The Harbor Gala

Sample great food from some of Nantucket's great restaurants and the culinary offerings of special guest celebrity chefs, and enjoy delicious wines presented and served by their winemakers, at the Nantucket Wine Festival Harbor Gala. The gala will be held at the White Elephant Hotel on Thursday, May 20th at 6:00 pm. Features a Silent Auction benefiting the Nantucket Historical Association. This is sure to be the event of the season!

Luncheon Symposia

The Nantucket Wine Festival is proud to continue the luncheon symposia program begun in 2008. This year, we offer a series of four great wine symposium/luncheon events at some of Nantucket's best addresses. The program will unfold with a one-hour symposium featuring distinguished winemakers, who will lead a discussion of their wines with the assembled guests. Each of these events will be limited to 40-60 people, thus retaining the intimacy and scale that distinguishes our festival. Immediately after the symposium, the guests will be treated to a four-course luncheon of superb cuisine featuring the wines of the guest winemakers. All four luncheon symposia will take place on Friday, May 21st, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Grand Tasting

The focal point of the Nantucket Wine Festival is the Grand Tasting, at which more than 125 of the world's great wineries will be pouring their wines. Again this year, the Grand Tasting will be held at the Nantucket Yacht Club, a Nantucket landmark built in 1870. The expanded space at this South Beach Street location should please our guests and exhibitors alike. There will be two two-hour sessions of the Grand Tasting on Saturday, May 22nd, and one three-hour session on Sunday, May 23rd.  Whether you attend two sessions or all three, this is a must-see event. See the Grand Tasting section for times, prices, and more detail.