BETHLEHEM, Pa. — ArtsQuest has never been an organization to just go with the flow.
But the nonprofit will be all about the flow — of wine, that is — when it holds a new Old World Wine Dinner and Fall Winefest & Market.
- ArtsQuest will hold an Old World Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
- It also will hold a two-session Fall Winefest & Market will be on Oct. 29 at the Banana Factory, 25 W. 3rd St., Bethlehem
- Tickets, at $99 for the Old World Wine Dinner and $19 for ArtsQuest members and circle donors and $24 for the public for the Fall Winefest & Market, are available to the public on Aug. 3 on the SteelStacks website
ArtsQuest announced Monday that the Old World Wine Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room on the second floor of the ArtsQuest Center.
And the two-session Fall Winefest & Market will be on Oct. 29 at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem.
“We are thrilled to be working with some of our region’s best wineries again! After selling out this year’s Winter Winefest, we have put together an event that celebrates both the time of year and the hard work that these vintners do day in and day out."ArtsQuest Senior Programming Director Ryan Hill
Tickets at $99 for the Old World Wine Dinner are available to the public on Aug. 3 on the SteelStacks website.
Tickets for the Fall Winefest & Market are $19 for ArtsQuest members and circle donors and $24 for the public until 11:59 p.m. Aug. 20, when they will be $24 and $29, respectively, and $29 and $34 the week of the event.
ArtsQuest held its first Winter Winefest and Market in February.
The organization did not say whether a Winter Winefest would continue.
Old World Wine Dinner
The Old World Wine Dinner will be produced in partnership with Jay Nee of Juniper and Grain beverage hospitality.
A four-course dinner, provided by Levy Restaurant, will be paired with wines from around the greater Mediterranean Sea region.
"I’m so excited to explore these wines and food from Greece, Austria, Lebanon and Portugal. These lesser-known wine regions have a wonderful, rich history that should be explored by anyone who likes wine. The culinary team has put together a series of great dishes which will allow our guests to themselves to experience different cultures.”Juniper and Grain founder and consultant Jay Nee
Courses will start with Peloponnese Dry White Wine (Greece) with a Mediterranean mezze platter of chickpea hummus and grilled pita.
A second course will be Gof runer Veltiner Hollotrio (Austria) Backhendl and Austrian fried chicken bites; and a third course of Bekaa Valley Red Wine (Lebanon) with grilled lamb lollipop and rice pilaf.
The fourth course dessert will be Brut Nature Branco Bairrada Metodo (Portugal), Malasadas, traditional Portuguese doughnut, with cinnamon sugar and blueberry compote.
Full details are available on the SteelStacks website.
"I’m so excited to explore these wines and food from Greece, Austria, Lebanon and Portugal,” Juniper and Grain founder and consultant Jay Nee, who has more than 20 years of beverage hospitality experience, said.
“These lesser-known wine regions have a wonderful, rich history that should be explored by anyone who likes wine. The culinary team has put together a series of great dishes which will allow our guests to themselves to experience different cultures.”
This event is for ages 21 and older.
Fall Winefest & Market
The Fall Winefest & Market will have sessions at noon and 3 p.m. Samples from wineries across Pennsylvania will be available and bottles or glasses of the sample wines for sale throughout the day.
Participating wineries are: Cellar Beast Winehouse, Clever Girl Winery, Easton Wine Project, Mount Bethel Farms, Renegade Urban Winery, Rowan Asher Winery, Sleepy Cat Urban Winery,
Sorrenti Family Estate and Tolino Vineyards
More are to be announced, ArtsQuest said in a news release.
“We are thrilled to be working with some of our region’s best wineries again! After selling out this year’s Winter Winefest, we have put together an event that celebrates both the time of year and the hard work that these vintners do day in and day out,” ArtsQuest Senior Programming Director Ryan Hill said.
Fall Winefest and Market also is for ages 21 and older.
Also available will be a Mini-Wreath Craft event during which you can create a mini wreath from a mixture of dried and faux flowers and greenery. Sessions will begin at 1:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., with tickets at $19. Wine also will be sold at the event.
