Nantucket Wine & Food Festival Reveals 2025 Lineup
What happens when culinary talent teams up with world-class vintners? You get one dynamic event: the Nantucket Wine & Food Festival.
This year’s festival will take place from May 14 to 18 and include new offerings, including Tasting Tents at Bartlett’s Farm and the Nantucket Hotel. The festival will include more than 40 events across five days.
“This year represents a fresh new perspective, celebrating the island’s rich history alongside exciting new events featuring the best of the best in the world of wine and food,” said Nancy Bean, founder of the festival, in a statement shared with Boston 25 News.
Some of the new programming highlights for this year’s Nantucket Wine & Food Festival include the following:
“Battle of the Cabs”: Enjoy a four-course dinner offering more than 10 wines from California and around the globe. Blind tastings will cover standout Cabernets from Napa and a few from Sonoma, Italy, and Chile.
“La Fête”: This Charity Wine Dinner is an intimate evening with more than 20 renowned winemakers seated with their guests. A four-course dinner will feature the cuisine of Chef Andrew Chadwick of Chatham Bars Inn and Chef Patrice Martineau of the Four Seasons in Boston. Guests will share precious bottles from their cellars and taste some of the best wines in the world.
“Saints of Bordeaux Luncheon”: Discover the work of producers such as Château Troplong-Mondot, Château Cos d’Estournel, and Château Lagrange, paired with cuisine by award-winning Chef Neil Ferguson of the American Seasons Restaurant and Chef David Charrier of Two-Star Michelin Les Belles Perdrix in Saint-Emillion, Bordeaux.
“SMOKED! Grill Around the World”: This event explores global grilling traditions from South African braai to Argentine asado, with live-fire cooking demonstrations, international wine pairings, and live entertainment.
The Nantucket Wine & Food Festival celebrates its 27th year in 2025. Visit the festival’s website for tickets and more information.