Uncork and Unwind at Four Winds New Buffalo on Saturday, May 7

Tasting Event Will Feature Food and Drink Samples From Local Wineries and VIP Pairing Packages


NEW BUFFALO, MI--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2016) - The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce that it will host Uncork and Unwind at Four Winds New Buffalo's® Silver Creek Event Center on Saturday, May 7 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The tasting event will feature award-winning, regionally produced wines, and VIP wine and food pairing packages. A hotel package is available for the night of the event. Tickets can be purchased beginning on Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. Eastern exclusively through the Ticketmaster® Web site, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800)745-3000. Tickets are $20, plus applicable fees.

Four Winds New Buffalo will be offering a hotel package that includes a one night hotel stay on Saturday, May 7 along with two tickets to the event. The hotel package must be purchased through Ticketmaster.

At the exclusive tasting event, guests can interact with the craftsmen and women who are behind the scenes at favorite Michigan wineries such as Chateau Grand Traverse, Round Barn Winery, and Wyncroft. Plus, Four Winds Casinos will be offering seasonal food options for purchase to complement the tastings. Live music will enhance the tasting experience.

There will also be several VIP pairing packages during Uncork and Unwind that will feature food and wine tastings along with a discussion with a chef and a representative from a vineyard. A ticket for each of the pairings is available for $15 and can be purchased prior to the event through Ticketmaster. VIP pairing packages include:

  • Located in Room A at 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., a Wyncroft Riesling will be paired with Seared Foie Gras on Jewish Apple Cake with Apple Marmalade.
  • Located in Room B at 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., a Chateau Grand Traverse Cherry Wine will be paired with a Flourless Chocolate Cake.
  • Located in Room A at 7:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., Wyncroft's the Shou (Meritage) will be paired with Mini Duck Confit and Cherry BBQ Pizza.
  • Located in Room B at 7:45 p.m., a Chateau Grand Traverse Laika Gruner Veltliner will be paired with a Spicy Hot Smoked Salmon & Crème Fresh on a Potato Rösti.

Each ticket into the event includes admission, a souvenir glass and 10 tasting tickets that can be redeemed for food and drink samples. Additional tasting tickets are available for purchase at the event for $1 per tasting ticket. The following is a list of some of the impressive participants:

  • 12 Corners
  • Black Star Farms
  • Chateau Grand Traverse
  • Cody Kresta Vineyard & Winery
  • Dablon Vineyards
  • Domaine Berrien Cellars and Winery
  • Fenn Valley Winery
  • Free Run Cellars
  • Lazy Ballerina Winery
  • Leelanau Wine Cellars
  • Marland Wine
  • Round Barn Winery
  • Tabor Hill
  • White Pine Winery
  • Wyncroft Wines

Reservations and Information
To make a hotel reservation at Four Winds New Buffalo or for more information on Four Winds New Buffalo, Four Winds Hartford, or Four Winds Dowagiac, please call 1 (866)4WINDS1, (866)494-6371 or visit www.fourwindscasino.com. Additionally, be sure to like Four Winds on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fourwindscasino and follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fourwindscasino.

Contact Information:

Media Contacts:
Joshua Taustein
Dresner Corporate Services
(312)780-7219
jtaustein@dresnerco.com

David Gutierrez
Dresner Corporate Services
(312)780-7204
dgutierrez@dresnerco.com