Pittsburgh Wine Festival | |
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Frequency | Annual [1] |
Inaugurated | 2003 [2] |
Organised by | Pittsburgh Wine Festival LLC |
Website |
www |
The Pittsburgh Wine Festival is an annual festival celebrating wine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [3] The festival is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, [4] which maintains an on-site wine shop. [5] The Pittsburgh festival follows a similar one in Philadelphia. [2]
The first event was held in 2003, [6] amid some questioning whether a " beer city" like Pittsburgh could sustain a wine festival. [7] It is now well established, however, and the festival receives generally positive reviews from wine critics. [5] [8] [9] In fact, tickets usually sell out. [10] It was named to the Top 10 list of wine events in the United States by the Quarterly Review of Wines. [11] Its success inspired the Pittsburgh Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival. [12]
Proceeds from the festival benefit charity. [13] By the fourth year, in 2007, the festival had raised over $400,000 for charity. [14] By 2009, that figure had grown to $6 million, with large portions going to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. [15]
Pittsburgh Wine Festival | |
---|---|
Frequency | Annual [1] |
Inaugurated | 2003 [2] |
Organised by | Pittsburgh Wine Festival LLC |
Website |
www |
The Pittsburgh Wine Festival is an annual festival celebrating wine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [3] The festival is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, [4] which maintains an on-site wine shop. [5] The Pittsburgh festival follows a similar one in Philadelphia. [2]
The first event was held in 2003, [6] amid some questioning whether a " beer city" like Pittsburgh could sustain a wine festival. [7] It is now well established, however, and the festival receives generally positive reviews from wine critics. [5] [8] [9] In fact, tickets usually sell out. [10] It was named to the Top 10 list of wine events in the United States by the Quarterly Review of Wines. [11] Its success inspired the Pittsburgh Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival. [12]
Proceeds from the festival benefit charity. [13] By the fourth year, in 2007, the festival had raised over $400,000 for charity. [14] By 2009, that figure had grown to $6 million, with large portions going to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. [15]