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The Annual Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest is coming to the Duchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York, on September 12 and 13, 2026. The festival is a celebration of the gourmet lifestyle in the Hudson Valley.
Festival Hours
- Saturday, September 12 – 11 am to 6 pm
- Sunday, September 13 – 11 am to 5 pm
The Fest features the wonderful Hudson Valley and New York state wineries. Representatives from the wineries will be in attendance, bringing their finest wines for you to sample. This gives you an opportunity to talk with them, learn about their wines and ask questions.
Free wine seminars will take place throughout the weekend, given by recognized wine authorities. Learn about tasting, choosing, serving and storing wine plus fun wine facts.
Wineries
Some of the attending wineries include
- Rosina’s Winery
- Tug Hill Estate
- Lakeland Winery
- Thousand Islands Winery
- Milea Estate Vineyard
- Ferreira Carpenter Estates Winery
- WEIS VINEYARDS
- Freefall Sangria
- Montezuma Winery
- Idol Ridge Winery
- Rolling Hills Estate Winery
- Ledge Rock Hill Winery
- Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards
- Pazdar Winery
- Victorianbourg Wine Estate
- Warwick Valley Winery
- Millbrook Vineyards & Winery
- Three Brothers Wineries & Estates
- Neverstill Wines
- Keuka Spring Vineyards
- Fjord Vineyards
- Quartz Rock Vineyard
- Ashley Lynn Winery
- Adirondack Winery
- Ria’s Wines
- Meadowdale
- MANOR Sangria
- Merrin Estate Winery
- City Winery Hudson Valley
- Leidenfrost Vineyards
and many more.
Distilleries
Spirits will also be featured for sampling. Your ticket will include a souvenir tasting glass for all the wine/spirits/ciders sampling. Participating distilleries include
- Taconic Distillery
- Shady Knoll Distillery
- Beyond Distilling Company
- Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
- Country Hammer Moonshine
- War Cannon Spirits
- Hudson House Distillery
- Smokin’ Tales Distillery
- Breuckelen Distilling
- Tuthilltown Spirits
- Tenmile Distiller
- Four Fights Distilling
- Albany Distilling Co
- Triple Nickel Distillery
- 4 Kings Distillery
- Hidden Marsh Distillery
- Wiltwyck Spirits Company
- Manifest Shakti
- Liquid Fables
- Do Good Spirits- Bourbon Cream
- Barrelhouse 6 Distillery
- Saint Lawrence Spirits
- Lock 1 Distilling Company
- TAT2 Spirits
- Black Dirt Distillery
- 1857 Spirits
Cideries & Meaderies
Participating Cideries & Meaderies include:
- Bull & Bee Meadery
- Extreme Heights Cidery
- 1911 Established
- Awestruck Cider
- Heidelberg Meadworks
Food
The food part of the festival highlights some of the best food in the Hudson Valley and New York state. The festival features unique gourmet specialty food vendors. You can find salsas, BBQ sauce, farm fresh cheeses and meats, pasta, soup mixes, baked goods, candy, nuts and much more.
Gourmet creations will be provided by
- True Honey Teas
- The Timeless Cookie Company
- The Jerky Hut
- Nothing Bundt Cake
- Buon Pomodoro
- B’s Cheese
- Sal’s Italian Specialties
- Third Bean Chocolate
- Cows Around The Corner
- Gary’s Pickles
- When Pigs Fly
- Kay’s Curries
- Apple Blossom Farms
- Tres Bon Macaron
- Cheese Filled Company
- Blazing Bella Balsamic & Olive Oil
- Savor Fine Foods
- ChocCafeLLC
- LittleCHEESEproject
- Jersey Pickles
- Mastodon Hot Sauce
- Krunchy Kream
- Soukup Farms
Participating Food Trucks include
- Dragon Bowl
- Fashion Wok
- MOZZAREPAS
- Empabaka Empanada
- Philure Coffee
- Roblas Catarina
- Juicy Burgers & More
- Hudson Valley Falafel
- Laughing Crab Catering
- Twisted Sister Soft Serve Ice Cream
- Cafe Blase – Sweet Cart & Charcuterie
- The Chuck Truck
Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest Coupon
If you’d like to save money on the Fest, you’ve come to the right place. Book your ticket here and you can save
- $7 (14% discount) on Admission for 1 Person September 12
- $15 (15% discount) on Admission for 2 People September 12
- $26 (17% discount) on Admission for 3 People September 12
- $35 (18% discount) on Admission for 4 People September 12
- $21 (42% discount) on Admission for 1 Person September 13
- $43 (42% discount) on Admission for 2 People September 13
