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Everything you need to know about the Fleurs et Vin
DAYTON — This year’s Fleurs et Vin — a successor of sorts to the event formerly known as the Fleurs de Fete — will be held this Sunday, May 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Carillon Historic Park.
The event — which over two decades has grown into the region’s best-attended wine-and-food event — gives attendees the opportunity to sample from more than 300 wines and from food provided by 22 Dayton-area restaurants and caterers. Beer samples are available in a beer garden, and there will be live and silent wine auctions, as well as live music by JT Fedrick/Sax Groove. The wine and food samples are included in the ticket price.
The Fleurs et Vin will be held rain or shine, and attendees must be 21. Tickets are $60 in advance, $70 at the gate, and are available at local wine merchants and at www.fleursetvin.com. This year’s event benefits two charities: Culture Works and the AIDS Resource Center of Ohio.
Dipping into the archives a bit, here are some of savvy survival tips to help maximize enjoyment of the Fleurs et Vin:
— Arrive early. There’s a long line by 1 p.m., and they can’t start the tasting before that time.
— Go slow on the wine consumption — this is a marathon, not a sprint — and if you don’t like a wine, or just want a small sip, use the dump buckets to pour out the wine in your glass and move on. Dumping is not considered rude.
— When you’re poured a sample of wine — and there’s a line of folks with empty glasses behind you — for crying out loud, step out of the way!
— Even if you don’t intend to buy, stay the final hour for the live auction. It can feature some rather entertaining bidding wars. And you can use the rest.
— Leave the stilettos for another occasion when you’re not tromping around in wet grass. And while we’re giving fashion advice, don’t wear white. Doesn’t go well with red wines.
— And the most important survival tip: water is your friend. Bottled water will be available at no extra charge. Drink lots of it.
How to Go:
What: Fleurs et Vin wine-and-food festival
When: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 23
Where: Carillon Historical Park, Dayton
Cost: Tickets for Fleurs et Vin are $60 in advance and $70 at the park on the day of the event. Advance tickets are available at Dayton-area wine shops and online at www.fleursetvin.com, which allows buyers to purchase, then print their own tickets until midnight Saturday for the $60 rate, according to Lisa Grigsby, one of the event’s organizers.
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By Pat
May 19, 2010 10:45 AM | Link to this
I’ve attended in the past and will be there this Sunday, but I do have a comment about how lame some of the best known restaurants are at this event (L’Berge sp?, and their nasty soup ) and how stellar some of the less well known are (Gerardi’s Little Store, even Winan’s Chocolates). If you are going to participate in the premiere wine and food event—-be premiere!
By chiefwino
May 18, 2010 1:38 PM | Link to this
See you Sunday!