On Sunday, October 14, 2018, SobeSavvy.com joined wine and food lovers for an experience known as Sip + Savor, which was held at DPAC in Durham, NC. Good Food, Good Wines, and Good Times is how I would summarize this event! It was quite the experience for foodies, wine lovers and anyone who enjoys learning and discovering more about culinary scene in the Triangle.
Last year I attended their inaugural event and was pleased to see this event return and sell out! This year in addition to food sampling from 30 of the areaβs finest restaurants, paired with wine from around the world, guests could also attend a wine seminars.
Each year, Sip+Savor helps to raise funds and awareness for a local non-profit. The 2018 festival helped to raise funds for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and Band Together partnership. Band Together is a Raleigh-based nonprofit that uses live music to raise $1 Million dollars for a different nonprofit each year. Their 2019 fundraising partner is Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. The Food Shuttleβs mission is to βpioneer innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our communityβ.
New this year was the Lexus Lounge, which included plush seating, cigar rolling station and a Mixology Bar with Sean Umstead. I tried the ‘Bee Amazing’ made with Durham Beeswax, honey roasted NC Squash, Svedka and local ginger soda! Very refreshing!
This event was well organized and gave guests the option of taking wine notes and placing an order from the Wine Feed to pick up and pay for it later. How convenient!
Many of the Chefs used locally sourced ingredients to create some delicious dishes to pair with some amazing wines. The following Restaurant and winery pairings were found on the Second /Third Floors:
18 Seaboard + Bear Flag/Sonoma
Acme Food & Beverage Co. + Orin Swift Cellars/Napa and Sonoma
La Residence + Louis Martini/Sonoma
City Kitchen + Votto Vines/Mediterranean
Clouds Restaurant + Napa Cellars/Napa Valley
COPA + ViΓ±a Pomal/Rioja
Counting House + Kim Crawford Wines/Marlborough
Crossroads Chapel Hill + Saint Clair Family Estate/Marlborough
Cuban Revolution Restaurant & Bar + Le Morette/Italy
Elements + Domaine Saint Landor/Loire Valley
The Fearrington House Restaurant + Jermann/Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Glasshalfull + J Vineyards/Russian River Valley
Gocciolina + LaMarca/Prosecco DOCG, Italy
Guglhupf + DAOU Vineyards/Paso Robles
Itβs A Southern Thing + Chalk Hill/Sonoma
Pickle Jar Cafe + Freemark Abbey/Sonoma
Kipos Greek Taverna + Pascual Toso / Argentina
Local 22 + Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard/Santa Barbara
Locals Seafood + The Hess Collection/Napa Valley
Lula & Sadieβs + Robert Hall Winery/Paso Robles
Mandolin + The Prisoner Wine Company/California
Mateo Bar de Tapas + Browne Family/Columbia Valley
Nanasteak + Banfi/Italy
Old North Meats & Provisions + Hope Family Wines/Paso Robles
Parizade + Elouan/Oregon
Pittsboro Roadhouse + B.R. Cohn Winery/Sonoma Valley
Saint James Seafood + GΓ©rard Bertrand/Languedoc-Roussillon
Tylers Restaurant & Taproom + Biltmore Winery/North Carolina
Vimalaβs Curryblossom Cafe + Talbott Vineyards/Monterey
Washington Duke Inn & JB Duke Hotel + Franciscan Estates/Napa and Monterey
Live Music, cheese, desserts, bubbly and coffee were found at the On-stage experience, which featured the following vendors:
Carrboro Coffee Roasters (Official Coffee Sponsor)
Saladelia CafΓ©
The Mad Hatterβs Cafe & Bakeshop
Durham Toffee
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
Afters
Rise Biscuits Donuts
Neomonde Mediterranean
πWATCH my recap video of sip + savor and make sure to visit their website and follow on Facebook and Instagram. Here are some of my favorite moments from #SipSavor18! Hope to see you there next year!
SobeSavvy 
Wow what a wonderful event to attend. It’s amazing how many restaurants and wineries were involved. I also love the fact that they were raising money for two deserving non-profits. Great article and the video made everything come together. My mouth is watering at the end:)
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This event looks so amazing and awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!
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Awww.. totally looks FUN. I would LOVE to attend a Sip event. Especially having wine. Wine is my hubby FAVORITE! lol.
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I need to be your plus one. I love these types of events, eating and sipping wine is my ministry. The cigar rollings sounds cool although I don’t smoke.
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You go to all of the good food and beverage events. I need to hang out with you. Everything looks good!
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This is exactly the kind of event my husband and I need for a date night. It gives you a bit of everything to enjoy.
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This looks like my kind of event. I was actually supposed to come that way for the Art of Cool festival but I canβt travel for the remainder of my pregnancy.
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I’ve always wanted to go to one of these events. I need to look up some in Chicago. Looks like fun.
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We have something like this in our city but I have never been because I don’t drink. But I’d consider it for the food.
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You had me at 30 wineries. LOL. This looks like so much fun. I have to check out the food and wine festivals around here. Will be great as a girls day out.
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Excellent idea as a girls day out for sure!
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You had me with the sip and savor. You really can’t go wrong when wine and food is involved lol.
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True..I totally agree Victoria!
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Ok Durham Toffee caught my eye. That my last name!
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Ha..I remembered!
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Wow! I need to sign up for some sort of event reminder list because Durham/Raleigh has all the amazing Foodie events! This looks like such fun!
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Facebook is my greatest reminder! It will save automatically to your phone calender.
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Sip and savor sounds like my kind of event! I love food! Lol. I need to check out the food events in NYC because I know they have things like this.
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This is definitely my type of event. I love all things wine and food. I love when the two marry together to create an amazing ambiance and experience. I hope to attend something like this in the near future.
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