Friday, September 18, 3:30-4:30pm – The Hermitage Inn, 25 Handle Road, West Dover

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT!

Kick off your Wine & Harvest weekend with this new and exclusive event!

Does the shape and size of your wine glasses really matter? See for yourself at a comparative glass tasting seminar hosted by the world-renowned glass-making family, Riedel. Discover the history of Riedel and experience how the shape and size of a wine glass can impact your favorite wines. We’ll use four RIEDEL VELOCE glasses: Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Oaked Chardonnay.

A RIEDEL Wine Glass Experience is an entertaining and educational opportunity to explore how the right glassware can enhance your wine drinking experience. Each guest will leave with a four-pack set of VELOCE RIEDEL glasses valued at $198.

Planning on going to the Wine & Soup Stroll right after? We will have your tasting glass and wristband delivered to the Hermitage Inn so you can jump right into the stroll after the RIEDEL Wine Glass Experience & Tasting. (Note: Wine & Soup Stroll tickets must be purchased separately)

Friday, September 18, 4:00 pm-7pm – Historic Downtown Wilmington 

With over 12 soups to sample and judge and 20 different wines to taste!
Enjoy strolling through Historic Downtown Wilmington, Vermont while listening to live music, sampling fantastic soups crafted by our valley chefs, sipping delicious wines and shopping in local boutiques.

Registration opens at 3:00 pm at the Chamber Visitor Center on Friday afternoon. Please have your ticket and ID with you. Once registered, attendees will receive event guides and tasting glasses.  
Chamber Visitor Center (21 West Main Street, Wilmington, VT)

SOUP STROLL TASTING STATIONS
– Ratu’s
– Pickwell’s Barn
– The Village Roost & Marketplace
– The Incurable Romantic
– Memorial Hall
– Janine’s Boutique Downtown
– Pettee Memorial Library
– Maple Leaf Tavern
– Matterhorn Apothecary
– Dot’s Restaurant
– Alpenglow Alpine Bistro
– Bartleby’s Books

SOUP CONTEST PARTICIPANTS
🥣 Farm Road Estate
🥣 The Village Roost and Marketplace
🥣 1MTN
🥣 Clara’s Cucina
🥣 Tony’s Pizza
🥣 Black Ember Grill
🥣 Alpenglow Alpine Bistro
🥣 Dot’s Restaurant
🥣 Maple Leaf Tavern
🥣 Matterhorn Dog House
🥣 TT’s Kitchen & Catering
🥣 Snow Mountain Market
🥣 Farmhouse Market

Saturday, September 19, 11am – 5pm – Mount Snow Resort, West Dover
Held under tents provided by Green Mountain Tents

There will be over 50 vendors, including Vermont wineries, distilleries, cider-makers, and breweries to enjoy. Festival-goers may shop, taste, and savor a truly unique Vermont experience in the tented festival area at Mount Snow Resort.

Admission to the  Vermont Wine & Harvest Festival includes a shopping tote and wine glass. Registration opens at 10:45 a.m.
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*Children 5 & Under are free
**Please note dogs are not allowed at any events held at Mount Snow.  
***Events are held rain or shine.  Tickets are non-refundable.  

The Vermont Museum of Natural History invites you to attend the Vermont Wildlife Festival at Mount Snow, Sunday September 20^th 10 am – 4 pm. Live animal presentations, guided hikes, local vendors. Fun for all! Admission is by donation.

Friday:
Boyd Family Band
Conner Reynolds

Saturday:
Tony and The Trees
Midnight Betty
Nate Potter

Food Trucks
Anon’s Thai Cuisine
Snow Republic Brewery
802 Soul Kitchen
Joe’s Home Cookin’
Letti’s Bestios
Sunshine Lemonade
Sexy Llama Coffee
More to come!

Wineries & Vineyards, Distilleries, Breweries & Cider Makers
Snow Republic Brewery
Vermont Hard Seltzer Company
Caledonia Spirits
Watson Wheeler Cider
St Johnsbury Distillery
Vermont Distillers
Maquam Winery
Putney Mountain Winery and Spirits
Split Spirits Distillery
Snow Farm Vineyard and Distillery
Mad River Distillers
More to come!

Artisan Foods
Grafton Cheese Company
Worldlings Pleasure
Farmhouse Market
Northloop Maple
Big Picture Farm
The Olive Table
The Chocolate Butcher
Chimera Meats
Strengthen Your Mind
More to come!

Artisans, Goods & Services
Vermont Hive and Honey
Feral by Nature
Dunphy Art
Deb Higgins
Patrice Schneider
Infinity Lox Permanent Jewelry
Golden Leaf Designs
James Meikle Jewelry
Biti Besha Jewelry
WoodZ
Vermont Pottery Arts
Morel Wood Carving
Pioneer Chairs
Natural Kore Labs
Bird Stars Creations
Uncommon Robin
Lodestar Coaching
Cutco
Nothern Routes
Super Snowflake
Cogliano Leather Works
Northern Song
More to come!

The Kitzhof Inn | 802-464-8310 | thekitzhofinn.com
The Wilmington Inn | 802-464-3768 | thewilmingtoninn.com
The Hideaway Inn | 802-464-5404 | hideawayinns.com/mt-snow/
Gray Ghost Inn | 802-464-2474 | grayghostinn.com
Snow Goose Inn | 802-464-8860 | snowgooseinn.com
Brook Bound Inn | 802-430-2001 | broodbookinnvt.com
The White House Inn | whitehosueinnvt.com
Inn at Quail Run | 802-464-0942 | theinnatquailrun.com
Grand Summit Hotel | mountsnow.com
The Inn at Mount Snow | 802-348-2197 | https://www.innatmountsnow.com/

While staying in the Deerfield Valley please feel free to take advantage of the “MOOver”  the best resort community transit system in Vermont. Their trademark buses sport a Holstein motif, making the MOOver easy to “spot” and fun to ride! Visit the MOOver’s website for more information.

Directions to Southern Vermont Deerfield  Valley

GPS Users: Vermont is well-known for its scenic highways and main roads as well as its hiking and biking paths, and snowmobile trails. Please use caution, particularly in the winter, when relying on GPS locally.

Click here for traffic, weather, and construction information

By Bus:
Adventure Northeast NYC Vermont Bus Service provides scheduled service between NYC and the Mount Snow area. Call for more info: (718) 601-4707 or go to the website for current scheduling information.

Vermont Transit (802) 254-6066 and Greyhound offer bus service to Brattleboro, Vermont.

Current schedules and ticketing info can be found on their website. Taxi service is available from Brattleboro. 

By Train:
Amtrak offers daily train service from Washington, DC and New York City from the south and Montreal from the north to Brattleboro, Vermont aboard The Vermonter. Call 1-800-USA-RAIL for times and fares or go to the Amtrak Vermonter website for available station and fare info. 

By Air:
The most convenient commercial airports are:
Bradley International in Hartford, CT (1.5 hour drive time)
Logan International in Boston, MA (2.5 hour drive time)
Albany Airport in Albany, NY (1.5 hour drive time)

​International travelers may need to use Kennedy or LaGuardia in New York City or Newark, NJ.

(Drive times from these airports are 4 – 5 hours.)

Driving Times:

• Keene, NH and Albany, NY = 1 hour
• Springfield, MA = 1.5 hours
• Hartford, CT = 1.75 hours
• Boston, MA = 2.5 hours
• New Haven, CT = 2.75 hours
• Providence, RI = 3 hours
• New York City (Westside) = 3.5 hours
• Syracuse, NY = 4 hours
• New York City (Eastside) = 4 hours
• Rochester, NY = 5.5 hours
• Montreal & Quebec City = 5.5 hours
• Philadelphia, PA = 6 hours
• Baltimore, MD = 7 hours
• Washington, DC = 8 hours
• Toronto, ONT = 8.5 hours

*Vendor Spaces still available!*

We are currently seeking vendors for the 2026 Vermont Wine & Harvest Festival. This year’s Festival takes place on September 19th and is preceded by the Wine Stroll & Soup Contest in Wilmington on Friday, September 18th.  The Festival was created to be a destination event and is promoted and packaged to late summer and fall travelers, day trippers, and Vermonters. Deerfield Valley is a major tourist destination in the summer and fall.

The Wine & Harvest Festival celebrates the products, food, art, distilleries, and wineries of Vermont from 11am to 5pm under gorgeous tents at the Mount Snow Resort in West Dover. Last year we had over 2,300 guests. This is another fantastic opportunity for artisans from across Vermont to come together to showcase their crafts. In 2024, there were over 75 Vermont vendors made up of 21 Vermont wineries and distilleries including award-winning Shelburne Vineyards, North Branch Vineyards, Caledonia Spirits & as well as cooks, crafters, musicians and artists.

As in past years, we will restrict the number of vendors selling similar products to just four with preference given to past vendors.  *There are still vendor spaces available!* 

We hope you will consider participating in this great Festival. Please feel free to contact us at any time to further discuss being a vendor and thank you in advance for your consideration.

Vendor Application
Artisan Vendor Application
Wine and Food Vendor Application