Sample more than 100 Tennessee-made wines, meads and hard ciders at Sip TN The Foothills on Saturday, April 6. More than 500 people attended the inaugural event last year.
The noon-5 p.m. event, sponsored by the Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance and media partners, will be held on Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, 2731 W. Alexander Parkway, Friendsville. The Blount County Campus is home to the state’s only varietal research vineyard on a college campus and allows students the opportunity to do undergraduate research on grapes growing right out their back door.
Vendors from at least 14 wineries will offer their wines at Sip TN The Foothills, showcasing beverages made with some of the freshest fruit in the South and selling bottles of wine to take home. Enjoy local artisans and food vendors as well, rain or shine.
“Sip TN The Foothills is a fun time for our community to gather together and enjoy terrific wines on our beautiful campus,” said Blount County Campus Dean Anna Graham. “Behind the scenes and during the event, our culinary and hospitality students are gaining real world experience, which enhances their learning time here at Pellissippi State and allows them to enter the workforce with a large event experience. What an incredible opportunity for our students.”
New this year: a wine tasting in the VIP area, showcasing wines only available to VIP ticket holders. VIP tickets, which are $100.21, include access to gourmet snacks prepared by Pellissippi State’s Culinary Arts students, a food and wine pairing workshop in an air-conditioned space and complementary engraving by Shannon Scripts for wine bottles and/or tasting glasses.
General admission tickets are $53.83 for participants and include a souvenir Tennessee Wines wine glass, a Tennessee Wines six-bottle wine bag, wine tastings from all wineries at the event and the ability to buy bottles and cases of wine directly from the wineries.
A $13.25 ticket for designated drivers includes access to all artisan vendors, food and music, as well as unlimited nonalcoholic drinks and snacks.
The event is exclusively for those 21 and older. Also, this is not a pet-friendly event.
Get your tickets here. The promo code 10percentoff is available for the purchase of five or more tickets. Proceeds stay local, benefiting Tennessee agriculture, small businesses and education.
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