[photo source: NJ Wine & Food Festival]

The sixth annual New Jersey Wine & Food Festival will honor legendary New York chef David Bouley as the Guest of Honor at next year’s events, taking place March 28 – 30 at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, NJ.

Chef Bouley will create a mutli-course menu for the annual Wine Cellar Dinner (March 28) and serve a dish in the VIP section of The Grand Tasting (March 29). The Wine Cellar dinner will be paired with rare back vintages of Ornellaia, one of Tuscany’s top producers. Ornellaia winemaker Axel Heinz will be the Featured Winemaker during the weekend and will select some special wines from the winery’s collection for the Friday dinner (March 28). Tickets for the festival will go on sale January 15, 2014.