Wildside Winery just announced two upcoming events for the month of May:
May 9th – a free wine and cheese pairing featuring six of Wildside’s red wines with Kenny’s Kentucky Cheeses. Runs from 2-6pm.
May 30th – BBQ and Bourbon Barrel Red, an event offering live music, barbeque and Wildside’s Bourbon Barrel Red wine. Cost is $13 before April 30th, or $20 at the door.
Call Wildside at 859-321-5046 to RSVP.
Kentucky wineries earned 15 gold medals at the Kentucky Derby Festival wine competition March 24 in Louisville.
Eighteen Kentucky and Indiana wineries brought 145 varietals to the competition. A panel of 17 experts from the American Wine Society judged the competition.
Those winning gold were: Acres of Land (Richmond), Elk Creek (Owenton), Equus Run (Midway), River Bend (Louisville), Talon Winery (Lexington), and Wight-Meyer (Shepardsville).
Some of the winners will be featured at the fifth annual Kentucky Derby Festival WineFest April 28-29 at Kroger’s Fest-A-Ville on the Waterfront. Thirteen Kentucky and Indiana wineries will sample 99 varietals at the event.