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The 7th Annual Shine to Wine Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2011, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Downtown North Wilkesboro. We will have live entertainment, art, merchandise, wine, and food.
Along with showcasing North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County and the burgeoning wine industry in our area, this year’s event will feature the 4th Annual Culinary Chef Challenge, where regional chefs representing surrounding restaurants will compete for the title of Best Chef, Most Creative and People’s Choice. These chefs will display their cooking and presentation talents for a jury of judges and critics.
The celebration will begin at 12pm, and continue until 6pm. General admission is FREE, and wine tastings are only $20! ($15 in advance)
Returning vineyards and wineries are:
Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge
Chateau Laurinda Vineyards
Grassy Creek Vineyard & Winery
Ginger Creek Vineyards
Lake James Cellar Winery
Native Vines Winery
Old Stone Vineyard and Winery
Raintree Cellars
Rocky River Vineyards
Round Peak Vineyards
Sweet Vine Winery
Thistle Meadow Winery
Uwharrie Vineyards
Weathervane Winery
WoodMill Winery
New wineries include:
Bannerman Vineyards
Cauble Creek Vineyards
Dennis Vineyards
New River Wineries
Olde Mill Vineyards
Slightly Askew Wines
Waldensian Style Wines and Ciders
The 7th Annual festival will feature the 4th year of the Culinary Chef Competition which will take place with a new twist.
Area chefs will participate in the new Chef’s Best event where they will be offering samples of a signature dish. Attendees
with food tasting tickets will serve as the jury, and will vote for People’s Choice: Best Chef. The Chef’s Best event is
sponsored by Tumbling Shoals Farms and Apple Brandy Beef Farms.
A new addition this year will be an Art Tent sponsored by Brame Huie Pharmacy and in part by Grassroots funding from the
North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency through the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes. This addition will highlight our
local art galleries and will feature local and regional artists demonstrating painting, sketching, and pottery making. The
Kids’ Art Tent will also be back with instructor-led art activities for children. The Kids’ Art Tent is sponsored by
Arnold and Becky Lakey. The festival will also feature local and regional arts and crafts vendors.
Music for the festival will feature Freeport Jazz from Winston-Salem, NC. This year’s festival bands are sponsored in part
by Grassroots funding from the NC Arts Council, a state agency through the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes, the local arts
council. Freeport Jazz has many years of experience playing “jazz for the people” and are a mainstay on the jazz festival circuit.
Advance tickets can be purchased at:
Wilkes Art Gallery
913 C. Street, North Wilkesboro
Key City Grille
211 10th Street, North Wilkesboro
6th and Main
210 6th Street, North Wilkesboro
Holiday Inn Express
1700 Winkler Street, Wilkesboro
Addison Inn
1842 Highway 421 North, Wilkesboro
Hampton Inn
1300 Collegiate Dr., Wilkesboro
At the gate, the ticket price is $20.
This event is presented by
GoWilkes.com and
Wilkes Regional Medical Center.
Also sponsored by
Integrity Design and Displays, Inc,
Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority, and
The Record of Wilkes
Community Sponsors are
Gerald and Linda Lankford,
Vaughn and Frances Hayes,
John and Peggy Harwell, and
Bob and Alline Skees.
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