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Valentine Vines Experience at Fiorelli
February 7 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fiorelli Winery
4250 Co Rd 675E
Bradenton,
FL
34211
United States
Description
Your experience begins with a guided introduction to the winery, including its history, winemaking philosophy, and a friendly overview of each handcrafted Florida wine you’ll taste. Enjoy a wine tasting paired with refreshing wine sorbet, followed by time to relax to live music while savoring your own individual charcuterie box—a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and sips. From there, we’ll explore the grounds on a walking tour of the picturesque rows of Muscadine grapes and production areas, giving you a peek into how their wines are made from vine to bottle.
Think of it as a leisurely afternoon getaway, blending flavors, stories, scenery, and good company. We’ll meet directly at Fiorelli Wine Cellar. Once you park in the main parking lot, find the wine cellar and check in there. Let them know you’re with Esplanade. The wine tasting, charcuterie, live music and tour is complimentary- just bring your curiosity and your palate. Any additional glasses or cases of wine you are welcome to purchase.
Timeline:
- 4-5 pm Live Music, Wine Tasting, and Charcuterie
- 5-6 pm Walking Tour
- 6-6:30 pm Sunset and Mingle
A little about the Fiorelli winery…
Fiorelli Winery & Vineyards was started by Antonio & Rosa Fiorelli who originated from Casteldaccia, Sicily. Antonio began cultivating the land with fruit bearing trees and a few grape vines. Soon there were five rows of grape vines in the backyard with the garden, and a corner of the garage was closed off for making wine. By the mid-1990s Antonio had filled most of his 10 acres with grape vines and In 1998 Antonio officially announced the opening of the winery.
Today, the property is owned by John and Kristin Hokanson, Our vineyard boasts an assortment of fruit bearing trees along with 7.5 acres of beautiful vineyard. While the grape will never replace the orange in Florida but fun fact, grapes were growing in Florida long before the orange and the grapefruit took over. Due to the hot humid climate known in Florida, the best grown grape in our region is the muscadine grape. There are about 400 different species of Muscadine Grapes, on our vineyard we focus on six different varieties, Stover, FAMU, Conquistador, Carlos, Triumph & Noble.
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