GALVESTON, Texas – The Galveston Island Wine Festival is headed to Moody Gardens over Labor Day weekend.
If you love wine, food, live music and fireworks, there are plenty of special activities planned to make it a weekend to remember -- from penguins and pinot to a seafood extravaganza dinner event.
A few highlights to prepare for:
- Friday, Sept. 1: Enjoy the Seven on Seven Seafood Extravaganza, with food and wine from seven chefs and seven regions. Executive chefs from Moody Gardens and BLVD. Seafood lead this event with spectacular pairings. A special guest chef announcement will be made soon.
- Saturday, Sept. 2: Afternoon Taste of California Luxury Wine Tasting. This is followed by the Penguins and Pinot Grand Tasting at the Aquarium Pyramid as you tour the Oceans of the of the World with wine, chef presentations and marine animal encounters all along the way. The evening concludes with Wine’D Down After Hours, with fireworks at Palm Beach.
- Sunday, Sept. 3: Enjoy brunch at the Moody Gardens Hotel and visit all of the attractions. Then, prepare for a very special evening with Freedom Stories and Bourbon Tasting as a salute to the military, with a special speakers list of honorary veterans who will share their stories, paired with a bourbon tasting.
MORE INFORMATION:
Hotel packages are still available, but as always, it’s best to book early before it sells out. Find more details and a complete schedule at moodygardens.org or by calling 409-744-4673.
Check out the video below as Chef Chris Lopez, executive chef for BLVD. Seafood, gives a preview of his soy-ginger octopus salad with avocado and crispy wontons.