Win Tickets to Sip and Stroll at the Epicentre

Epicentre hosts its 4th Annual Sip & Stroll Art, Wine and Music Festival on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 14, and Dilworth Now News is excited to offer its readers a chance to win tickets to the event.




Now in its fourth year, the two-day, family-friendly event this year features wine tastings from more than 40 vineyards, displays works by 20 local artists and features the music of three different bands.

Taste of Sip & Stroll kicks off the festival on Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m. with wine, appetizers and live music by Simplified Acoustic Duo. Saturday, September 14, Sip & Stroll runs from 2-8 p.m. with wine and art booths on all three levels of the Epicentre with live music by Crashbox and Early Ray on the Pavilion Rooftop stage.

New this year, $1 from every ticket sale goes to support local artists through the Arts & Science Council (ASC).

One and two-day tickets are available online for $25 and $40 at www.sipandstrollcharlotte.com. Wine education seminars, including Taste Wine Like a Pro with Johnson and Wales’ Katherine Rabb and Blending with JUSTIN Vineyards Master Sommelier Joe Spellman, are available at an extra cost.

Dilworth Now News has a pair of two-day tickets available. Email us through this link to be entered to win. Please include a phone number so we can be sure you are contacted. Winners will be chosen on Wednesday, Sept. 11, and can pick up their tickets at the event.

La Tagliatella Italian Restaurant: New to Uptown in the Epicentre

We were wined and dined at Charlotte’s newest Italian Restaurant last night in the Epicentre.

Showcasing authentic northern Italian recipes, La Tagliatella offers guests a relaxed yet distinctive atmosphere.

The pasta, focaccia bread, pizza and desserts are all made in house to surpass all of its kind in the city. Focacce Liguri, a flat bread dish with goat cheese, honey, bresaola, balsamic reduction glaze and finished with crushed pistachios, was my favorite.

Flatbread appetizers

Tagliatella Pizza

Tagliatella Pizza: marinated tomatoes, mozzarella, fried eggplant, parmigiano-reggiano drizzled with honey and aceto balsamic

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Other dishes we enjoyed on the media preview menu included:

• Caesar Salad with anchovies and parmigiano-reggiano shavings.
• Fresh homemade pasta with papperdelle and parmigiano-reggiano with a fried egg on top. 
• Tortellone filled with mozzarella, tomato and basil 
• Calabrese sauce: sole di puglia tomatoes, balsamic onions, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, basil and Grana Padano

Dessert

And for dessert we had Bocconcino and Torta Rocher (very light cheesecake and chocolate mousse) along with a big cup of cappuccino.

Stacy, our hostess for the evening

My choice for wine was a Malbec from Argentina, excellent with our selections.

Oh my, I am home tonight and everything I can think of to eat for dinner seems so boring after last night dining at La Tagliatella.

Service was impeccable, our hostess Stacy, here in Charlotte especially to open the new venue, was totally enjoyable. And Daniel the general manager was so pleasant and personable making us right at home.

La Tagliatella's greeters

The décor is perfection and compliments the menu as both are authentic and give a real sense of dining in a fine Italian restaurant with a relaxed and very friendly atmosphere.

We will definitely return for more. It truly was amazing.

Entrée Prices $14.00- 28.00

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