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Swirl, sip and repeat through the streets of downtown Galveston, during elegant vintner dinners or a special champagne brunch at the Sixth Annual Galveston Uncorked! May 15-18.
The four day extravaganza begins on Thursday, May 15 with vintner dinners hosted by Palm's M&M, Speculoos Patisserie Café, and Luigi's Ristorante Italiano. Prices range from $93 to $160 per person. Sit in elegance during a special Titanic themed dinner featuring the original menu from the ship's voyage at The Tremont House on Friday, May 16. The dinner ties in with Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Moody Gardens' Discovery Museum commemorating the 96th anniversary of Titanic's sinking. Vintner dinners, can be purchased directly from participating restaurants.
On Saturday, May 17, wine enthusiasts can participate in the annual wine stroll from 5 to 8 p.m. and have the opportunity to sample multiple wines at 12 stops in The Historic Downtown Strand District. Tickets are $35 per person in advance and $45 per person on May 18. Wineries from Texas, California, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, South America, and many more locales are participating. Attendees will be able to sample two to four wines from a single vintner at each location on the downtown stroll. Wines will be paired with light hors d'oeuvres provided by Kroger. In conjunction with Galveston Uncorked! special discounts will be offered on these select wines by Kroger at their Galveston location. Wine stroll tickets are limited and may be purchased online at www.galveston.com or on the day of the stroll at Edna's Room at The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2018 Postoffice, beginning at 4 p.m. All participants should check-in at Edna's room where they will receive a wine glass, armband and map.
To culminate the weekend, the Hotel Galvez has added a special champagne sampling of Barefoot Bubbly to their Sunday Brunch. Brunch is $28.95 adults, $24.95 seniors (60+), and $14.95 children (6-12) and is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reservations should be made directly with the Hotel Galvez at 409-765-7721.
Galveston Uncorked! is sponsored by the Historic Downtown Galveston Partnership, Galveston Park Board of Trustees, Galveston Historical Foundation, Mitchell Historic Properties, Glazer's Distributors, and Kroger.
Vintner Dinners...
| Thursday, May 15 |
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| Location 1 |
Speculoos Patisserie & Café
2228 Mechanic Street, Suite 120
409-770-9337
6 p.m.
$100/per person |
| Location 2 |
Palms M&M Wine Dinner
2401 Church Street
409-766-7170
7 p.m.
$160/per person |
| Location 3 |
Luigi's Ristorante Italiano
2328 Strand
409-763-6500
TBA |
| Friday, May 16 |
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| Location 4 |
The Tremont House Titanic Themed Vintner Dinner
2300 Ship's Mechanic Row
409-763-0300
6:30 p.m.
$93/per person includes ticket to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition |
| Sunday, May 18 |
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| Location 5 |
Hotel Galvez Brunch
2024 Seawall Blvd.
409-765-7721
$28.95/per person |
Galveston Uncorked May 17th Wine Stroll Participating Retailers:
- Bath Junkie, 2029 Strand #1
- The Beach Cottage, 2029 Strand #2
- Star Drug, 510 23rd Street
- The Front Parlor, 2111 Strand
- The Firm, 2220 Postoffice
- Intima Boutique, 2311 Strand
- The Curiosity Shoppe, 2218 Strand
- Footsies, 206 24th Street
- Tina’s, 2326 Strand
- D’Vine Wines, 2301 Strand
- The Admiralty, 2221 Strand
About The CVB...
The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston, is a governmental entity created by a special act of the Texas Legislature in 1962 for the purpose of directing all tourism efforts for Galveston.
The State of Texas requires that a nine-member board be appointed by the City Council, with four members appointed on alternate years for two-year terms and a City Council representative appointed annually.
The administrative, sales and marketing staff of the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau is located at 2504 Church. Meeting Planners and Group Tour Planners should inquire to the sales staff at this location, or by calling (866)505-4456 or (409)797-5100.
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