Comments on: The Easy Thing to Do Would Be to Sneer http://excellentproj.com/2009/08/04/the-easy-thing-to-do-would-be-to-sneer/ Act Locally, Drink Globally Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: If You Seek My Approval for a Ridiculous Idea, Today Is Apparently the Day – Louisville Juice http://excellentproj.com/2009/08/04/the-easy-thing-to-do-would-be-to-sneer/comment-page-1/#comment-2684 If You Seek My Approval for a Ridiculous Idea, Today Is Apparently the Day – Louisville Juice Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:43:10 +0000 http://excellentproj.com/?p=772#comment-2684 [...] guess I’m getting soft in my old age. Yesterday I was nice to Disney, and today I’m going to be nice to Paris Hilton and canned [...] [...] guess I’m getting soft in my old age. Yesterday I was nice to Disney, and today I’m going to be nice to Paris Hilton and canned [...]

]]> By: Michelle Lentz http://excellentproj.com/2009/08/04/the-easy-thing-to-do-would-be-to-sneer/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Michelle Lentz Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:09:20 +0000 http://excellentproj.com/?p=772#comment-2676 Don't sneer. The Epcot Food & Wine Festival is one of the highlights of my year. A couple of years ago we took an amazing session from MS, MW Doug Frost on Spanish Wines. Best class (4-hours) I've ever had on wine - at Epcot. The year before that we took several free (barring admission) sessions from Doug Frost and various winemakers who came to offer - yes - free classes. This year we're going, but the free sessions are now $8. That should cut back on the lines to get into them though. Additionally, they have an entire "extra" area of the park set up for New York Wines. They always do this with Australia, but I'm thrilled to see NY Wines getting a shout-out, as we just visited a bunch of Long Island wineries in the spring. The F&W Festival is aimed squarely at adults. We like to wander the park multiple times, in big circles, and try all of the fantastic food and drink samples from each country. Every Epcot-represented country - plus extras that aren't usually there - have special booths with tapas-sized bites and wine samples. I'm also a big fan of the food and drink in France. I could stay at the Champagne booth all night. Anyway, it's an incredibly fun and educational experience that is, surprisingly, largely devoid of kids. We're going with a couple of beer lovers (from hoperatives.com) this October for a long weekend. Music be damned - I'm there for the food & wine! Don’t sneer. The Epcot Food & Wine Festival is one of the highlights of my year. A couple of years ago we took an amazing session from MS, MW Doug Frost on Spanish Wines. Best class (4-hours) I’ve ever had on wine – at Epcot. The year before that we took several free (barring admission) sessions from Doug Frost and various winemakers who came to offer – yes – free classes.
This year we’re going, but the free sessions are now $8. That should cut back on the lines to get into them though. Additionally, they have an entire “extra” area of the park set up for New York Wines. They always do this with Australia, but I’m thrilled to see NY Wines getting a shout-out, as we just visited a bunch of Long Island wineries in the spring.
The F&W Festival is aimed squarely at adults. We like to wander the park multiple times, in big circles, and try all of the fantastic food and drink samples from each country. Every Epcot-represented country – plus extras that aren’t usually there – have special booths with tapas-sized bites and wine samples. I’m also a big fan of the food and drink in France. I could stay at the Champagne booth all night.

Anyway, it’s an incredibly fun and educational experience that is, surprisingly, largely devoid of kids. We’re going with a couple of beer lovers (from hoperatives.com) this October for a long weekend. Music be damned – I’m there for the food & wine!

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