Newport Vineyards hosted its 28th annual WINEterfest Weekend on Feb. 17-18. Held during two afternoon sessions on both Saturday and Sunday, the event featured tasting bars for Newport Vineyards wines, Taproot brews and cocktails from the event’s ice bar. Guests enjoyed an array of white wines, reds and rosés from Newport Vineyards, along with ciders from local brand Rhody Coyote, paired with food prepared by the Newport Vineyards culinary team and live music throughout each day’s festivities, which included a grape-stomping competition.
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- Newport Vineyards hosted its 28th annual WINEterfest Weekend on Feb. 17-18.
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- Newport Vineyards Gewürztraminer, Tranquility White Wine, Great White, Vidal Blanc, Island White, Pinot Noir Dry Rosé, Dry Rosé, White Merlot and Great White Rosé.
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- Newport Vineyards’ Ariana Held, Guest Services Supervisor and Savannah Mediano, Guest Services.
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- Newport Vineyards’ Cherie Waluk, Server/Bartender and Gina Lucia, Food and Beverage Supervisor.
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- Bartender Dean Coutroubis serving sweet whites and rosés.
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- Server Ben Peters pouring wine through the custom ice luge.
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- Newport Vineyards Rhode Island Port.
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- A pour of Newport Vineyards Rhode Island Port through the ice luge.
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- Newport Vineyards Vidal Ice Wine, White Cap and Rhode Island Port.
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- A pour of Newport Vineyards In the Buff Red Blend.
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- Newport Vineyards’ Destiny Pimento, Bartender/Server and Rachel Brown, Bartender/Server.
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- Newport Vineyards In the Buff Red Blend, Gemini Red, Landot Noir, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Rochambeau.
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- The Newport Vineyards custom ice bar.
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- Newport Vineyards Chardonnay, In the Buff White Blend, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio, Dry Riesling, Moscato, Rising Tide and Friz Sparkling Chardonnay.
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- Newport Vineyards Servers Isaac Berlau and Taylor McKenna.
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- Trisha Greene, General Manager, Newport Vineyards hosting the annual grape-stomping competition.
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- Guests participating in the grape-stomping competition.
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- Taproot Brewing Company Vineyard Pils, Comet Blonde Ale, Imperial Hefeweizen, F-Bomb, P.O.G. IPA, Naughty Double IPA, Dunkel Lager, Whiteout White Stout and Cranberry Sour.
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- Rhody Coyote Wicked Squash Hard Apple Pumpkin Cider, Hard Apple Cider and Watermelon Cider.
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- Newport Vineyards’ Nick Pagliuca, Catering Manager and Mandy Francis, Server.
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- A glass of Rhody Coyote Watermelon Cider.
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- Blueberry No-Jito Mule mocktail: blueberry-mint ginger simple syrup, lime juice, ginger beer and blueberries.
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- Real Weird performing during Newport Vineyards’ 28th annual WINEterfest Weekend.
Photos by Laura Widness.
