The Nantucket Wine & Food Festival is excited to announce the all-star lineup of chef and wine luminaries for the 22nd annual island event. The festival takes place May 16-20, 2018 with a collection of over 60 prestigious events.
For 22 years, the NWF has brought distinguished winemakers and chefs to the island for an epic epicurean celebration. Over the course of five days, the island comes alive with elegant tastings, lunches, dinners and educational seminars.
2018 CHEF LUMINARIES INCLUDE:
CHEFS FROM AFAR
Elizabeth Falkner (NYC)
Gabriel Kreuther
Gabriel Kreuther (NYC)
John Tesar
Knife Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Jose Enrique
Jose Enrique (San Juan, PR)
Brian Alberg
The Red Lion Inn (Stockbridge, MA)
Brooke Vosika
Sawkill Creek (Woodstock, NY)
Geoff Lazlo
(Greenwich, CT)
Jeffrey Michaud
Osteria (Philadelphia, PA)
Joseph Ellia
Bear in Boots (Falmouth, MA)
Katherine Clapner
Dude, Sweet Chocolate (Dallas, TX)
Kevin Williamson
Ranch 616 (Austin, TX)
Matt Weingarten
Dig Inn (Boston, MA)
CHEFS FROM NANTUCKET
Kyle Zachary
TOPPER’S at the Wauwinet
Thomas Pearson
Brant Point Grill
Andrea Solimeo
Ventuno
Brandt Gould
ATLAS
Bruce Sacino
The Westmoor Club
David Daniels
Met on Main
E.J. Harvey
The Sea Grille
Edwin Claflin
Oran Mor Bistro
Erin Zircher
Cru
Fred Bisaillon
Charlie Noble
Gabriel Frasca
Straight Wharf Restaurant
Joseph Keller
Company of the Cauldron
Liam Mackey
The Nautilus
Marcus Ware
Greydon House
Mayumi Hattori
The Club Car
Michael Getter
Dune
Michael LaScola
The Proprietors Bar & Table
Neil Hudson
Bartlett’s Farm
Pedro Alaniz + Cedric Beguin
Breeze Restaurant, Nantucket Hotel
Robert Boslow
Station 21
Seth and Angela Raynor
The Pearl
Scott Osif
Galley Beach
Sean Durnin
Sushi Sean 11:11
Tony Nastus
Le Languedoc Bistro
CHEFS FROM BOSTON
Carolyn Johnson
80 Thoreau
Dan Bazzinotti
Terra
David Blessing
Newport Beach House
Gurminder Gidda
Taj Boston
Jeremy Sewall
Les Sablons
Johnny Sheehan + Ryan Boya
?NAHITA
Josh and Jen Ziskin
Heritage of Sherborn
Justin Shoults + Brian Mercury
Oak + Rowan
Karen Akunowicz
Myers+Chang
Kevin O’Donnell + Michael Lombardi
SRV
Lydia Shire
Scampo
Mary Dumont + Robert Gonzalez
Cultivar
Matt Drummond
Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar
Matt Jennings
Townsman
Michael Scelfo
Alden & Harlow
Robert Fagan
Bar Boulud
Tiffani Faison
Tiger Mama
Tyler Kinnett
Harvest
Will Gilson
Puritan & Co.
2018 WINE LUMINARIES INCLUDE:
AUSTRALIA
Andrew Quinn
Hentley Farm Wines
(Barossa Valley, AU)
Ewan Proctor
Penfolds
(South Australia, AU)
ARGENTINA
Laura Catena
Bodega Catena Zapata
(Mendoza, AR)
Susana Balbo
Susana Balbo Wines
(Mendoza, AR)
ENGLAND
Gareth Maxwell & Emma Rice
Hattingley Valley Wines
(Hampshire, EN)
FRANCE
Bertrand Verduzier
Champagne Gosset
(Aÿ, FR)
Bruno Borie
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
(Bordeaux, FR)
Christian Dalbavie
Champagne Taittinger
(Reims, FR)
Christian Moreau
Domaine Christian Moreau
(Chablis, FR)
Delphine Laborde
Veuve Clicquot
(Reims, FR)
Dimitri Augenblick
Château Cos d’Estournel
(Bordeaux, FR)
Francois Matton
Château Minuty
(Côtes de Provence, FR)
François Villard
Domaine François Villard
(Northern Rhône, FR)
Jean Rémy
Champagne Château de Bligny
(Marne, FR)
Jean Soubeyrand
Olivier Leflaive
(Burgundy, FR)
Jean-Michel Marbaise
Domaine des Masques
(Provence, FR)
Kevin Tessieux
Domaine des Deux Roches
(Mâconnais, FR)
Laurence Féraud
Domaine du Pégau
(Châteauneuf-du-Pape, FR)
Marc Perrin
Château de Beaucastel
(Châteauneuf-du-Pape, FR)
Paul Chevalier
Château d’Esclans
(Côtes de Provence, FR)
Yves Cuilleron
Cave Yves Cuilleron
(Northern Rhône, FR)
GERMANY
Raimund Pru?m
S.A. Pru?m
(Mosel, DE)
HUNGARY
Zoltán Kovács
Royal Tokaji
(Tokaj, HU)
ITALY
Alessandro Bindocci
Tenuta Il Poggione
(Brunello di Montalcino, IT)
Lodovico Antinori
Tenuta di Biserno
(Tuscany, IT)
Valentina Abbona
Marchesi di Barolo
(Piedmont, IT)
LEBANON
Bartholemew Broadbent
Chateau Musar
(Bekka Valley, LB)
NEW ZEALAND
Matt Stafford
Craggy Range
(Hawke’s Bay, NZ)
SPAIN
Antonio Menéndez
Vega Sicilia
(Ribera del Duero, ESP)
UNITED STATES
Adam Campbell
Elk Cove Vineyards
(Willamette Valley, OR)
Alan Viader
Viader Vineyards & Winery
(Napa Valley, CA)
Andy Peay
Peay Vineyards
(Sonoma, CA)
Chris Pisani
ZD Wines
(Napa Valley, CA)
Christophe Paubert
Stags’ Leap Winery
(Napa Valley, CA)
Dan O’Brien
GAIL Wines
(Sonoma, CA)
Dan Petroski
Larkmead Vineyards
(Napa Valley, CA)
Daniel Daou
DAOU Vineyards & Winery
(Paso Robles, CA)
Diana Karren
Land of Promise Wines
(Sonoma, CA)
Dominic Chappellet
Chappellet Winery
(Napa Valley, CA)
Eric Flanagan
Flanagan Wines
(Sonoma, CA)
Guillaume Large
Résonance Vineyard
(Yamhill-Carlton, OR)
Joe Donelan
Donelan Family Wines
(Sonoma, CA)
John Ware
Quilceda Creek Vintners
(Columbia Valley, WA)
Jon Priest
Etude Wines
(Carneros, CA)
Josh Bergström
Bergström Wines
(Willamette Valley, OR)
Larry Maguire
Far Niente Winery
(Napa Valley, CA)
Lindy Novak
Spottswoode Estate
Vineyard & Winery
(Napa Valley, CA)
Luc Morlet
Morlet Family Vineyards
(Napa Valley, CA)
Nikita Stone
The Mascot
(Napa Valley, CA)
Randy Ullom
Kendall-Jackson Vineyard Estates
(Sonoma, CA)
Rebekah Wineberg
Illumination by Quintessa
(Napa Valley, CA)
Suzanne Pride Bryan & Stuart Bryan
Pride Mountain Vineyards
(Napa Valley, CA)
Tom Eddy
Tom Eddy Winery
(Napa Valley, CA)