MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival 2014 Invitation | Page 3

50 EVENTS + 23 COURSES OVER 4 DAYS FROM THE MAIN LINE TO THE DELAWARE BEACHES 90 CHEFS + 20 WINEMAKERS FROM 6 CONTINENTS The MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival celebrates excellence in food, wine, spirits, and beer. The Festival, a non-profit organization, brings the world to the MidAtlantic and the MidAtlantic to the world. Established in 2013, the Festival attracted 4,328 ticketholders from 16 states and nine countries for 42 events in year one; visiting personalities hailed from five continents, with winemakers from five countries, seven international chefs, eight national chefs and 26 local and regional chefs. M A Y ONE UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND 14-18 2 0 1 4 BUY TICKETS AT MAWFF.ORG highlights Gala Winemakers Dinner • $250 MAY 17 Gold Ballroom, Hotel du Pont Wilmington, DE, 6:30PM Live Wine Auction MAY 17 Gold Ballroom, Hotel du Pont Wilmington, DE, 8PM 1000 Point Tastings • $500 MAY 17 Green Room, Hotel du Pont Wilmington, DE, 3PM Set in the Hotel du Pont’s glorious French Neoclassic-style Gold Ballroom, with its gilded rosettes, glittering chandeliers and bas-reliefs of famous women, the VISA Signature® Gala Winemakers Dinner on May 17 features a decadent 5-course dinner prepared by 10 talented chefs and paired with 10 wines from 10 winemakers. The Festival comes to a climax at The News Journal Live Wine Auction. U.S. Senator Chris Coons will be a guest auctioneer at this world-class live auction. The auction will include one lot containing all 100 wines in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2013, as well as one lot of 10 perfect 100-point wines, plus trips to wineries on 6 continents. Eden Restaurant Rehoboth Beach, DE, 3PM Taste 10 wines, each of which has received a perfect 100 point rating at the American Express 1000 Point Wine Tasting. Wine experts and sommeliers will moderate, while guests guess which wine is which, based on the 100 point rating notes. #DElishpix David Venable In the Kitchen with David®, QVC Sally Swift The Splendid Table MAY 17 • DoubleTree by Hilton Presented by MasterCard® MAY 17 • DoubleTree by Hilton Presented by MasterCard® BUY TICKETS NOW AT MAWFF.ORG 3 239021 Strongpoint Wine Fest booklet.indd 3 4/2/14 11:57 AM