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CARAQUET’S FESTIVIN
IS BIGGER THAN EVER
Caraquet, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 – The FestiVin in Caraquet released the full
schedule for its 21st edition this morning. There are lots of new things on the
schedule, and the organizing committee was very happy to announce that fine
cuisine evenings will be hosted throughout the Acadian Peninsula. Caraquet,
Paquetville, Lamèque, Shippagan and Tracadie will host these evenings, which
are highly popular among devotees of wine and culinary adventures.
CHAMPAGNE !
People who adore champagne will be in for a treat during the GALA event,
as none other than Guénaël Revel, Monsieur Bulles himself, will present
Moët and Chandon champagnes to accompany a gourmet meal prepared by
Chef Benjamin Cormier and Michel Savoie, the owner of renowned restaurant Les Brumes du Coude in Moncton.
WHO IS
MONSIEUR BULLES ?
Teacher, author, radio and television host in Montréal,
Guénaël Revel is the author of the Guide Revel des champagnes et autres bulles
(Revel’s guide to champagnes and other sparkling wines), the only
French-language work dedicated to all sparkling wines. He has already written
three books on champagne, and then in 2009, he co-wrote and co-hosted the only
television show that focused on the king of wines: Champagne!, on the
Quebec channel Évasion. A historian and sommelier by training, he moved to
Quebec in 1995 and worked as a sommelier is several Montréal establishments.
ON THE SCHEDULE…
One thing is for certain: the full schedule for the 21st edition of Caraquet’s
FestiVin has something for everyone! Whether it’s an evening with Sébastien Roy
from the famous Distillerie Fils du Roy, at the Pub St-Joseph, Old World wines
presented by Mario Griffin at the Panaché Resto-Pub-Terrasse, a foray into the
Land of the Rising Sun with the Mitchan Sushi team and the wines of Terra
Firma, or even a seminar lunch with Nicholas Parisi and the wines from Pelee
Island; all these places in Caraquet will be showcased during the
week before the Grand Tastings.
To these can be added other restaurant
owners from the Acadian Peninsula to
round out the schedule in a delicious way.
The Kabernet Gourmet-Pub in Lamèque will
host guests for an evening of country-style
cooking with Mario Griffin, who will present
150 gems of Canadian wine to highlight the
150th anniversary of our country. Chef Benjamin
Cormier, from the restaurant Les Brumes du Coude in
Moncton, will be the guest along with Sommelière Sonia
Jalbert at the Pinokkio Pizzeria-Resto-Bar in Shippagan for an evening of
Italian cuisine. A duel between beer and wine will be fought at the Bistro
Le Crépuscule in Tracadie, with comments by Robert Noël, an elite Canadian
sommelier. The Nuovo Caveau in Paquetville is also back this year for an
evening of fine dining with New Brunswick Chef Jonathan Morrison, and Sommelier
Jean-Philippe Turgeon will present wines from Gérard Bertrand Wineries.
There is plenty to whet the appetite and tempt the senses! All details on the
schedule are available at www.festivincaraquet.ca
THAT’S NOT ALL!
Naturally, the FestiVin will conclude with
the Grand Tastings, which will take place
on June 2–3, 2017, in the Caisse populaire
Acadie room of the Carrefour de la Mer.
People who have tickets for Friday night will be
able to take part in a free seminar on port with
Guénaël Revel (Monsieur Bulles) and end with an
evening of music with Adam and Martin Robichaud
at the Cave à vin at no additional cost. Another new feature
this year: people will be able to get a ticket for the seminar on Saturday afternoon
with eminent sommelier Robert Noël, where the Chardonnay from the Chablis
region will be showcased. For $53 (fees included), guests will be able to attend
this seminar and also participate in the Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon,
which all starts at 1:00 p.m. The regular cost of $27 (fees included) for this Grand
Tasting in the afternoon also gives access to a free seminar on champagnes with
Guénaël Revel, as well as a workshop with Marie-Claude Dilillo on the new reality
show Foodies and how to incorporate wine in everyday life. Tickets are still available
through Billetterie Accès.
Once again this year, the winning wines of FestiVin 2017 will be awarded during the
Les Vinalies, competition, which is held before a panel of experienced sommeliers
and experts during a blind tasting. The winning wines will be listed on the FestiVin
website as soon as they are chosen.
Tickets for the seminars will be on sale this Thursday, May 4th at 11:00 am. For more
information on ticket prices or for a detailed description of the activities, please visit
festivincaraquet.ca or billetterieacces.ca to purchase your tickets online.
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Source : Geneviève Lanteigne, Communications and Public Relations Consultant
506.724.3857 | [email protected]