SHREVEPORT, La. (Ark-La-Tex Weekend) - NOTE: Tickets have sold out for 2023. The first day of April will be perfect to get out to see and be seen at CORK: A Red River Wine Event. Hosted by the Red River Revel, this is the 17th edition of the popular wine festival. For 2023, the wine list features more than 80 beverages from Sweet Wines to Pinot Noir to Chardonnay. You’ll start off with a wine glass to try the sparklings and white wines. Then you’ll visit some red wines and end up trying some of the sweet dessert wines.
If you enjoy wine, want to catch up with friends and be a part of a great social scene, head over to Shreveport Festival Plaza on Saturday, April 1. Gates open at 2 p.m. and close at 5 p.m.
Executive Director Logan Lewis told us that “CORK is a place that people like to see and be seen. People are using this as an opportunity to wear their new outfit, their new attire. You can spend a couple of hours in the afternoon, catching up with people you haven’t seen in a long time. People are excited about the event because they able to try a lot of things. It’s just a lot of fun.”
New this year are more restaurants joining the fun. According to Lewis, “we have an upgrade in the number of food booths. This year we increase the number to 14.” Some of the favorites will be there like Newk’s Express and RNL Cookery. Many are local restaurants but there are a few chain restaurants. To see the full list, click here.
Tickets are going fast. CORK usually sells out so head over to their website to reserve a ticket now.
This article was produced and sponsored by CORK: A Red River Wine Event and the Red River Revel.
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