To kick off Mass Food & Wine’s Worcester Wine Festival, leading into the Grand Tasting, we’re pleased to be offering this year’s Signature Wine Dinner as we pair the culinary talent of Lock 50’s Chef Tim Russo with the extraordinary complexity from Ancient Peaks Winery. The wines, paired by Sommelier Patrick Suleski, will be part of this 5-course meal that celebrate the marriage and Food & Wine.
1st Course
Ancient Peaks Winery Sauvignon Blanc Sticky Rice | Shrimp | Nectarine Curry | Thai Basil
2nd Course
Ancient Peaks Winery Chardonnay Lobster Quesadilla | Pineapple Salsa | Chihuahua Cheese | New Mexico Chilies | Corn Tortilla | Butter
3rd Course
Ancient Peaks Winery Zin Grilled Rabbit Leg | Blackberry Balsamic | Escarole | Grilled Portobello
4th Course
Ancient Peaks Winery Cab Wagyu Braciole | Sundried Tomato pesto | Basil | Roasted Red & Cherry Pepper Relish
5th Course
Ancient Peaks Winery Renegade Blueberry Orange Tart | Mexican Chocolate Crust | Ganache
$125
Lock50
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SOLD OUTVIP Admission: 2pm – 5pm SOLD OUT Explore the tasting floor from 2pm – 3pm as wineries put forward their best sparkling wines and rosés to help usher in the summer season. After an hour of tasting, join Patrick Suleski, the sommelier and Beverage Director at Lock 50, as he explains the differences with sparkling wine as you experience how Prosecco, cava, and Champagne taste alongside oysters, shrimp, fried chicken, caviar, and chocolate. This sit down educational session will be on the warning track directly on the field! After, you’ll be encouraged to taste more wines from the tasting floor.
General Tasting: 3pm – 5pm The General Admission ticket will grant you access to the tasting floor from 3pm – 5pm where you can explore all of the bubbles and rosés available. Food will be available for purchase from Polar Park concession stands.
VIP Sit down Pairing begins at 3pm, the same time General Admission starts the tasting.
Join us on June 11th for our first Bubbles & Rosé Tasting. We’ll be offering a limited VIP Session Ticket (2pm – 5pm, sold out) where 100 VIPs will be able to explore the tasting floor as wineries put forward their best sparkling wines and rosés to help usher in the summer season. After an hour of tasting, join Patrick Suleski, the sommelier and Beverage Director at Lock 50, as he explains the differences with sparkling wine as you experience how Prosecco, cava, and Champagne taste alongside oysters, shrimp, fried chicken, caviar, and chocolate. This sit down educational session will be on the warning track directly on the field!
The General Admission ticket (3pm – 5pm) will grant you access to the tasting floor where you can explore all of the bubbles and rosés available. Food will be available for purchase from Polar Park concession stands.
What says “celebration” more than sabering your own sparkling wine? When Napoleon’s armies found success across Europe, his Hussar cavalry would slice the tops off of bottles of Champagne with their sabers to kick off their victory celebrations – it’s even said that the widow Clicquot, of Veuve Clicquot fame, inspired the practice by giving complimentary bottles to aristocratic officers as they rode past her vineyards, and who would promptly slice them open in an attempt to impress the wealthy, young heiress. In the years since, sabrage has become the most eye-catching way to open a bottle of bubbly – and we’re going to show you how! For $50 you’ll have your own experience in celebrating sparkling with for a good cause—100% of the proceeds for this will benefit the WooSox Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Worcester Red Sox.
Some sparkling wines and rosés include, but not limited to, selections from:
Lot 197 Prosecco Rose, 2021 – Italy Lot 132 Provence Rose, 2021 – Provence, France Lot 172 Lambrusco – Italy Lot 134 Moscato d’ Asti, 2021 – Italy Lot 50 Prosecco – Italy
Kanonkop (Pinotage Rose, 2021) – Stellenbosh, SA Chateau Haut-Blanville (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre, 2021) – Landguedoc, FR Domaine P. Buisse (Gamay/Pineau d‚ÄôAunis/Cabernet Franc, 2021) – Loire, FR Le Roi de Peirre (Sancerre Rose, 2021) – Sancerre, FR Boschendal Brut (Chardonnay/Pinot Noir) – Western Cape, SA Boschendal Brut Rose (Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinotage) – Wester Cape, SA Merlot/Shiraz/Pinotage (Western Cape, SA, Beach House) – 2021 Merlot/Shiraz/Pinotage (Western Cape, SA, Beach House) (Pinotage, 2021) – Western Cape, SA Jam Jar (Sweet Blush)
Classic Wine Imports
Villa Wolf (Rose of Pinot Noir, 2021) – Germany Ferrari Carano (Rose of Sangiovese, 2021) – Alexander Valley Pierre Sparr (Cremant d’Alsace Pinot Noir) – Alsace. France M de MInuty (Grenach, Syrah, Mouvedre, 2019) – Provence, France Alexander Valley Vineyards (Rose of Sangiovese, 2021) – Alexander Valley Quadrumm (Tempranillo and Garnacha, 2020) – La Mancha, Spain
Chateau de Berne 2021 Romance – Provence Chateau de Berne 2021 Inspiration – Provence Ultimate Provence 2021 – Provence
Biagio Cru
Rose all Day (Grenache, 2021) – Southern France Rose all Day Prosecco Rose (2020) Rose all Day Spritz Grapefruit (2021) – Southern France
Kobrand Fine Wine
Maison St AIX Rose (2021) – Provence, France Maison Louis Jadot Rose (2021) – Burgundy, France Bouvet Cremant Rose Sparkling – Loire, France Domaine Carneros Sparkling (2018) – Carneros, CA Taittinger Brut La Francaise Champagne – Champagne
Gilbert Distributors
Chateau des Annibals (Grenache / Syrah / Cinsault / Ugni Blanc, 2021) – Provence, France Elicio (Grenache / Syrah, 2021) – Rhone Valley, France Grape Abduction Rose (2021) – Ptuj, Slovenia Bodega Latue, Freak of Nature Rose (2021) – La Mancha, Spain
Hogshead Wine Co.
Sorelle Bronca (Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut) – Veneto Maitre de Chai (Sparkling Chenin Blanc) – Clarksburg Diebolt Vallois (Champagne Brut Prestige) – Champagne Ganeta (Txakolina Rose, 2020) – Basque Country Lieu Dit (Rosé, 2021) – Santa Barbara County
Taub Family Selections
Bertani Bertarose 2021 Cote Mas Cremant Brut Rose Cote Mas Rose 2021 Jean Luc Colombo Cape Bleue Rose 2021 Valdo Floral Prosecco
MS Walker
Raventos (Blanc de Blanc Brut, 2019) – Penedés, Spain Jeio by Bisol (Prosecco Superiore DOCG) – Veneto, Italy Gerard Bertrand (Cotes de Roses Rosé, 2021) – Languedoc, France La Spinetta (Il Rosè di Casanova, 2021) – Toscana, Italy Wölffer Estate (Finca Wölffer Rosé, 2021) – Mendoza, Argentina