Abbondio Rezzonico
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Autumn Wine Festival

Autumn Wine Festival

Saturday October 13 2018, 12:00 AM
@ Magritte /...

It is that time of the year when days are still sunny but nights get chilly and the mornings foggy: Harvest time!  We at Magritte love autumn, because it means that our grapes are waiting to being picked. To celebrate the Art of wine making we will host the Magritte wine festival on the 13th and 14th of October .

We invite vintners in- and outside of Magritte to showcase their best wines.
The event will be partly IC and OOC (see below).

Line up:

Saturday October 13th
During the whole day vintners will be able to set up their wines at our stalls on the market place in the village. To apply and to get the group to rez please contact Benoit de Montgelas (ZeustheImmortal resident).

10:30 SLT The cooking contest (IC):

Everyone is invited to create a three course menu corresponding and including a wine of choice.
A Jury will award the menu with most creativity and elaboration.

3rd price: 10.000 G&S coins
2nd price: 20.000 G&S coins
1st price: 50.000 G&S coins + an MdM outfit by choice ( http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magritte/170/140/2002)

11.30 SLT Open chat and discussion about wine making in SL at the Pavilion in the "Jardin d'eté" (OOC)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magritte/158/124/24

Sunday October 14th
10:30
SLT Wine tasting of the wines that participate in the competition (IC)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magritte/158/124/24

11:00 SLT Awarding the wining wine and vintner (IC)

3rd price: 10.000 G&S coins
2nd price: 20.000 G&S coins
1st price: 50.000 G&S coins + an MdM outfit by choice

11.30 "The vintner and his wife" Baroque costume dance at the Pavilion (OOC)
The best wine inspired outfit wins a garment by MdM.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magritte/158/124/24

**general rules**

Everyone is invited to join our wine festival, but we ask everyone to stick to our sim rules. You find an information notecard at the landing point. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magritte/50/80/25

For those, who do not have 18th Century attire: There are free male and female outfits for members of our OOC group at the landing point. Just join the group and take an outfit.

Tatiana Dokuchic
10 Oct 2018 09:50:32AM @tatiana-dokuchic:

What a wonderful way to promote wine making!


Abbondio Rezzonico
10 Oct 2018 11:40:25AM @abbondio-rezzonico:

Let's hope we can get some new vintners interested this way :)


Tatiana Dokuchic
10 Oct 2018 11:46:31AM @tatiana-dokuchic:

Indeed!  I'm sure there are many who would become just as obsessed as we are ;)