Pour , swirl , sniff and sip your way through the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival , which returns in a reimagined form this year . The festival is taking place on September 17 , 18 and 19 at Rosecliff and the Breakers Stable in Newport with a series of twenty-four wine and food seminars , two wine dinners and a Sunday brunch . As always , there will be hundreds of special and rare wines for guests to enjoy and food from both local and regional chefs . Plus , guests get a beautiful view of the ocean while nosing and noshing their way through the weekend . A full schedule of events and tickets are available on the Newport Mansions website . Tickets can be purchased online or at the property . newportmansions . org / events / wine-and-food-festival — ASHLYN MESSIER

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