For 53 years now -- more or less -- folks up in Newburyport have been organizing Yankee Homecoming. The program has evolved into a summer-long festival with everything from a Motown dance party to fireworks to an open house at the Plum Island Clam Plant.
And then there is the wine tasting, which happens this Saturday night from 6 to 10 p.m.
Just as Yankee Homecoming itself has been getting better and better each year, so too has the wine tasting.
This year's improvement?
A tasting of Ipswich Ale by the Mercury Brewing Company, which so happens has been named one the world's ten best beers by Wine Spectator magazine.
That's in addition to the 100 wines (put up by Leary's Fine Wines & Spirits).
And cheeses and hors d'oeuvres from local chefs and restaurants.
Time for a homecoming, Newburyport-style.
WHAT: Wine Tasting Extravaganza for the Yankee Homecoming Festival
WHEN: Saturday, May 22 from 6 to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Nicholson Hall, Newburyport
COST: $40. Tickets can be purchased online or at Leary's Fine Wines & Spirits.
DAILY TIDBIT:
Ipswich Ale was the first offering by the Ipswich Brewing Company when it was founded in 1991 by Paul Sylva and Jim Beauvais. Today the brewers, who expanded and are now known as Mercury Brewing Company, produce 47 different beers and 19 soft drinks.
