The second annual “Sip Sip Soirée, A Celebration of Women, Wine, Spirits & Pizza” will take place on Thursday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harry’s Pizza e Vino, 111 E. Rhine St., Elkhart Lake.
The festive gathering, strategically timed with International Women’s Day, features a selection of female-forward wines selected by Rebecca Roessger, Northeast Wisconsin sales representative of Select Sellars; a pop-up pizza party hosted by Harry’s Pizza e Vino, and (new this year) a second collection of wines from Allstate Liquor & Wine Co. poured by sales representative Jocelyn Jungers.
Event features
Harry’s Pizza e Vino’s co-owner Laurie Latifi will present a sampling of the eatery’s Roman-style pizza in flavors like walnut, vegetable and marsala beef. As a special offering, she’ll include pesto and bread and olives and bread from their Vino Spuntino Wine Snacks Menu.
Featured wines will include:
- Malabaila “Le Tre” Arneis (Roero, Italy), Select Sellars
- Albino Rocca Chardonnay (Langhe, Italy), Select Sellars
- Giornata “Il Campo” Rosso (Paso Robles, California), Select Sellars
- Domaine Rouge Bleu “Mistral” Red Blend (Côtes du Rhône, France), Select Sellars
- Sun Goddess Pinot Grigio (Friuli, Italy), Allstate Liquor & Wine
- Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough, New Zealand), Allstate Liquor & Wine
- Wente “Angel’s Ink” Pinot Noir (Monterey, California), Allstate Liquor & Wine
There will also be a Select Sellars sponsored Soirée Sparkler featuring La Gritona Reposado Tequila (Mexico), Domaine Gassier Blanc de Blancs Brut (France) and Nan’s Naughty & Nice Pomegranate Margarita & Cocktail Mix (Wisconsin).
Meanwhile, Sami Hansen, owner of Cupcake Sugar and Aspen Oak Boutique in Elkhart Lake will provide sweet treats along with Indulgence Chocolatiers from Milwaukee, who will feature a duo of handmade truffles. Finally, Intuitive Balance will offer a selected wellness item from their shop as a surprise gift.
Purchase tickets
Tickets are available for purchase online for $60 per person and include generous sampling portions of wine, spirits, appetizers, pizza, and desserts. Additional alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the event will support the Plymouth Food Pantry, which serves the northwestern portion of Sheboygan County including Elkhart Lake.
Behind the Sip Sip Soiree are businesswomen Jaclyn Stuart, CS, FWS, DWS, Owner & Sommelier of Vintage Elkhart Lake (Elkhart Lake); Rebecca Roessger, Northeast Wisconsin Sales Representative of Select Sellers (New Glarus); Laurie Latifi, Co-owner of Harry’s Pizza e Vino (Elkhart Lake); Jocelyn Jungers, Sales Representative of Allstate Wine & Liquor Co. (Milwaukee); and Beth O’Reilly, Owner and Public Relations Specialist of O’Reilly Public Relations (Sheboygan).
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
