Wine and Brews in the Park! The Kutztown Rotary Club announces the 6th annual Taste of Kutztown Fundraiser; Saturday, June 6 from 12-5 p.m.
Imagine strolling grass-lined pathways; perusing hand-made products created by passionate crafts people. Sample and purchase food and products from vineyards and artisan vendors. This year’s event is relocated to the Kutztown Community Park offering additional beer tasting from the areas growing craft brew scene along with amenities of the parks setting. Wine, beer, mead and cider tasting under the canopy of 100-year-old maple trees dappled with streams of golden sunrays. Talented regional area bands perform varied genres throughout the day’s event.
Attendance is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the wine/beer tasting and are available in advance online and the day of at registration. A limited seat VIP ticket features the “magical” pairing of wine and artisan cheese from two of the newest producers in the local region. Meet and learn from the wine maker of Weathered Vineyards and cheese maker of Valley Milkhouse. The pairing seminar is available only with a pre-registered VIP ticket purchase.
Kutztown, known as the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and farmland is home to the Kutztown Folk Festival. The Taste of Kutztown wine & beer tasting now takes its place alongside the Folk Festival, the Lyons Fiddle Festival and the Bowers Chili Pepper Festival making northern Berks County a regional hotspot.
The region is known for its fertile, shale-rich soil creating a wonderful terroir for an expanding PA viticulture and enology industry. Taste for yourself why many PA wineries are winning awards in regional and national competitions. Lehigh Valley and Berks wines have been showcased in the Philly.com article, “A luscious tour of Lehigh Valley wine”.
The Taste of Kutztown is the Kutztown Rotary’s primary fundraiser. 2014 proceeds were proudly donated to www.ihartharvest.org, which provided over 200,000 lbs of potatoes through the Greater Berks Food Bank to more then 8,000 local households. Kutztown Rotary was also named as the largest donor to the international “Dream Team” dam building project in India, which supports agricultural and water supply efforts for that immediate region. Organizers hope everyone will enjoy this years Taste of Kutztown while supporting the Kutztown Rotary’s charitable efforts. Buy tickets and get more info at http://www.tasteofkutztown.org. Local Kutztown ticket outlets: Kelchner Cleaners, Dunkelberger’s Fine Jewelry, Vyncrest on Main, Firefly Bookstore.