NSBnews.net videos by Sera Frederick / Above are our exclusive videos from the 2009 Holiday Food and Wine Festival at Norwood's Restaurant. Featured guests at this year's the 16th annual festival is Ivanna Trump.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Attention, those of you in and around New Smyrna Beach and throughout Central Florida: Tickets are available for an event that is bigger and better than ever: the 16th annual Holiday Food and Wine Festival at Norwood’s Restaurant, Friday and Saturday. You can also meet Ivanna Trump, Saturday where she will personally pour your glass from her Ivanna's Legends Wine.
Here is a breakdown of the two-day festival that is a key provider to local charities:
AWARDS TASTING, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday -- Savor the top 90-wines that won the coveted gold, silver, and bronze awards. An elegant and intimate evening full of food, fun, entertainment, wine, and more. Seating is limited as it sells out early. Advance tickets are $60 a person; day of event purchase tickets are $70.
GRAND TASTING, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday -- Receive your very own commemorative wine glass and begin savoring the tasting. You can Sample over 600-wines from around the world.
You can also enjoy martini, bourbon, beer and absente tasting. Sample delicious food and desserts and enjoy great entertainment. Tickets are $55 in advance; Advance tickets $55, day of the purchases are $65.
IVANNA TRUMP MEET AND GREET. Recently released "Ivanna's Legends Wine" will be available for tasting, poured by Ivanna herself! She’ll be on site for autographs, book signings and more! Have your own bottle of Ivanna’s Legends Cabernet or Chardonnay personally signed.
Norwood’s Wine shop maintains one of the largest wine cellars in Florida and through December, you can take advantage of discounts on their entire inventory. This is a great time to stock up your favorites for the Holidays.
Partial proceeds of the event to benefit Hospice Volunteers of New Smyrna Beach Red and Black Sports Club and the Gifts of Love Food Bank.
For tickets, please call 386-428-4621 or go online at http://vimeo.com/32299322.
How to get to the festival
From greater Orlando, Oviedo, Lake Mary, Sanford, Altamonte Springs, etc.: Take Interstate 4 east into Volusia County and go past the Deltona, DeBary, Lake Helen and DeLand exits until you get to the New Smyrna Beach / State Road 44 exit ramp; go east on S.R. 44. You'll pass through the outskirts of DeLand and into Samsula, which in turn takes you into New Smyrna Beach. You'll go past the Walmart supercenter on your left and under the I-95 overpass. Continue east on 44 for a few more miles and you'll come to the South Causeway Bridge and onto the NSB beachside. Norwood's will be right there on your left.
From Titusville, Mims, Melbourne, etc: Take I-95 north into Volusia County and go past the Oak Hill and Edgewater exits until you get to the New Smyrna Beach exit. Go east on S.R. 44 (and pick up the same directions from above at that point).
From Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palm Coast, etc: Take I-95 south until you reach the New Smyrna Beach exit and go east on S.R. 44 (follow the same directions from that point)
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