The Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival is a three-day destination event located in world-class Saratoga Springs, New York (2.5 hours north of New York City). Set in a 2,400 acre park preserve, the three-day event draws an audience from Montreal to Northern New Jersey. Quickly becoming known as the most original and exciting Wine and Food Festival north of New York City, the Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival provides over 200 premiere wine and food exhibitors and an invitation-only judged concours for Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati Lamborghini and Fiat-Abarth, as well other exciting automotive activities.
Last year, a record-breaking 6,000 attendees joined us to experience this fabulous celebration of fine wine, fine food and outstanding Ferraris. We are proud to announce that Saratoga Performing Arts Center and the Saratoga Automobile Museum are joining together once again to present the 2011 Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival: Celebrating Design, September 9, 10 and 11.
With the ongoing support of the Italian Trade Commission, the 2011 festival will include other great Italian automobile marques in both invited and exhibition classes.
Members of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Lamborghini and Fiat-Abarth clubs are also encouraged to register their clubs and exhibit their automobiles on the new club exhibition lawns.
Honorary Co-Chairs for the 2011 festival are Andrea Zagato, third-generation director of the world-famous Carrosserie Zagato, celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson and wine expert and 2011 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Kevin Zraly as well asinternationally acclaimed fashion designer Andrienne Vittadini.These notables will preside over a weekend of exquisite automobiles, wine tasting and dining events, fascinating wine and design seminars and entertainment.
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3-Day Festival Schedule
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
10:00 AM - Adirondack Road Tour $75 - Italian Automobile owners through the Adirondacks with lunch on Lake George at the historic Lake George Club.
7:00 PM - Live On Stage Gala $150 - The not-to-miss party of the year takes place on stage. Dine, dance and decant select wines. Live Auction: Wines, spirits and luxury items.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
1:00 PM - Grand Tasting & Italian Auto Show $75 - A fun, engaging atmosphere of informed and generous industry professionals. Sample rare vintages, learn and share at interesting seminars, take a chance on a raffle for an extravagant week for four in Umbria, Italy, and hundreds of silent auction items to bid on.
4:30 PM - Live and Silent Auction - Place bids on rare wines and one-of-a-kind luxuries. Dessert and champagne will be served.
7:00 PM - Aperitivo After Party $45 - Hosted by the Junior Committee and back by popular demand - the party that will end much too soon
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
11:00 AM – Jazz Brunch $50 - Saratoga National will serve as host to a jazz brunch, featuring the best in show – from automobiles to fabulous food, and more.
