The annual Sip TN Chattanooga Wine Festival is back on March 23, featuring wines, hard ciders and meads from many local wineries across the state of Tennessee.
The festival, which takes place from noon-4:00 p.m., will be held at the First Horizon Pavilion at 1801 Reggie White Blvd. in Chattanooga.
The wineries that will be sampling and selling their products are: Holly Ridge Winery, Beans Creek Winery, Century Farm Winery, Savannah Bee Mead, Mountain Valley Winery, Mill Bridge Hard Cider Company, Hillside Winery, Apple Barn Hard Cider Company, Apple Barn Winery, Tsali Notch Vineyard, Cellar 53 Winery, DelMonaco Winery and Paris Winery.
The festival will include over 100 different wines available to sample.
A ticket to this event will grant attendees wine tastings from all the wineries, a souvenir TN Wines wine glass, a six-bottle wine tote bag, the ability to buy bottles of wine directly from the wineries and more.
In addition, there will be nearly two dozen local artisans from the Chattanooga Market for shopping and sipping, live music performances and two local food trucks.
For anyone looking to appreciate the festival without indulging in any alcoholic beverages, a designated driver ticket option is available. For full access to the festival, a ticket costs $53.59, while the limited, designated driver ticket costs $13.19. The proceeds from the event stay local, benefitting Tennessee agriculture and small businesses.
"When you enjoy a local wine festival, you are supporting the farmers who grow the grapes, apples and produce the honey these wineries need to make their products," said Don Collier, president of Mountain Valley Vineyards. “This is Chattanooga's best chance to sample and take home wines, ciders and meads from true Tennessee wineries all in one place... so come out and support your local farmer."
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