WPSU Wine Festival

The LCB blasted this out but just in case some folks didn't get it:

http://wpsu.org/tv/programs/wine_festival

Looks like a great deal at $65. If anyone goes, I would like t hear a review.

What: 3rd Annual WPSU Wine Festival

When: Sunday September 25th - Grand Tasting from 1pm to 5pm

Why: a PLCB & Vibrant Rioja-sponsored wine festival to benefit Penn State's WPSU- featuring the PLCB's on-site store

Where: Penn State's Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center

WHO's POURING - http://wpsu.org/events/pouring/

New this year: – Spain's Vibrant Rioja will host a VIP seminar & tasting from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Grand Tasting from 1 pm to 5pm featuring the PLCB's on-site store.

Advance tickets are $65 for the 1pm to 5pm Grand Tasting. The VIP Vibrant Rioja seminar from 12:30pm to 1:30pm is an $35 additional per person, $100 total.

For more info, see http://www.wpsu.org/tv/programs/wine_festival

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online at: http://wpsu.org/contribute/wine_form

Please find attached 2 PDFs for this year's 3rd Annual WPSU Wine Festival at the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center at PSU main campus' Innovation Park.

Spain's Vibrant Rioja will host a 1-hour VIP tasting seminar starting at 12:30pm with wine educator and Rioja Wine ambassador extraordinaire, Marnie Old. The VIP Vibrant Rioja tasting seminar a dynamic tour of Spain's most famous wine region along with 8 Rioja wines not included in the Grand Tasting.

The grand tasting from 1pm to 5pm will feature over 290+ wines from around the world - a truly global wine tasting experience. This year's event will feature Spanish Flair with sponsor Vibrant Rioja's team in from NYC. Glorious wines from world-class importers featuring Rioja wines include: De Maison Selections, Frontier Wine Imports, New Age Imports and Alain Blanchon Selections to name but a few. Vibrant Rioja will have also have a table during the grand tasting along with a separate table for the PLCB's Chairman Selections wines.

Savor wines from the following great wine importers: Fruit of The Vines' Cana Selections, Iatesta Imports, DS Trading, d'Andrea Imports and numerous other fine wines from California, around the USA and world.

Capital Wine & Spirits and Majestic Wine & Spirits will have over 12 tables showcasing wines from the USA, Europe, Australia and South America.

Additional world-class wines poured at this year's festival include: Gérard Bertrand's Château Hospitalet, Pio Cesare, Robert Kacher Selections, Domaine Select Wine Estates, Segura Viudas, Gloria Ferrer, Hand Picked Selections, Marietta Cellars, Australia's venerable Old Bridge Cellars portfolio, Shiffrin Selections, Kysela Pere et Fils, The Wine Group, Vintage Imports, Cantore di Castelforte, Liberti Pincus Limited, Laird Wine & Spirits, Castle Rock Winery, DePrince Fine Wines and Vine Connections' wines and sakés.

Southern W&S will feature wines from Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Franciscan Estates, Chateau Ste. Michelle and Ferrari Carano.

Come sample PA and NY wines from: Mazza Vineyards, Chautauqua Cellars, Seven Mtns. Wine Cellars, Blair Vineyards, Chaddsford Winery, Presque Isle Wine Cellars, Mt. Nittany Winery, Star Hill Winery, Oak Springs and Evergreen Vineyards. See WPSU's wine festival pages at: www.wpsu.org/tv/programs/wine_festival - please the festival pages for who's pouring.

The venue is the lovely Penn Stater Conference Center & Hotel that is offering a special overnight rate for $84 per room that evening for festival attendees. The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel is offering a special room rate for Sunday, September 25 for festival attendees. Cost is $84 per room. Call 1-800-233-7505 and reference "WPSJ11A" to make your reservation. Please see - www.pshs.psu.edu/ and www.pshs.psu.edu/contact.asp

Advance tickets are $65 for the 1pm to 5pm Grand Tasting.

The VIP Vibrant Rioja seminar from 12:30pm to 1:30pm is an $35 additional per person, $100 total.

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online at: http://wpsu.org/contribute/wine_form

Please share with fellow PA wine & food lovers.

For further information, contact:

Ted L. Liberti
Wine Festival Co-Chair, Wine Coordinator and WSET Diploma Candidate
WPSU Wine Festival - an official PLCB Wine Festival
www.wpsu.org/tv/programs/wine_festival

A wine tasting experience to benefit Penn State PBS' WPSU on Sunday September 25th 2011 from 1pm to 5pm featuring the PLCB's on-site store.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners office tel. 814.863.1488
E-mail: Liberti.Ted@gmail.com
LinkedIn - http://linkd.in/Liberti

Please share with friends and please email me if any questions.

Detail also @ http://www.prlog.org/11632744-mark-your-calendar-for-the-third-annual-wpsu-wine-festi val.html

http://www.prlog.org/11639904-the-third-annual-wpsu-wine-festival-is-right-around-the -corner.html

If you have questions, please ask.

Ted

Ted L. Liberti
Wine Festival Co-Chair, Wine Coordinator and WSET Diploma Candidate
WPSU Wine Festival - an official PLCB Wine Festival
www.wpsu.org/tv/programs/wine_festival
A wine tasting experience to benefit Penn State PBS' WPSU on Sunday September 25th 2011 from 1pm to 5pm featuring the PLCB's on-site store.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners office tel. 814.863.1488
E-mail: Liberti.Ted@gmail.com
LinkedIn - http://linkd.in/Liberti