The Connecticut Wine Festival was held at the Goshen Fairgrounds on July 23-24. Festival visitors sampled wines from Connecticut vineyards, attended wine seminars and shopped local artisans during the two-day gathering. The Connecticut Wine Festival is part of the Connecticut Wine Trail Passport Program.
Participating vineyards included Bishop’s Orchards Winery in Guilford, DiGrazia Vineyards in Brookfield, Holmberg Orchard and Winery in Gales Ferry, Hopkins Vineyards in Warren, Paradise Hills Vineyard in Wallingford and Priam Vineyards in Colchester, Savino Vineyards in Woodbridge, Sharpe Hill Vineyards in Pomfret, Sunset Meadow Vineyards in Goshen, Taylor Brooke Winery in Woodstock, White Silo Winery in Sherman, Jones Winery in Shelton and Jonathan Edwards in Stonington.
Presenters of the wine seminars held during the event included Renee Allen, Founder and Director of the Wine Institute of New England, on Saturday, and Laureen Guerriero, the Wine Educator of WineTimeCT on Sunday. Festival Manager Sherrie Palmer said approximately 5,500 people attended the eighth annual wine festival.
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- Sonia Savino of Savino Vineyards.
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- Savino Wine displayed at the Connecticut Wine Festival.
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- Michaela Indermaur, Blair Barnette, Suzanne Zikoski, Jonathan Edwards Winery.
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- All of Sharpe Hill Vineyards: Kurt Vollweiler; Steven Vollweiler, Owner; David Vollweiler; William Vollweiler; Kaitlyn Vollweiler; Brandon Caffrey.
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- Bryn Bachmann, Tasting Room Staff, Miranda Vineyards.
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- Priam Vineyards at the Connecticut Wine Festival.
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- All of Hopkins Vineyard: Jim Baker, Winemaker; Carl Simmons; Rita Simmons; Jorge Salamanca; Ryan Bartholomew; Gina Zoef; Hilary Criollo, President; Paloma Criollo.
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- Danial Morris and Marquis Lawson, Holmberg Orchard and Winery.
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- DiGrazia Vineyard pouring tastes.
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- Matt and Melissa Schwab, Taylor Brooke Vineyards.
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- Eric Gorman, Owner, White Silo Vineyards.
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- Sharon Chichester and Ken Huber, Sunset Meadow Vineyards.
