Newport Wine, Food Fest Offering Unique Experiences From 7 Restaurants

NEWPORT, RI — Seven local restaurants are hosting some unique offerings at this year's Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival.

These offerings include special dining experiences, wine tastings and a cocktail class. The restaurants are taking reservations for these offerings on Sept. 16 and 17.

Participating restaurants include: Vanderbilt Hotel Newport, Beech Restaurant in Jamestown, Hotel Viking Garden Room in Newport, The Coast Guard House in Narragansett, Giusto Restaurant in Newport, Midtown Oyster Bar in Newport, 22 Bowens Wine Bar & Grille in Newport and The Dive Bar in Newport. A full schedule of special offerings can be found here.

The presenting sponsor of the festival’s Restaurant Program is BankNewport, one of the Preservation Society’s longtime Partners in Preservation.

"Pairing with local restaurants expands the Wine & Food Festival beyond its traditional settings in the Newport Mansions and takes it into the fine dining scene that we are so lucky to have in our communities," said Trudy Coxe, the CEO for The Preservation Society of Newport County, which has hosted the festival every year since 2006. “This is the third year in a row for this kind of partnership. It’s been a very popular aspect of the festival."

Besides the restaurant series, nearly all other festival events are sold out, including the Vintner Dinner and Sunday brunch at Rosecliff. The festival also features a series of 23 tasting seminars at Rosecliff, Sept. 16-19.