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THE CULINARY EVENT OF THE YEAR!

TOP CHEFS | COOKING DEMOS & SEMINARS

WINES & SPIRITS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CRYSTAL SPRINGS RESORTHAMBURG, NEW JERSEY | 888.976.0684

THE 11TH ANNUALNJ WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

PASTRY CHEF MARC AUMONT GABRIEL KREUTHER RESTAURANT

9:00AM | WINE YOGA | $30Start your day with some morning yoga. After the class, relax with a glass of sparkling wine from Domaine Carneros, refreshed and ready for the day.

10:00AM | CHANDON & DONUTS | $30There is nothing like the perfect combination of doughnuts and bubbles. Enjoy freshly made doughnuts with sparkling wines from Domaine Chandon.

11:00AM | THE AGE OF WINE | $35Aspiring to start a home wine collection? Seasoned Sommelier Tali Dalbaha will share tips on the practical side of home wine storage as well as how to source and age wines. A flight of 6 wines will showcase how wine evolves over time and help you identify your own preferences to inform your choices for your own cellar.

11:00AM | PASO PAINT & SIP | $40Learn how Hope Family Wines helped put Paso Robles wines on the map with Jason “JC” Diefenderfer. Then amaze yourself as you create your own masterpiece with hands-on guidance from local artists. We supply everything necessary for your success, including the wine! 

12:00PM | MARKETPLACE LUNCH | $45Enjoy a feast of seasonal fare prepared by a team of chefs serving up spring dishes, fresh oysters, pasta, carved meats, artisinal cheeses and more. Local New Jersey winemakers will be on hand pouring wines sure to whet your palate.

12:00PM | BISTRO DI MONTALCINO | $40 SOLD OUT!Alessandra Angelini of Wine Spectator Top 100 Winery Caparzo guides you through Tuscany’s most celebrated Sangiovese producing wine region, Montalcino. Alongside a spread of Italian small plates from Springs Bistro, you’ll taste four Caparzo wines, Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello, Riserva Brunello & Montalcino’s 1st Single Vineyard Brunello.

1:00PM | THE ART OF NAPA CAB — NICKEL & NICKEL | $65Through a flight of 6 single-vineyard Nickel & Nickel Cabernets, learn and taste for yourself how vineyards that are in some cases less than a mile apart and growing the same varietal may produce wines of remarkably different character.

1:00PM | PAIRING THE COASTS — ATLANTIC SEAFOOD AND OREGON WINES | $45The team at Far Hills Seafood demos how to breakdown fish as you enjoy tastes of delicious local fish and shellfish paired with organic and biodynamic wines from Montinore Estate.

2:00PM | 97 & ABOVE | $75Score-hounds the world over chase wines rated 97 points or better by the Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast and more..but have you ever wondered which critics assessment of an extraordinary wine best fits your palate? Join Allied Beverage VP of Wine Maggie Maxwell as she leads a blind tasting of 5 “extraordinary” rated 97+ wines.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

7:00PM | WELCOME CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION | $50Join us for Champagne and hors d’oeuvres as we toast the opening night of this year’s Festival! Dom Perignon, Krug, Veuve Clicquot and Chandon will be served. {This is included with the Wine Cellar Dinner.}

8:00PM | TOP CHEFS & TOP WINES | $295*†Experience the new Restaurant Latour at this dinner featuring Resort Executive Chef Aishling Stevens, Pastry Chef Matthew Siciliano and two chefs from this season’s Top Chef – David Viana and Eddie Konrad. These chefs will serve up a 7-course dinner paired with wines.

8:00PM | WINE CELLAR DINNER | $495*One of New York’s most celebrated chefs will create a multi-course dinner to be paired with amazing wines from the Crystal Springs Wine Cellar. Enjoy the exquisite cooking of Chef Gabriel Kreuther and Pastry Chef Marc Aumont of the Michelin two starred Gabriel Kreuther Restaurant at this unforgettable evening.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH

6:30PM | THE VIP GRAND TASTING | $295Includes early access at 6:30pm to the event and exclusive entry all night into the Grand Rotunda and 3rd floor VIP Lounge featuring VIP Restaurants along with Champagnes and premium boutique wines.

VIP GRAND TASTING RESTAURANTSCafé Boulud (NYC), Freemans (NYC), Felina, Ninety Acres, Restaurant Latour, Ryland Inn

10:00PM | THE BIOSPHERE AFTER-PARTY | $150Don’t miss the biggest blow-out party of the Festival.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH

10:00AM – 1:00PM | CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH | $50*

Sumptuous brunch buffet and lots of Champagne.

* Pricing does not include tax & service fees for all events.† Lower pricing for Crystal Springs Resort members only.

7:00PM-10PM | THE GRAND TASTING | $150†More than 40 chefs from New Jersey join leading wineries and distilleries from around the world in this showcase event.Entertainment by the 32-piece David Aaron Orchestra.

GRAND TASTING RESTAURANTSJockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen, Common Lot, Batello, Halifax, Ariane Kitchen & Bar, Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, South + Pine, The Crystal Tavern, Calandra’s Il Vecchio Café, Pig & Prince Restaurant and Gastro-Lounge, A Toute Heure, Osteria Morini, 17 Summer Restaurant, Saly G’s, White Birch, Piattino Neighborhood Bistro, MishMish Café, Lunello, Montclair Bread Co., Stirling Tavern, Hudson Greene Market, The Farm at Glenwood Mountain, Stella Artisan Italian, Viaggio, Smoke Rise Village, Char Steakhouse, A Taco Affair, Andre’s and so much more!

DRESS CODE Cocktail attire for women, jackets preferred for men, no jeans.

2:00PM | MASTERS OF CHOCOLATE & COGNAC | $45Join Chocolatier Angela Borah of New York City’s Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate for a chocolate demo & tasting alongside fine Cognacs from Martell including their exquisite XO Supreme.

2:00PM | THE PURSUIT OF PINOT | $35Hear the crazy-but-true story of a 1970’s bohemian traveler named Josh Jensen and his quest for limestone-rich soil that started in Burgundy and ended in the remote Gavilan Mountains of California’s Central Coast, where he proved California COULD produce wines unique to the world but in the style of the greatest wines of France. Then taste for yourself with Calera winemaker Mike Waller to learn what’s truly special and age-worthy about the Pinot Noirs of Mt Harlan.

3:00PM | ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE | $65Krug, Ruinart, Dom Perignon. Need we say more?

3:00PM | SECRETS OF THE CELLAR | $150Explore the secrets of the incomparable Crystal Springs Wine Cellar with C.O.O. Robby Younes during this 90 minute seminar. Robby will recount how he and the late Gene Mulvihill built the award-winning cellar while popping the cork on some rare wines.

3:00PM | BOURBON’S OLDER BROTHER: RYE WHISKEY | $30Each of Sagamore’s Spirit’s award-winning Rye Whiskeys is a unique expression of Maryland-style Rye – approachable, versatile and cocktail-friendly. Taste through the line and then take part in a hands-on cocktail class! Learn how to incorporate Sagamore into some of the world’s best cocktails as you shake, stir and garnish your way to home-bartender perfection!

4:00PM | GLENFIDDICH & BALVENIE HIGHER MARKS | $70A rare treat for single malt lovers as we taste marks that are 15 years and older from Balvenie and Glenfiddich.

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The New Jersey Wine & Food Festival is a celebration of some of the world’s best wines and chefs from around the nation. Held at Crystal Springs Resort, New Jersey’s favorite resort, the weekend’s events are designed to allow food and wine lovers to meet and mingle with chefs, winemakers and fellow wine aficionados. The events include The Grand Tasting, a luxurious Wine Cellar dinner, and a variety of exciting seminars with chefs, distillers and winemakers.

THE 11TH ANNUALNJ WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

CHEF GABRIEL KREUTHER GABRIEL KREUTHER RESTAURANT

CHEF AISHLING STEVENS CRYSTAL SPRINGS RESORT EXECUTIVE CHEF

PASTRY CHEF MARC AUMONT GABRIEL KREUTHER RESTAURANT

CHEF AARON BLUDORNCAFÉ BOULUD