The Middleport Fire Dept. will be hosting their first “Taste of Middleport” event at the fire hall from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature the finest wines and foods of the Niagara Wine Trail and the Middleport area. Local wineries have been invited from the Niagara Wine Trail. Are you looking for a new wine for the Thanksgiving holiday? Please note due to the wines being served age is 21 and over. Taste wines from Spring Lake Winery, the Winery at Marjim Manor, Arrowhead Spring, Eveningside Winery, Freedom Run, Honeymoon Trail, Leonard Oakes Estate, Niagara Landing, Warm Lake Estates, Vizcarra Vineyards and Schulze Vineyards. Stop by and enjoy samples of food from Alternative Grounds, Barker Chocolate Factory, Darrell’s Restaurant, Peggy’s Towpath Café, Pizza Place II, Pony’s, and Talk of the Town in Gasport. Admission is free, tickets will be sold for $5 for the Grand Prize. Food can also be purchased at the event. The grand prize will be a four hour limousine tour of the Niagara Wine Trail and dinner for 6 at the historic Basket Factory Restaurant (a $300 value). The tour service will be provided by Timkey Limousine. You can get your raffle tickets at the Middleport Fire Hall, 28 Main St., or from any Middleport Fireman. The tickets are $5 and the event is a fundraiser for the Middleport Fire Department.
