Taste Indiana's Own ...
Whether you are a wine lover or just tempting your taste buds, Indiana wines offer flavors and styles to please every palate. Enjoy a favorite or try something new. Sip a glass at the festival or take a bottle home it is your chance to enjoy a GRAPE day the Indiana way!
It's All About Taste ...
Let your tastebuds come alive as you enjoy delicious foods from many of Indiana's finest restaurants. Enhance your glass of Indiana wine with a dish expertly prepared and paired to make your Indiana wine and food experience even more delicious.
2008 Vintage Indiana Wine & Food Pavillion Line Up-
We cook and pour. You taste and enjoy:
Noon
Tasty Turkey
Chef Daniel creates dishes showcasing that turkey is a year-round food, not just for your holiday meal! Also join one of our newer wineries, Whyte Horse Winery as they feature wines that pair well with turkey and any other dish you may be creating!
1:30 p.m.
Cooking with a CSA
Learn how to support local farmers and agriculture by cooking with a CSA. Natures Harvest Organics will provide tasty recipes that you can make at home. The Indiana Wine Trail will feature wines to pair with local homegrown foods.
3:00 p.m.
Pack an Italian Picnic with the Indy Wine Trail
Get ready to pack your picnic basket as you learn from The Milano Inn what makes an Italian Picnic. When you're done feasting from your basket enjoy some of the wines from the Indy Wine Trail...and see WHO takes home the big prize after completing an Indy Wine Trail Passport.
4:00 p.m.
Cheese for Wine featuring the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail
Taste the ripe, lush cheeses and learn what cheese pairs best with wine courtesy of The Massachusetts Avenue Wine Shoppe in downtown Indianapolis as you enjoy wines from the vintners along the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail. We will announce the winner of the contest for those Upland Trail trekkers who participated in the year long tasting event.
