Celebrate Spring with the Shawangunk Wine Trail Pasta Primo Vino Event April 22-23, 2006
Shawangunk Wine Trail celebrates spring with their popular Pasta Primo-Vino event April 22 -23, 2006
Hudson Valley, NY, April 05, 2006 --(PR.com)-- The Shawangunk Wine Trail kicks off the 2006 season with their Popular Pasta Primo-Vino event on the weekend of April 22 -23. Participants are invited to Celebrate Springtime and the start of the winegrowing season by visiting each of the wineries on the wine trail as they pair their wines with a delectable pasta dish. Again this year the event is a benefit for the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, which will receive a portion of ticket sales.
Indulge your senses with the likes of Pasta with Ricotta, Fennel & Sausage at Warwick Valley Winery, Pasta Greco at Baldwin Vineyards, Peas & Awosting Pasta at Whitecliff Vineyards, Applewood Short Ribs Ragout at Applewood Winery, Jerk Chicken Pasta Salad at Adair Vineyards and Pomodora Secchi at Rivendell Winery. Along with wine and food pairings, a number of wineries will have NEW RELEASES to taste as well.
Event tickets include tasting fees at all the wineries as well as a pasta sample. The event starts at 10 am each day and runs until 6pm. Tickets for this two day event are $12 per person, can be purchased in advanced or in person the day of the event at any of the participating ten wineries. For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.gunkswine.com or call 845-255-2494.
The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, a not-for-profit organization and a member of America’s Second Harvest, distributes food to over 360 member agencies in six counties in the Hudson Valley. The Hudson Valley Food Bank collects large donations of unmarketable but still edible food and distributes it to charitable agencies feeding hungry people. The Hudson Valley Food Bank distributed over 8 million pounds of food last year. It serves member agencies in Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Sullivan, Dutchess and Rockland Counties. Agencies consisting of food pantries, soup kitchens, rehabilitation programs, senior programs, day care centers, emergency shelters, and programs for the disabled.
Organized nearly 20 years ago, The Shawangunk Wine Trail offers the most diversity of any wine trail. It is home to the third largest winery in the New York, the smallest winery in the New York, the nation’s oldest continuously operated winery and America’s oldest vineyard. Wines produced in the region range from dry complex wines, to soft fruity wines, to sparkling and outstanding dessert wines.
The Shawangunk Wine Trail is the closest wine trail to New York City, Westchester, Albany, Bergen County NJ, and Connecticut. It is conveniently located 85 miles north of New York City, 72 miles south of Albany and 40 miles west of Danbury CT. The Shawangunk Wine Trail is easily accessible by the New York State Thruway at Exits 16, 17, and 18, from Route 17 at Exit 119 and I84 West - 9W North and Union Avenue Exit.
This event marks the expansion of the wine trail as it welcomes two new wineries to the trail. This is the first event for Benmarl Vineyards and Glorie Farm Winery. Existing trail members include: Adair Vineyards, Applewood Winery, Baldwin Vineyards, Brimstone Hill Vineyards, Brotherhood Winery, Rivendell Winery, Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery & Whitecliff Vineyards.
For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.gunkswine.com or call 845-255-2494.
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Indulge your senses with the likes of Pasta with Ricotta, Fennel & Sausage at Warwick Valley Winery, Pasta Greco at Baldwin Vineyards, Peas & Awosting Pasta at Whitecliff Vineyards, Applewood Short Ribs Ragout at Applewood Winery, Jerk Chicken Pasta Salad at Adair Vineyards and Pomodora Secchi at Rivendell Winery. Along with wine and food pairings, a number of wineries will have NEW RELEASES to taste as well.
Event tickets include tasting fees at all the wineries as well as a pasta sample. The event starts at 10 am each day and runs until 6pm. Tickets for this two day event are $12 per person, can be purchased in advanced or in person the day of the event at any of the participating ten wineries. For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.gunkswine.com or call 845-255-2494.
The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, a not-for-profit organization and a member of America’s Second Harvest, distributes food to over 360 member agencies in six counties in the Hudson Valley. The Hudson Valley Food Bank collects large donations of unmarketable but still edible food and distributes it to charitable agencies feeding hungry people. The Hudson Valley Food Bank distributed over 8 million pounds of food last year. It serves member agencies in Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Sullivan, Dutchess and Rockland Counties. Agencies consisting of food pantries, soup kitchens, rehabilitation programs, senior programs, day care centers, emergency shelters, and programs for the disabled.
Organized nearly 20 years ago, The Shawangunk Wine Trail offers the most diversity of any wine trail. It is home to the third largest winery in the New York, the smallest winery in the New York, the nation’s oldest continuously operated winery and America’s oldest vineyard. Wines produced in the region range from dry complex wines, to soft fruity wines, to sparkling and outstanding dessert wines.
The Shawangunk Wine Trail is the closest wine trail to New York City, Westchester, Albany, Bergen County NJ, and Connecticut. It is conveniently located 85 miles north of New York City, 72 miles south of Albany and 40 miles west of Danbury CT. The Shawangunk Wine Trail is easily accessible by the New York State Thruway at Exits 16, 17, and 18, from Route 17 at Exit 119 and I84 West - 9W North and Union Avenue Exit.
This event marks the expansion of the wine trail as it welcomes two new wineries to the trail. This is the first event for Benmarl Vineyards and Glorie Farm Winery. Existing trail members include: Adair Vineyards, Applewood Winery, Baldwin Vineyards, Brimstone Hill Vineyards, Brotherhood Winery, Rivendell Winery, Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery & Whitecliff Vineyards.
For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.gunkswine.com or call 845-255-2494.
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Debbie Gioquindo
914-474-7780
www.gunkswine.com
Debbie Gioquindo
914-474-7780
www.gunkswine.com
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