{"id":116339,"date":"2023-02-20T23:13:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T04:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=116339"},"modified":"2023-02-20T23:13:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T04:13:26","slug":"winter-winefest-market-review-photos-by-victoria-durgin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=116339","title":{"rendered":"Winter Winefest &#038; Market | Review &#038; Photos by Victoria Durgin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=5729\">Review &amp; Photos by Victoria Durgin<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local wines and wares were on prime display for the first (and sold-out) Winter Wine Fest and Market hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtsQuest<\/a> on February 19. Held on the second and third floors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SteelStacks<\/a> campus, patrons were treated to live music from Stefanie Johnson early in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-3 su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-default su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-none\" style=\"max-width:500px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":true,\"autoPlay\":3000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.007000000000000000145716771982051795930601656436920166015625,\"friction\":0.25}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div 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id=\"su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd_script){su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69f64d5f450bd_script);}<\/script>\n<p>The event featured 14 wineries from around the Lehigh Valley. Patrons sampled and sipped a wide range of wines, as the event catered to virtually every taste and style. Participating wineries included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/binahwinery.com\/\">Binah Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bluemountainwine.com\/\">Blue Mountain Vineyards &amp; Cellars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cellarbeastwine.com\/\">Cellar Beast Winehouse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevergirlwinery.com\/\">Clever Girl Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cloverhillwinery.com\/\">Clover Hill Vineyards and Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eastonwineproject.com\/\">Easton Wine Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/franklinhillvineyards.com\/\">Franklin Hill Vineyards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountbethelfarms.com\/\">Mount Bethel Farms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renegadelondonwine.com\/\">Renegade Urban Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rowanasherwinery.com\/\">Rowan Asher Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sleepycaturbanwinery.com\/\">Sleepy Cat Urban Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sorrentifamilyestate.com\/\">Sorrenti Family Estate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolinovineyards.com\/\">Tolino Vineyards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vynecrest.com\/\">Vynecrest Vineyards and Winery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the doors opened, it was non-stop really for almost three hours. Business has really been booming today,\u201d said Joe Gaeta, a wine sommelier at Bangor-based Tolino Vineyards.<\/p>\n<p>Busy tables and high sales were the top themes of the day for many of the businesses at the event, all of whom had the chance to talk directly with patrons about their unique wines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur wines are all made with byproducts and ingredients from our farm, and it\u2019s great to do events where we can talk with people and have them try it out,\u201d said Steve Ortiz of Mount Bethel Farms.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Wine Fest attendees were also able to enjoy a charcuterie class experience which included a take-home board of meats and cheeses from Boars\u2019 Head. An additional class called Wine Tasting 101, with Jay Nee of Juniper and Grain, was also available. These events, and the optional VIP experience, rounded out five hours of fun and cheer on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Tickets for the all-day experience sold out weeks before the event, so an additional round of \u201ctwilight admission\u201d from 3-5 pm was opened for purchase to accommodate demand.<\/p>\n<p>Several product vendors were also selling everything from handmade blankets to cutting boards at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>One vendor sold hand-poured candles named after songs by her singer-songwriter husband, who was also at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScents and music can both create memories,\u201d said Perla Lopez Baray, the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/perlalopezbaray.com\/store\/?fbclid=IwAR2hqAEPDgRP1rgoPI-n4JSskhYbnHLiNLXoBB0biHHvZufaU8ja0O5y6Fc\">Perla Fragrances and Beauty<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve always wanted to work together, and this has been a great way to do it. I\u2019ve loved getting to share our products with everyone here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patrons could also purchase sustainably-sourced purses, bags and sheet sets from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordhandbagsco.com\/\">Oxford Handbags &amp; Co<\/a>. The business was at another local market late last year and invited to be one of the many vendors at Winter Wine Fest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to produce an elegant, long-lasting alternative to leather at a reasonable price point,\u201d said Kathy Capelli, the founder. \u201cWe\u2019re really a full sustainable lifestyle brand and I love getting to show people what we offer. This has been a great day for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was the first time ArtsQuest has held an event like Winter Wine Fest. Beer lovers will have their moment of fun on April 15 as the nonprofit hosts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/festivals\/spring-beer-fest\/\">Spring Beer Fest<\/a> in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Brewer\u2019s Guild at SteelStacks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review &amp; Photos by Victoria Durgin Local wines and wares were on prime display for the first (and sold-out) Winter Wine Fest and Market hosted by ArtsQuest on February 19. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=116339\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Winter Winefest &#038; Market | Review &#038; Photos by Victoria Durgin<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5717,69,5729],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bethlehem","category-in-the-valley","category-victoria-durgin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230219_190748658-1-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/116349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}