Sips and Stories: Summer Solstice

Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT | Tours

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Sips and Stories: Summer Solstice -- This event is sold out.
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Spend a relaxing evening in-person at Gore Place with the Summer Solstice edition of our popular Sips and Stories! The event will take place outdoors under our Century Tent at our spectacular estate.

Enjoy an interactive wine tasting led by the award-winning team at the Urban Grape of Boston’s South End, followed by a summer-y supper. We’ll finish the evening with guided tours of the Gore Mansion. This event is for adults only. Participants must be age 21 or older. Advance tickets required. 

Your ticket includes:

  • A tasting of three wines selected by the Urban Grape just for our event.
  • An individual boxed supper from one of our catering partners. Choose from a grilled chicken dinner box or a roasted portobello mushroom dinner box (vegan). Both meal options will be gluten-free; however, please see our note below about gluten-free meals.
  • A guided tour of the spectacular entertaining rooms of the Gore Mansion’s first floor.

Tickets are $90 for non-members (food and wine included), and $60 for Gore Place members (food and wine included). Advance tickets are required.

Gore Place members get a special discount to this event!
Not a member yet or need to renew? Sign up on our website at goreplace.org or call us at (781) 894-2798.

Refund policy:
We regret that we cannot offer refunds for tickets to this event, unless this event is canceled by Gore Place.

COVID-19 safety:
Our safety policy will be in effect for this event. Please visit this link read our safety policy.

Boxed Dinner Descriptions:  
Grilled chicken dinner box: Enjoy an individual dinner box with grilled chicken, roasted potato and arugula salad, local greens with balsamic vinaigrette, and grilled vegetables with pesto. Finish the meal with a selection of petit fours, including mixed berry panna cotta, crème brûlée in a chocolate spoon, and a French macaron.
 
Roasted portobello mushroom dinner box (Vegan): Enjoy an individual dinner box with roasted portobello mushroom, roasted potato and arugula salad, local greens with balsamic vinaigrette, and grilled vegetables with chimichurri. Finish the meal with a selection of petit fours, including mixed berry panna cotta, crème brûlée in a chocolate spoon, and a French macaron.
 
Gluten-free meals: Our meal options are not made in a dedicated gluten-free facility. We cannot guarantee that they are free from cross-contamination with gluten although all the ingredients are gluten-free.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
 

Cost: Member ticket price: $60 per person; Non-member ticket price: $90 per person. Participants must be age 21+

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