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PHOTO GALLERY: Forks & Corks Grand Tasting 2015


  • By Nick Friedman
  • | 5:36 p.m. January 25, 2015
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Thousands of wine and food enthusiasts filled the Ringling Museum courtyard Sunday, Jan. 25, for the Forks & Corks Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting. This annual food-and-wine festival, presented by the Sarasota-Manatee Originals, culminates in a grand tasting event, in which dozens of local restaurants and winemakers set up shop under the statue of David for an afternoon of fine dining and imbibing.

meat
meat
Michelle Bretko and Chrissy Beresford
Michelle Bretko and Chrissy Beresford
Molly Maggio
Molly Maggio
overhead
overhead
Reva Revill and Lynette Revill
Reva Revill and Lynette Revill
Loren Mayo, Leslie Gnaegy and Sam Lowry
Loren Mayo, Leslie Gnaegy and Sam Lowry
Caitlin Sweinsberger, Shaun St. Dennis and Erin Mader
Caitlin Sweinsberger, Shaun St. Dennis and Erin Mader
crowd
crowd
Irena Zub, Yvette Nguyen, Sarah Pierce and Natalie Steinberg
Irena Zub, Yvette Nguyen, Sarah Pierce and Natalie Steinberg
J.B. Leeming and Ali Benac
J.B. Leeming and Ali Benac
Jonathan and Charlotte Abrams
Jonathan and Charlotte Abrams
Alex Margerison, Tami Foster and Marsha Forrest
Alex Margerison, Tami Foster and Marsha Forrest
band
band
Brittany and Allen Simunovic
Brittany and Allen Simunovic
Sarah Wertheimer, Daniel Crane, Anina Consolo and Lindsey Young
Sarah Wertheimer, Daniel Crane, Anina Consolo and Lindsey Young
Terri and Michael Klauber
Terri and Michael Klauber
wine
wine
Reva Revill and Lynette Revill
Reva Revill and Lynette Revill

 

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