Downtown Newark Hosts Wine & Dine Festival

4:38 p.m., March 27, 2007--Newark's third annual Wine & Dine Downtown will be held from 4-9 p.m., Saturday, March 31. During the event, 17 Downtown Newark restaurants will open their doors to more than 30 fine wineries in celebration of spring, food, wine and fun.

No tickets are necessary; patrons will pay as they go. Each restaurant will offer 2-ounce tastes of at least three different wines for $2. Premium tastings also may be available at varying prices. Bistro menus will be priced to allow attendees to sample many of the specialty menus chefs are preparing to compliment their wine offerings.

Restaurants will fashion their specials based on their featured wines and focus on how wine can influence a meal's flavor, preparation and overall enjoyment. Bistro-type menus will be offered at each restaurant to allow Wine & Dine participants to sample as many restaurant menus as they wish.

The restaurants will also serve as classrooms for those interested in learning more about wines. Participating wineries will have representatives at the restaurants to answer questions and, in some cases, conduct mini-seminars on the subject.

Strolling entertainment, balloon decorations and a free trolley shuttle will be provided. The event also will feature retail specials. Free parking (both meters and lots) will be available, and the first 1,200 customers will receive a commemorative wine glass and carrying pouch.

Participating restaurants include: Ali Baba, 175 E. Main; Blue & Gold Club at 44 Kent Way; Caffe Gelato, 90 E. Main; Courtyard Café/Vita Nova, 17 W. Main; Cucina di Napoli, 76 E. Main; Deer Park Tavern, 108 W. Main; East End Café, 270 E. Main; Grotto Pizza, 45 E. Main; Home Grown Café, 126 E. Main; Iron Hill Brewery, 147 E. Main; Klondike Kates, 158 E. Main; La Tolteca, 203 Newark Shopping Center; Pat's Pizzeria and MVP, 160 Elkton Road; Saigon Restaurant, 207 Newark Shopping Center; Santa Fe, 190 E. Main; Shaggy's on Main, 45 E. Main Street, second floor; and The Trap Seafood Restaurant, 57 Elkton Road.

Wineries that will be represented include: Acacia Winery, Archetype Vineyards, Barco Reale di Carmignano, Barone Fini Vineyards, Barton & Guestier Winery, Beringer Vineyards, Cameros Estate Albarino, Cape Mentelle Vineyards, Carmen Vineyards, Casa La Postelle, Casa Madero Winery, Castello Di Gabbiano, Caymus Vineyards, Cerretto Winery, Chateau St. Jean, Conti Contini Winery, Dallas Conte Winery, Esperto Vineyards, Gloria Ferrer Winery, Greg Norman Estates, La Maison George Duboeuf, Marcus James Winery, Marietta Winery, Moet & Chandon, Moon Mountain Vineyard, Monsanto Winery, New Haven Winery, Newton Vineyards, Pine Ridge Winery, Provenance Vineyards Renwood Vineyards, St. Suprey Vineyard & Winery and Sterling Vineyards

For more information, visit [www.eatdowntownnewark.com]
or stop by the Wine & Dine information booth at Wilmington Trust Company's Main Street branch.

The event is sponsored by United Distributors, Wilmington Trust Company, Newark Post, Commerce Bank, R. T. Foard & Jones Funeral Directors, Newark ToyotaWorld/ScionWorld, Matt Slap Subaru, NuCar Newark-Pontiac Buick GMC, the Law Offices of Vance A. Funk, ZZ House Design, the Downtown Newark Partnership and participating restaurants and wineries.

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