Events are filling up fast for the 12th annual Nantucket Wine Festival, which will be held Wednesday, May 14th–Sunday, May 18th. Most of the dinners are booked, but tickets are still available for the Grand Tastings on Saturday and Sunday at the Nantucket Yacht Club (noon–2 PM and 3–5 PM; $85 for one session or $150 for two sessions; 1 South Beach St.; 508-228-1128). There's also space left at many of the seminars – here are some to check out.
A Wednesday night "Texas Throwdown" with Austin chef Kevin Williamson (Ranch 616) cooking up Texas game and beef paired with wines from Cliff Lede Vineyards in Stags Leap (7–8:30 PM; $75 per person; White Elephant Main Tent, 50 Easton St.).
On Thursday, Boston chef Anthony Susi (Sage) unites Old World food and New World wine in an Italian cooking demo to be paired with New Zealand wines (11:30 AM–12:30 PM; $65 per person; Nantucket Yacht Club, 1 South Beach St.).
Friday's "Oysters, The Pearl, and Veuve Clicquot" seminar, led by Nantucket's Angela and Seth Raynor (Boarding House, Pearl), will feature Island Creek oysters for slurping and Veuve Clicquot for sipping (2:30–3:30 PM; $90 per person; White Elephant Main Tent, 50 Easton St.).
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to nantucketwinefestival.com or call 508-228-1128.
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