LE MERITAGE RESTAURANT CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNUAL FRENCH QUARTER WINE FESTIVAL

Festival Will Feature 14 Wineries and Gourmet Dishes By Chef Michael Farrell

Famed New Orleans restaurant, Le Meritage, Executive Chef Michael Farrell and Area Managing Director/Maison Dupuy Hotel, Morty Valldejuli are pleased to announce the return of French Quarter Wine Festival. The Festival, now in its fifth year, will showcase 14 celebrated wineries from California, Oregon, Washington State, Italy, France and Argentina. The Festival will kick off on March 18 and will feature live entertainment from Rebirth Brass Band and Los Po-Boy-Citos starting at7:00PM. In the event of rain, the French Quarter Wine Festival Block Party will be tented so the party will go on rain or shine!

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.

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)

Le Meritage Restaurant offers diners a new wine-inspired culinary experience. Executive Chef Michael Farrell, developed a menu of eclectic dishes inspired by fresh Louisiana ingredients and designed to be a perfect compliment to the restaurant’s extensive wine menu. For more information on Le Meritage, please visit www.lemeritage.com.  

Executive Chef Michael Farrell has received national acclaim for his distinctive “Southern Coastal Cuisine” styles. Chef Farrell serves as Executive Chef of both BISTREAUX and Le Meritage restaurants and formerly served as the owner and Executive Chef of Nantucket’s renowned Summer House Restaurant.

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

*Press Release*