Multi-Chamber Wine Tasting,

Networking At Local Vineyards

McLaughlin Vineyards will be hosting a Wine Tasting networking event for Chamber of Commerce members from Newtown, Bethel, Brookfield, and Tribury on June 5, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at 14 Albert’s Hill Road in Sandy Hook. Other organizations invited to attend are the Newtown Rotary Club, BNI from Newtown, and Score.

Guests will have the opportunity to sample McLaughlin Vineyards’ finest wines, while networking in a casual environment with the area’s leading business organizations. Appetizers will be provided by Sal e Pepe Restaurant, Mona Lisa, Wellbaskets, Andrea’s Pastry Shop, Franco’s Pizza, My Place Restaurant, The Inn at Newtown, UK Gourmet, The Villa Restaurant, and Artisan Made North East.

The atmosphere will be enhanced with a string ensemble, featuring violinists Lindsey Jones and Hasez Taghavi and decorations from Lexington Gardens. Guests will also be able to participate in a gift basket raffle provided by Connecticut Web Designer.

McLaughlin Vineyards is a year-round farm dedicated to the production of quality wines and maple syrup in a natural environment. The 160-acre historic operation includes 15 acres of vineyards, a 2,500-case winery, hiking trails, wine education seminars, a sugar house, sugar maple trees, and even a 50-acre wildlife and bald eagle sanctuary.

Call Alice Baye at 426-2695 to RSVP or Christine Rinaldi at 270-9468, to obtain further details. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, space permitting. A cash wine bar will be available after the wine tasting.