About the Festival

Rockland, Maine - The Summer Wine Festival at the Samoset Resort begins on June 6th and continues to June 15th, 2008.

The festival, in its second year, offers wine enthusiasts and gourmands the ultimate experience in entertainment and education alongside the beauty of a seaside resort on the shores of Penobscot Bay. In the coastal community of picturesque Rockland, this historic city is enjoying a renaissance with its museums, art galleries, historic theatre, schools of contemporary art and furniture design, the largest fleet of windjammer schooners in the country, fine dining restaurants, specialty food stores, and 145 buildings on the National Historic Register. Just 2 hours north of Portland, the location, which couldn’t be more perfect, offering a “real Maine” experience.

Presenting an opportunity to meet renowned luminaries in the culinary and wine worlds this ten-day festival caters to connoisseurs and novices alike. Grand vintner’s dinners, food and wine pairings, nightly featured wine flights, rare wines, celebrity chefs, winemakers, wine classes, Champagne Brunches, an educational tasting seminar with notable oenophiles and musical entertainment, will offer something for everyone.