RV Rentals at New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience consists of a number of events at restaurants and other locations around New Orleans. Events you can attend include wine dinners, wine tastings, labs presented by chefs and wine professionals, a round-table discussion on sustainable, natural wines, and a parade with wine tents along the route. Because of the focus on wine, you must be at least 21 to attend these events. Proceeds from the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience benefit local food pantries and culinary schools.
ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT
Here is a sampling of some of the events that will occur during the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience. You must be at least 21 to attend these events.
Wine dinners - A variety of events will be offered during the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, including special events at different restaurants. A list of restaurants will be available closer to the beginning of the festival. The wine dinners will give you the opportunity to learn about wine and food pairings and about different wineries.
Vinola is a fine-wine tasting event featuring wines from around the world presented by the winemakers. Food samples from a variety of restaurants will also be available.
Experiences and labs are one-of-a-kind events that feature New Orleans culture in an interactive wine and food opportunity. Choose one or more for a highlight to your visit.
A large selection of labs conducted by wine professionals and chefs will also be held. Topics will include trends in the wine industry and the culinary world.
Natural Wines Round Table - This lab starts with a discussion of how natural wine is defined, what is needed to produce natural wines and the characteristics of a natural producer. Various natural wine issues such as sustainability, organic methods, biodynamics, minimal intervention, orange, and sulfur will be discussed. Additional sources of information will be provided. At the same time, you can sample natural wines.
Purely Pinot: An Interactive Tasting Exploration
Jackson Family Wines is sponsoring this lab teaching participants how to taste wines. You will use an app to analyze the aroma, flavor, body, and other characteristics of several pinot noir wines. The audience responses will be charted, and you can compare your responses with the group assessment.
Additional events
There also will be a Tournament of Roses and a Grand Tasting Saturday afternoon.
LOCATION
The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience events are being held at numerous restaurants and other locations around New Orleans. You should check individual events to see where they are being held.
RVING AT THE EVENT
There are no special accommodations for RVs at the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience. However, if you rent an RV from RVshare and camp nearby, you can have easy access to all of the events.
WHERE TO STAY
For RVers, RVshare has a list of New Orleans campgrounds where you can stay to access the festival.
If you are not RVing, the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has a list of recommended hotels on the event's website.
HOW TO GET THERE
Since events for the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience are held at multiple locations, you can call the location for the event to receive directions.
PARKING
If you are attending the events with an RV, you should check with your campground to receive parking recommendations. For passenger vehicles, many paid parking lots can be found in the downtown area.
TICKETS & PRICING
Tickets can be purchased for individual events, or you can choose between three ticket packages.
$258 The Tasting Package
-Grand Tasting
-Tournament of Roses
$793 The Connoisseur Package includes 30 minutes early entry and the following:
-Welcome Reception
-Vinola- Select Afternoon or Evening (Plus Early Entry)
-Tournament of Roses
-Choice of 4 Labs
10% Discount On Additional Labs
-$20 Voucher to Use at NOWFE Merchandise Store
$1000 The VIP Package includes 30 minutes early entry, VIP areas, and the following:
-Welcome Reception with Swag Bag
(VIP) Tournament of Roses
-The Grand Tasting
-Choice of 5 Labs - 10% Discount on Additional Labs
-$20 Voucher to Use at NOWFE Merchandise Store
WRAP UP
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