Vessel And Vine

05/16/2026

Another beautiful wine dinner in the books. Yet again we forgot to take pictures of the food…. thank you for hanging out with us.

05/12/2026

FREE WINE TASTING TONIGHT!!!
TUES 5/12
5-7 PM
ALAS, we were going to be hosting Austrian winemaker Adrien Stoeffler for this tasting, but unfortunately his flight is now not coming in until later in the evening. So instead, we'll be popping open five wines from producers that will be featured in Maine Wild Wine Fest - which is happening this Saturday in Freeport. You can find more info and buy tickets for the festival on the events page of our website. Coming to our tasting will be a great introduction to the types of wine you will fine there! As always, no need to RSVP for wine tastings, just show up any time between 5 and 7, and remember, you get 10% off 6 or more bottles on tasting.

05/12/2026

FREE WINE TASTING TONIGHT!!!

TUES 5/12
5-7 PM

ALAS, we were going to be hosting Austrian winemaker Adrien Stoeffler for this tasting, but unfortunately his flight is now not coming in until later in the evening. So instead, we'll be popping open five wines from producers that will be featured in Maine Wild Wine Fest - which is happening this Saturday in Freeport. You can find more info and buy tickets for the festival HERE (https://www.mainewildwinefest.com/) . Coming to our tasting will be a great introduction to the types of wine you will fine there! As always, no need to RSVP for wine tastings, just show up any time between 5 and 7, and remember, you get 10% off 6 or more bottles on tasting.

Upcoming Events:

Small Acts Anniversary Faire
Sunday 5/17 1-5 PM
Small Acts turns 1! This month marks the local newsletter's one-year birthday. Join us in celebrating our 13th issue at Vessel and Vine with a Small Acts Faire. Inside there will be a drink special to help support our printing fund, along with all of Vessel's normal goodies (glass pours, fridge snacks, bar ice cream!). On the porch, there will be stations where Small Acts volunteers will lead activities and facilitate connections. Whether you've been hesitating on writing your ad, want to get plugged in to local networks, or just want to take home some plant babies and local art to brighten up your space this spring, spend an afternoon with us! The Faire will run 1-5pm on Sunday, 4/17. Activity stations will be donation-based, and drinks and food inside will be a la carte.

Cocktail Class - How To Make The Best Margarita Around!
Weds 5/20 5:30-7:30
Just in time for warmer weather, you can learn how to make the perfect margaritas in our cocktail class! We will teach you the simple but important ratios of a perfect margarita, and will then give you the tools to improvise. We'll talk about the history of the Margarita, it's close cousins, and of course shake up some drinks. $55 per person, not including tax and gratuity. CALL the Vine to sign up!

Wine Class w/Hugh!
Austria Beyond Gruner
Thurs 5/28 5:30-7:30
Join us for another session of V&V’s Wine School. Hugh will be teaching a class focusing on the lesser known varietals of Austria, and there are so many! Class begins at 5:30PM!
$45 per person includes sips and snacks, but not tax and gratuity. CALL the Vine to sign up!

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05/09/2026

Haaaay Friends!!! Most of you know that our true home base is in Durham, so on Saturday May 9,we’re helping throw a party for Durham, while raising money for our local historical society. This is going to be a good one! We’ll be serving up beer, wine, cocktails out of our mobile bar trailer - Jackass Annie, and we’ll also be dishing up some hearty soup as well! (And, we’ve got some big news that we’ll share soon - but if you come, you’ll hear sooner than everyone else!!) There is going to be a HUGE silent auction, tintype portraits, live blues music, all held rain or shine at Wildflowers Farm. (There's a huge indoor arena that we'll be setting up in if it rains.
You can buy tickets by clicking the link in the stories - or by going to the Durham Historical Society website! Hope to see you there!!!❤️

05/06/2026

Mother's Day Flowers From Petal and Stem Design!

Pick up Sat 5/09 or Sun 5/10
Florist and Mama Katie Dionne of Petal and Stem Design will be offering up arrangements for Mother’s Day. This year we will be offering two styles: a medium arrangement in vase for $80, and wraps for $50. Preorder before end of day Friday 05/08 for pickup any time on Sat 5/09 or Sunday 5/10, right through our website, or by clicking the link below!

Sicilian Wine Dinner w/ Nicola Elios of Elios Wines
Fri 5/15 6-9 PM
Wow, we haven’t done a real sit down wine dinner in a while. But, when a super cool Sicilian winemaker is in town, you do what you gotta do. I am so excited about these wines, and the pairings we are developing for them! Childhood friends Nicola and Guido founded Elios in 2015. They started keeping bees and found themselves excited by the prospect of returning to tending the land in their home region of Sicily. Their mission: to make wines that taste like their land with no shortcuts, just nature and craftsmanship. They only work with native Sicilian grapes like Nerello Mascalese, Catarratto, Grillo, and Nero d'Avola. Nicola will be here for Maine Wild Wine Fest so we asked if we could do a dinner with him, and the powers that be said yes! We will be featuring four of his wines, paired with four courses that meld Sicilian cuisine with local ingredients, take a look at the menu below! Dinner will be seated communally. $85/PP exclusive of tax and gratuity, CALL the vine to sign up, WE'RE HALF FULL ALREADY!

1.
Dunstans smoked bluefish, Freshwater sourdough, spring herb gremolata, bishopsweed

Elios Blanc De Blanc Brut Nature NV
Cataratto

2.
nettle egg fettuccine, ramp butter, egg yolk, pecorino, toasted hazelnut

Elios “Modus Bibendi” Bianco 2024
Grillo

3.
grilled pork kebabs, Replenova Farm spicy greens, cipolline agrodolce

Elios “Glou Glou” 2023
Nerello Mascalese

4.
honeycomb brittle, Oaklands farm Roxanne, honey drizzle

Elios “Modus Bibendi” Macerato 2022
Cataratto, Grillo, Zibibbo

And, check out these other events we have going on!!!:

Durham Historical Society Fundraising Event
Wildflowers Farm - Durham
SATURDAY 5/09 4-9 PM
Most of you know that our true home base is in Durham, so on Saturday May 9, we’re helping throw a party for Durham, while raising money for our local historical society. This is going to be a good one! We’ll be serving up beer, wine, cocktails out of our mobile bar trailer - Jackass Annie, and we’ll also be dishing up some hearty soup as well! (And, we’ve got some big news that we’ll share soon - but if you come, you’ll hear sooner than everyone else!!) There is going to be a HUGE silent auction, tintype portraits, live blues music, all held rain or shine at Wildflowers Farm…
You can buy tickets here:
zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/durham-historical-societys-2nd-annual-silent-auction (https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/durham-historical-societys-2nd-annual-silent-auction)

Free Wine Tasting Featuring the
Winemakers of Wild Wine Fest
Tues 5/12 5-7 PM
We love Maine Wild Wine Fest. You can find more info on it, and buy tickets by clicking HERE! (https://www.mainewildwinefest.com) So, we are featuring five wines made by the winemakers that will be in attendance at the festival! Your lovely Devenish rep Rileigh will be here to pour them for y'all. We’ll have five wines open, including sparkling, white, orange and red! As always, no need to RSVP for wine tastings, just show up any time between 5 and 7, and remember, you get 10% off 6 or more bottles on tasting.

AND DON'T FORGET, TOMORROW IS WEINER WEDNESDAY!!! (WEDS MAY 6, 5-9ISH.) WE'RE HOPING IT WON'T BE TOO RAINY, AS THE PORCH IS OPEN! WE'LL BE FEATURING SOME REALLY FUN FORAGED GOODIES... NO NEED TO RSVP, JUST SHOW UP! ❤️

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05/05/2026

Sicilian Wine Dinner w/ Nicola Elios of Elios Wines
Fri 5/15 6-9 PM
Wow, we haven’t done a real sit down wine dinner in a while. But, when a super cool Sicilian winemaker is in town, you do what you gotta do. I am so excited about these wines, and the pairings we are developing for them! Childhood friends Nicola and Guido founded Elios in 2015. They started keeping bees and found themselves excited by the prospect of returning to tending the land in their home region of Sicily. Their mission: to make wines that taste like their land with no shortcuts, just nature and craftsmanship. They only work with native Sicilian grapes like Nerello Mascalese, Catarratto, Grillo, and Nero d'Avola. Nicola will be here for Maine Wild Wine Fest so we asked if we could do a dinner with him, and the powers that be said yes! We will be featuring four of his wines, paired with four courses that meld Sicilian cuisine with local ingredients, take a look at our website or stories to see the menu! Dinner will be seated communally. $85/PP exclusive of tax and gratuity. Call the Vine to make your reservation!

04/30/2026

Welp, somehow May is jam packed full of events! Take a look, and save the dates! Spring is here baby....

04/28/2026

Free Wine Tasting
W/Dyane of Wicked Wines
Tues 4/28 5-7 PM
We are loving Dyane’s new offerings from Portugal currently, come taste them with us! We’ll have five wines open, including sparkling, white and red. As always, no need to RSVP for wine tastings, just show up any time between 5 and 7, and remember, you get 10% off 6 or more bottles on tasting.

MAY EVENTS SCHEDULE IS

JAM PACKED!

See below for the cliff notes version, and then click the link to get the nitty gritty on our website! Lots of fun events - classes, winemaker visits, fundraisers galore!

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04/28/2026

Free Wine Tasting W/Dyane of Wicked Wines
TOMORROW 4/28 5-7 PM
We are loving Dyane’s new offerings from Portugal currently, come taste them with us! We’ll have five wines open, including sparkling, white and red. As always, no need to RSVP for wine tastings, just show up any time between 5 and 7, and remember, you get 10% off 6 or more bottles on tasting.

04/15/2026

Full Service Friday Art Opening Edition!!!!!
Primordial Pins
Friday 4/17 5-10ish PM
We’ll have artsy food and drink specials, come hang!!
Who remembers pre covid era art shows at Vessel and Vine?! Our BFF Yennika Ekstrand curated them, and we had some banging art on the wall… Well, our good friend, and number one customer Michael DeLola () is an amazing photographer, so we decided to revive the tradition! He has titled the show “Primordial Pins” and his skill with a macro lens is otherworldly. In his words: “Everything starts with something small, formless. A primordium, an image, an organism. They grow, they take shape. A hyphal strand meets a hyphal strand to form fruit. A photographer’s hand releases a shutter to capture an image.”
Michael is a nature and macro photographer who focuses on insects, spiders and other tiny arthropods like springtails and mites, as well as fungi and slime molds. He is also a forager, citizen scientist, and amateur mycologist.
His work aims to explore the hidden and surprising beauty of under-represented and under-appreciated organisms in the Midcoast and Southern regions of Maine, with the specific goal of highlighting local biodiversity and ecology. His work will be up through May 17.