FIFTH ANNUAL FRENCH QUARTER WINE FESTIVAL KICKS OFF MARCH 18

Wine lovers rejoice! The city of 1,000 festivals will once again invite winos from across NOLA to celebrate some of the world’s best wines. Started after Hurricane Katrina and modeled after the prestigious Boston Wine Festival, French Quarter Wine Festival brings some of the world’s best winemakers to the Maison Dupuy Hotel, located in the heart of New Orleans. The Festival will feature an opening and closing reception and 14 dinners and receptions hosted by the winemakers and proprietors. Chef Michael Farrell, Executive Chef of Maison Dupuy’s BISTREAUX and Le Meritage Restaurants, will create delectable dinners to accompany each tasting.

The celebration kicks off with a block party on March 18 featuring 150 labels and performances by Rebirth Brass Band and Los Po-Boy-Citos starting at 7:00PM. A silent auction will be held during the event for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greater New Orleans.

French Quarter Wine Festival events are listed below:

• March 18: Grand Opening Reception ($75)
• March 22: Opus One Winery Reception and Dinner ($145)
• March 23: Cakebread Cellars Reception and Dinner ($105)
• March 29: Diamond Creek Vineyards Reception and Dinner ($135)
• March 30: Luigi Bosca Winery Reception and Dinner ($95)
• April 5: Silver Oak Cellars Reception and Dinner ($135)
• April 6: WillaKenzie Estate Winery Reception and Dinner ($95)
• April 12: DeLille Cellars Reception and Dinner ($95)
• April 13: B. R. Cohn Winery Reception and Dinner ($95)
• April 19: Hess Collection Reception and Dinner ($95)
• April 20: Ehlers Estate Reception and Dinner ($95)
• April 26: Poggio al Tesoro and San Polo Wineries Reception and Dinner ($105)
• April 27: Château Palmer Reception and Dinner ($145)
• May 3: Duckhorn Wine Company Reception and Dinner ($115)
• May 4: Martinelli Winery Reception and Dinner ($95)
• May 13: Closing Reception ($65)

For more information on French Quarter Wine Festival or to make reservations, please visit www.frenchquarterwinefestival.com or call 504-648-6113.