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WINE LOVERS' WEEKEND

The 2008 Wine Lovers’ Weekend was a food and wine journey.

The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel’s package participants feasted on 2 multi-course dinners and a hearty Irish lunch. From the first appetizer to the last dessert the weekend was a culinary delight highlighted by many remarkable dishes including Italian cream with fennel and sausage soup, Guinness-infused pork loin, chicken fricassee and whiskey bread pudding.

All courses were beautifully paired with Francis Coppola wines, Terlato Family Vineyards wines or famous Jameson Irish Whiskey.  Throughout the weekend participants tasted numerous wines, whiskeys and tequilas including Rubicon Estate’s flagship wine, Rubicon; Jameson’s premium Midleton Very Rare Whiskey; and Sauza Tres Generaciones tequilas.

The 2009 Wine Lovers’ Weekend promises to be just as wonderful.

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If you can't wait until next year, book The Irish Cottage's upcoming Progressive Dinner Weekend Package occurring May 30-June 1, 2008.

2008 Event Photographs
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Special thanks to everyone involved in this a one-of-a-kind event:
  • Tondi Bolkan, Associate Winemaker and Lindsey Pierce, Regional Manager for Coppola
  • Michelle Burton, Jameson National Brand Ambassador
  • Don Clemens, Wine Ambassador for the Terlato Wine Group
  • Coppola Winery, Terlato Family Vineyards and Jameson Irish Whiskey
  • Ken and Sandy Winge, Galena River Wine & Cheese
  • Tom Arnold, Arnold's Farm
  • Lisa Steinle and Bonnie Bellendier, Chocolat'
  • Vinny Vanucchi's 'Little Italy,' Chef Robin Fleetwood and staff
  • One Eleven Main, Chef Ryan Boughton and staff
  • Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub, Chef Ron Moon and staff

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