Retail Boutiques and Restaurants Offer Specials to Celebrate Annual Nantucket Wine & Food Festival

Retail Boutiques and Restaurants Offer Specials to Celebrate

Annual Nantucket Wine & Food Festival

May 16 – 20, 2018

NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS (May 2018) - The 21^st Annual Nantucket Wine & Food Festival will be held May 16 – 20, 2018 on the Island. An Island tradition since 1996, The Nantucket Wine & Food Festival is known as one of the nation's most celebrated wine and food events. The festival engages the island community and embraces the unique island style. For a full listing of events for the 21st Annual Nantucket Wine & Food Festival, visit www.nantucketwinefestival.com.

“The Nantucket Wine & Food Festival provides a wide array of events for visitors and our restaurants and boutiques are delighted to offer specials during the festival,” explains Rebekah Macchia, Marketing Director for Nantucket Island Retail. Visitors should stop by these Nantucket favorites featuring celebratory offerings:

CRU

1 Straight Wharf

CRU will be offering their 7^th annual Nantucket Wine Festival Dinner on Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. with Laurence Feraud of Domaine Du Pegau. Limited seating available. Menu to include five wines and four expertly paired courses for $275 per person including taxes & gratuity. (Email janes@crunantucket.com for reservations.)

G.S. Hill/Hill’s of Nantucket

40 Straight Wharf

Custom made Wine Festival pearl jewelry by Pam Freitus for Nantucket Pearl Company. Bracelets and earrings available.

Nantucket Whaler

5 Old South Wharf

Serving complimentary "Sailor worthy beverages" all weekend; also gifting of free aluminum water bottle with each purchase to help reduce plastic use on the island.

The Charlie Noble

15 South Water Street

Thursday May 17 - Don Julio presents Live Music by Funktapus, with giveaways and specialty cocktails from 9:30 p.m. to close; Friday May 18 - Tito's Vodka presents Live Music by Funktapus, with giveaways and specialty cocktails from 9:30 p.m. to close; Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. featuring 22 oz. Bloody Mary Brunch (ala Carte) and Lillet cocktails.

Aunt Leah’s Fudge

The Courtyard at 16 Straight Wharf

Stop by and say hello and receive free samples of the best homemade fudge in the world and famous Nantucket chocolate-covered cranberries.

O & Co. Nantucket

The Courtyard at 16 Straight Wharf

O & Co. Nantucket will be open at 9 a.m. for the Wine Festival weekend. In addition to offering unique gifts to give and wear, a wide variety of items for wine lovers will be available including unique cocktail napkins, stirrers, koozies, and wine stoppers. Comfortable robes and whimsical mugs are great gifts for post-festival. $10 tees and sweats starting at $24.99, are also being offered.  

Southern Tide

34 Main Street

Shoppers will enjoy a gift with purchase of a tote bag for spending $450+ while supplies last Wednesday through Sunday.

NIR Retail

NIR Retail, a New England Development company, leases 100 of Nantucket’s premier retail locations found on Nantucket’s most popular shopping streets: Main, Centre, Federal, South Beach and South Water, and on Old South Wharf and Straight Wharf. Shops, galleries and restaurants include Southern Tide, Cavalier Gallery, Jack Wills, Style Paris, vineyard vines Nantucket, Vis-a-Vis, CRU, LoLa 41, Ventuno, and more. Located off the coast of Massachusetts, Nantucket has welcomed generations of visitors and residents. Its world-class shops, restaurants, hotels, and seaside beauty have made Nantucket one of the most popular resort destinations for vacationers from around the globe. Visit www.ShopNantucketIsland.com for a full listing of galleries, shops and restaurants. 

New England Development

For over forty years, New England Development has taken a creative, entrepreneurial approach to real estate development and management - delivering and sustaining successful projects across a wide range of property types. These projects transform complex challenges into preferred locations, generate long-term value to communities, afford compelling opportunities for local and national businesses, and offer sought-after experiences to a wide range of consumers.

The company is acclaimed for creating some of the country's most widely-recognized and successful regional centers, as well as multifaceted developments that combine retail, residential, hotel, and office uses. Outlet centers, high-end and street-front retail, airport retail, golf courses, restaurants, and marinas round out New England Development's robust portfolio. For more information visit www.NEDevelopment.com.

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