributors as well as incredible restaurants and top chefs for a one-of-a-kind wine festival in historic style,'' said Robyn Aldo, Vintage & Vine Event Chair and Strawbery Banke Trustee. “Vintage & Vine is not to be missed and showcases the Museum at its finest.”
“Vintage & Vine is a wonderful opportunity for members and the community to gather over shared food and beverage in support of the Museum,'' said Lawrence J. Yerdon, President and CEO. “Strawbery Banke is grateful for wine and restaurant partners, star chefs, and all who support the event to help further the Museum’s mission.”
Wine brokers are active participants and provide visitors with tasting notes and suggestions, as well as sell wines at a special discount valid only at the event.
Visitors sample wines from Horizon Beverage, The Imported Grape, LLC, Perfecta Wine Company, PSP Wines of NH, LLC, and Uncorked Wine & Spirits of New England as well as Baystate Wine and Spirits, Blue Heron Wines, Centeur Imports LLC, Flag Hill Winery & Distillery, LaBelle Winery, SHARA Vineyards, Pine State Beverage, and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits of New England.
Star chefs will be preparing food onsite in addition to the dozens of Seacoast restaurants offering innovative culinary favorites to attendees.
2022 Vintage & Vine Star chefs are: Ben Hasty. Executive Chef at the Atlantic Grill; Brendan Vesey, Chef/Owner of Botanica Restaurant & Gin Bar; and Paul Serrano, Chef/Founder of Chez Paul Cookery
Participating restaurants include 110 Grill, Anju Noodle Bar, Annabelle's Ice Cream, The Atlantic Grill, Beach Pea Baking Co., Botanica Restaurant & Gin Bar, BRGR Bar, Ceres Bakery, The Clipper Tavern, Cup of Joe, Cure, Dwyer's Pub, Enna Chocolate, Figtree Kitchen and Catering, HONG Asian Noodle Bar, La Belle Chocolate/Chocolate by Sparrow, La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, Lil's Cafe, Martingale Wharf, The One Hundred Club, Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth Feed Company, The Railpenny Tavern, Ristorante Massimo, Rooftop at the Envio, The Rosa Restaurant, SALT Kitchen & Bar, Sol, Tinos Kitchen + Bar, Toscana Italian Chophouse & Wine Bar, Thirsty Moose Taphouse, Tuscan Market, Two-Fifty Market, Wicked Mini Donuts, and The Wilder.
Tickets are going fast for Vintage & Vine. VIP tickets, which allow guests to enter at 4 p.m. and circulate the entire site as well as the designated VIP tent, sold out during the member pre-sale period. General Admission tickets allow guests to enter at 5 p.m. and are $85 per person (designated driver general admission tickets are $35). The event comes to a close at 7:30 p.m.. Strawbery Banke members receive a discount on tickets.
Vintage & Vine 2022 is sponsored in part by Great Oak Title Services, Rooftop at the Envio, Cambridge Trust, Devine Millimet Attorneys At Law, Movement Mortgage, and Portsmouth Physical Therapy.
Guests must be 21 years or older to attend. Comfortable footwear is advised as the tasting stations are arranged throughout the grounds of the Museum's 10-acre campus. For more information and to purchase event tickets, visit StrawberyBanke.org.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Strawbery Banke Museum presents 2022 Vintage & Vine Star Chefs, Restaurant, and Wine Partners
