Newport Vineyards highlighted the 20th anniversary of its Great White wine with a Great White Party at its vineyard in Middletown on August 29. Guests dressed in all-white attire for the occasion and sipped Great White wine and specialty cocktails. Attendees also sampled beer from the Newport Vineyards’ new Taproot Brewing Co. Taproom, including the Shark Bite brew, a special- edition sparkling ale created to commemorate Great White’s anniversary. Entertainment included mechanical shark riding, grape stomping and live music by Los Duderinos, who played beach-themed songs. Newport Vineyards Great White, its most popular wine and a Gold Medal Winner at the International Eastern Wine Competition, is a white wine blend with flavors of mango, apricot, guava and melon.
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- Bartender Zoe Maxwell pouring Newport Vineyards Great White for guests celebrating the wine’s 20th anniversary.
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- A Great White 20th anniversary welcome.
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- Great White is the vineyard’s most popular wine and was a Gold Medal Winner at the International Eastern Wine Competition.
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- A white sangria was offered, also made with Great White.
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- Taryn Monroe and Danielle Garrepy, both bartenders at Newport Vineyards’ Taproot Brewing Co. Taproom.
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- Guests participated in a grape-stomping contest during Newport Vineyards Great White Party.
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- Guests also enjoyed Taproot Brewing Co.’s Shark Bite brew, a special-edition sparkling ale created in honor of Great White’s 20th anniversary.
Photos by Laura Widness.
