BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GNAT-TV//Community Events Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:GNAT-TV Local Events Calendar X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cecal-event-f9171c1b-462b-42b8-aed7-2e0d90841a68-27599@gnat-tv.org DTSTAMP:20260928T165532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T165559Z SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART:20261107T190000Z DTEND:20261107T230000Z SUMMARY:Manchester Wine Festival Fundraiser at Manchester Community Library DESCRIPTION:Manchester Wine Festival Returns for Its Second Year\, With Eve ry Dollar of Profit Going to the Manchester Community Library and Local Ca uses in Need\n\nTwenty-five tables of wine\, food and local producers\, a secret speakeasy and a blind tasting\, at the Manchester Community Library on Saturday\, November 7\n\nMANCHESTER CENTER\, Vt. — The Manchester Wi ne Festival returns for its second year on Saturday\, November 7\, 2026\, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Manchester Community Library\, 138 Cemetery Avenue . The festival is organized by Nature's Market and run entirely by volunte ers from the community\, from the door to the glassware. It brings togethe r twenty-five tables of wine\, food and small local producers for an after noon indoors in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains.\n\nEvery dollar of profit stays in the valley\n\nAll of the festival's profits\, from ticket sales and from wine sold on the day\, go to the Manchester Community Libr ary\, the festival's host\, and to local organizations in need. Guests hel p decide where the money goes. Each guest gets a ballot at the door and vo tes among the nominated local causes\, and the count closes when the festi val does. Anyone can nominate a cause: guests\, vendors\, volunteers and n eighbors. To reach the ballot\, a cause must be a registered charity\, con firmed before it is listed\, and local to this corner of Vermont.\n\n\n W hat's happening on the day\n\n - Twenty-five tables of Old World and New World wines poured side by side\, with local food and makers alongside\n - The Secret Speakeasy Pour: somewhere in the festival\, behind a secret d oor\, one ultra-premium or highly unusual bottle is waiting. Guests get in by solving the wine riddle or finding one of the hidden\n tokens scatt ered around the festival. It's included with every ticket and needs no boo king.\n - Paper bag blind tasting: every bottle is poured from a brown pa per bag. Guests taste\, guess the grape and the country\, then see the lab el. Seats are limited to 30 per session and cost $15\; session times\n - Paper bag blind tasting: every bottle is poured from a brown paper bag. Gu ests taste\, guess the grape and the country\, then see the label. Seats a re limited to 30 per session and cost $15\; session times\n will be ann ounced.\n - The charity ballot: one vote per guest\, counted at close\n - Take the festival home: 10% off any 12 bottles and 15% off 24 or more at Nature's Market\, mix and match\n - More tastings and talks will be anno unced as they are confirmed\n\n Who is pouring\n\nConfirmed so far\, with more to be announced: 802 Distributors\, Artisanal Cellars\, Baker Distri buting\, Farmer Wines and Farrell Distributing.\n\n Friends and supporter s of the festival\n\n The festival is backed by local businesses that wer e asked to put their name to it\, not their money:\n\nAl Ducci's\, Aspen a t Manchester\, Barnstead Inn\, Black River Produce\, Christos' Pizza & Pas ta\, Earth & Sea Fish Market\, GSK Climate Control\, The Inn at Manchester \, The Inn at Ormsby Hill\, Just Kitchen and Bath\, La Peche Lingerie\, Ma nchester Community Library (host)\, Mighty Food Farm\, Mystico Cucina Ital iana\, Nature's Market (organizer)\, Nina Jewelry\, Orvis\, Silver Fork\, Squirrel\, Tap Dance Productions\, The Crooked Ram and Vermont Kitchen Sup ply.\n\nTickets\n\n - Early bird: $20\, through October 4\, 2026\, or unt il the first 100 tickets are sold\n - Regular: $30\n - At the door: $35\ , subject to availability\n\nA ticket includes entry to all twenty-five ta bles\, the Secret Speakeasy Pour and a ballot for the charity vote. Ticket s are sold only at manchesterwinefestival.com. There is plenty of free par king at the library.\n\nThe festival is strictly for guests aged 21 and ov er. Photo ID is checked at the door\, and anyone without valid ID won't be admitted.\n\nGet involved\n\n - Wineries\, distributors and food vendors can apply for a table at manchesterwinefestival.com/vendors.\n - Volunte ers can sign up for a four-hour shift (door\, glassware and ballots) at ma nchesterwinefestival.com/volunteers.\n - Anyone can nominate a local regi stered charity for the ballot at manchesterwinefestival.com.\n\nAbout the Manchester Wine Festival\n\nThe Manchester Wine Festival is a one-day cele bration of wine\, food and community in Manchester Center\, Vermont\, now in its second year. It is organized by Nature's Market\, hosted by the Man chester Community Library and run entirely by volunteers. Every dollar of profit goes to the library and to local causes in need.\n\n\nMedia contact \n\nNatures Market\n Manchester Wine Festival\n info@manchesterwinefesti val.com\n manchesterwinefestival.com\n\nLink: https://manchesterwinefesti val.com/ LOCATION:138 Cemetery Avenue\, Manchester Center\, VT 05255 X-CECAL-ORGANIZATION:Natures Market GEO:43.1778004;-73.0499184 URL:https://gnat-tv.org/event/manchester-wine-festival-fundraiser-at-manche ster-community-library-11-07-2026/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR