The weekend before last, I attended the New York City Wine & Food Festival's Grand Tasting Event. I'd never been to a big food & wine festival before, so I was very excited. I mean, I've been to cook-offs and food fairs and things like that, but nothing that could compare to this. After all, It's a big commitment at $150 a ticket! So, was it worth the price of admission? Well, a couple of things surprised me.
1) It wasn't all about wine... I think there were equal amounts of liquor and beer vendors there too. Which was strange. I know people's tastes vary and some tend to like liquor or beer over wine. A few people like them all, but can you seriously have a tasting of all three in one setting? I personally stuck to the wine. Even though we only had small sips of everything.. it was hard not to feel a bit woozy by the end of it all. I knew if I added liquor or beer into the mix, I'd be very sorry!
2) I was disappointed in the amount of wine vendors there.. I thought there would be more. I did end up tasting plenty of wine, but I just wasn't all that impressed with most of them. I think there were only a couple of standouts in the bunch. I certainly didn't taste anything that could beat a comparable wine that we sell.
The one thing that made the event worth the price of admission was the food. The variety and quality of the food that was presented was excellent. We were totally full an hour before the event was slated to end. Would I go again? Possibly. But I would recommend that they change the name to the "New York City Spirits and Food Festival". Maybe next time I'll stick to the mixed drinks! They did look good.
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