Jersey Shore Wine Festival June 2, 2012

The Lakewood BlueClaws will host the 2nd annual Jersey Shore Wine Festival June 2nd and 3rd at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. The festival celebrates New Jersey wines and the many varietals produced here. In addition to wine tasting, the festival features live musical entertainment, crafters, vendors, food, and the BlueClaws play area for children. The centerpiece of the festival will be wine tasting by 10 New Jersey wineries from around the state; participating wineries include Auburn Road Vineyards, Cava Winery, Cream Ridge Winery, DiMatteo Vineyards, Four Sisters Winery, Plagido’s Winery, Tomasello Winery, Unionville Vineyards, Valenzano Winery, and Wagonhouse Winery. Each paid admission includes a commemorative wine glass to use for the tasting. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit Sylvia’s Children, a 501(c)3. Sylvia’s Children was founded in 2003 after Sylvia Allen returned from a humanitarian trip
to Uganda, Africa. The children at the Mbiriizi Primary School “adopted” her as their honorary grandmother. Allen saw the ravages the AIDS pandemic had on the community and was compelled to help her newly adopted grandchildren. She founded Sylvia’s Children to feed, clothe and house orphans in Masaka and provide education for as many children as possible.

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