The 4th Annual SWINE Festival happens Saturday June 5th from 4:00pm - 8:00 pm at the Des Moines Area Community College's Ankeny Campus. The event will be held on the grounds by the lake and will feature 10 of Iowa's finest chefs and 11 Iowa wineries. The evenings proceeds will benefit DMACC's enology and viticulture programs.
The 2010 SWINE event will pair pork creations from some of the area's top chefs with wines selections from area wineries. Featured chefs this year include: Andrew Meek of Sbrocco (Des Moines), Troy Trostel of Trostel's Greenbriar Restaurant (Johnston), Josh McCurnin of Fleming's Steakhouse (West Des Moines), Ephraim Malag of the Tournament Club of Iowa (Polk City), Anthony Johnson of Mojo's on 86th (Johnston), Tim Laielli of the Iowa Machine Shed Restaurant (Urbandale) and Cyd's Catering (Johnston), Nick Brozek of Hy-Vee, Lori Dowie of the DMACC's Iowa Culinary Institute (Ankeny), Kirk Phillips of the Blue Mountain Culinary Emporium (Orange City), and Myrna Ver Ploeg from Maytag Dairy Farms (Newton). This year's featured wineries include: Jasper Winery (Des Moines), La Vida Loca Winery (Indianola), Summerset Winery (Indianola), White Oak Vineyards (Elkhart), Two Saints Winery (St. Charles), Fireside Winery (Marengo), Grape Escape Winery (Pleasantville), Snus Hill Winery (Madrid), Santa Maria Winery (Carroll), and Madison County Winery (St. Charles), as well as wine from retail outlets Hy-Vee and The Grapevine, LLC and also cider from Sutliff Cider Company (Sutliff). All wines featured will be available to be purchased.
The event is sponsored by The Iowa Pork Producers Association, Hy-Vee, Iowa Wine & Beer, the Soyfoods Council, Cabot Cheese, DMACC, Maytag Dairy Farms, LAZER 103.3 FM, Lite 104.1 FM, and The Grapevine, LLC.
This year's SWINE tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door, and include unlimited pork and wine samplings, a free bottle of wine (your choice), a commemorative wine glass, and live music from the jazz group Cousin Eddie. Tickets can be purchased in advance at local Des Moines area Hy-Vee stores or by calling 515-210-1479. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information visit the SWINE website. Drop the kids at the baby-sitter, and enjoy a night of great food and great wine-- all for a good cause.
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