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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The Guide to the 'Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz', April 22nd-24th at Mohonk Mountain House by Philip S. Kampe

This is the third year that I will attend the ‘Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz’, the brainchild of well known and popular wine educator, Kevin Zraly and wine and spirits importer, Sam Ramic,

Add a staff of dedicated volunteers and wine judges from the International Wine Masters and you have a the makings of the premier New York state wine event. Why not make the event accessible to Manhattan, only 90 miles away and showcase the ‘Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz’ at the showplace of American historical hotels, the Mohonk Mountain House.

Why not invite the leaders of the wine and food industry to show their goods, hold seminars, create wine dinners, raise money for Cystic Fibrosis with a silent auction and stage celebrity chef demonstrations.

After a year of planning, on Friday, April 22^nd, the ‘Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz’ will begin year three on the road of becoming the next major wine and food festival in America.

Visit the festival’s website, www.InternationalWineMasters.com for the complete schedule. The event will take place from Friday, April 22^nd through Sunday, April 24^th.

If you have not visited the Mohonk Mountain House, the spectacular retreat will literally knock your socks off. The Victorian castle was built in 1869 on cliffs above Lake Mohonk. The result is a European style hotel lodged in the scenic Hudson Valley of New York. Overnight reservations for the Mohonk Mountain House can be made by calling 888-976-0785

Members of the trade can receive on complimentary ticket per establishment for the April 23^rd , 11am-4:30pm Grand Tasting.
Download the Trade Registration Form online for approval.
The form can be found at: www.InternationalWineMasters.com
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Event Schedule:
Friday, April 22^nd
2-11pm Registration
2-3pm (Trade only) A Journey through Wine "A 40 Year Perspective" with Kevin Zraly (Suite 61)
3:30-4:30pm (Trade only) Wine Seminar with Michael Weiss in the Sunset Lounge
4:45-5:30pm (Trade only) Sam Ramic is the moderator for ‘Trade Talk’ (Suite 61)

The 'Saber Ceremony' featuring Sam Ramic

5:30-6:15pm ‘La Mancha--Spain’s Awakening Giant’. Wine seminar with Mike Rupic (Sunset Lounge)
6:30-7pm ‘Meet and Greet’ Welcome Reception featuring Sam Ramic’s ‘Saber Ceremony’. By Invitation Only (Sunset Lounge Porch)

7:30-10pm Wine and Food Gala (Main Dining Room)
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Saturday, April 23^rd
9-4pm Registration for day guests (Mountain View room)
11-Noon "Old World Sparklers"—Wine Seminar with Steven Koplan (Sunset Lounge)
11:30-Noon Trade/Press tasting in the Main Dining Room
12-4:30pm Grand Tasting (Main Dining Room)
12-12:45pm Food Demonstration with Pastry Chef, Rose Beranbaum (Main Dining Room)
12:45-2:15pm White Wines of the Loire Valley and Red Wines of the Rhone Valley. Wine Seminar with Kevin Zraly (Sunset Lounge)
1:15-2pm Food Demonstration with PETER X. KELLY (Main Dining Room)
2-5:30pm Red Carpet Cru Tasting (Parlor)
2:30-3:15pm Food Demonstration with SARA MOULTON (Main Dining Room)
3-4pm Wine & Food Pairing with Michael Weiss and Ric Orlando (Sunset Lounge)
3:30pm Food Demonstration with Rodanna Di Michele (Parlor)

3:30-4:30pm Food Demonstration with Marcus Guilliano (Main Dining Room)
5-5:45pm Wine & Cheese Seminar with Lou DiPalo (Sunset Lounge)
5:45pm Emperor Vodka Tasting with Zina Mashin (Suite 61)
6:15pm LAST shuttle to the parking lots (Guest Services)
6:30-8pm Silent Auction to benefit Cystic Fibrosis (Hall outside the Main Dining Room)
7:30-10:30pm Dinner Dance (Main Dining Room)

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Sunday, April 24^th
10:30-11:30am Food Seminar with SARA MOULTON (Sunset Lounge)
11-11:45am Biodynamic, Organic and Vegan Wines with Nadine Audray (Mountainview)
11:30am Champagne Brunch (Main Dining Room)
11:30am Food Seminar with Rose Beranbaum (Main Dining Room) beginning of brunch
1pm Awards Ceremony hosted by Sam Ramic (Parlor)

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Isn’t it time to escape the hustle and bustle of the world and sample over 700 wines from around the world at the incomparable Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York?

Be there or be square!!

Philip S. Kampe

Philip.kampe@thewinehub.com

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Martha Stewart loves "The Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz" by Philip S. Kampe and Maria Reveley

It sure seemed like Martha Stewart loves the Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz". She took time out of her busy schedule, (meaning a flight later in the day to France) to visit Mohonk Mountain House and the festival. She was kind enough to be interviewed to a packed-house by Kevin Zraly, author of the 'Windows On The World' wine book (3 million sold) fame.

Afterwards, Martha mingled with the audience and strolled the lovely Victorian grounds of the estate, before doing an impromptu book signing. Ms. Stewart has authored 84 books during the span of her 32 year food related career.

Festival founders Dushka and Sam Ramic were publicly happy for the large crowd that attended the three day event, highlighted by hundreds of wines, star chefs including Sara Moulton of PBS fame, Marcus Guiliano of the Hudson Valley and Rose Beranbaum, author of the 'Cake Bible'.

Wine and food products from New York state were represented.

Culinary Institute of America (CIA) wine professor, Steven Kolpan, presented an interesting lecture highlighting the vast array of Wines from New York state. Professor Michael Weiss, also a wine professor at the CIA, spoke about several wine subjects, highlighting 'Wine and Food of the Global Village'. Specific wines were paired with various foods.

The Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz is more than just a festival. It is an event that unites the consumer, the winemaker, the importer, the distributor, the chef, the professor, the fashion gurus, the vendors and the organizers into one family. We ate together, drank together, were educated together, danced together and laughed together, all in a mere 72 hours.
The Festival was magical, unlike any other wine and food festival in the world.

Thank you to the International Wine Masters and Dushka and Sam Ramic for changing my life...

Images of 'The Wine & Food Festival 2015 of New Paltz"
Photos by Maria Reveley