The next Coastal Uncorked festival in Myrtle Beach is set for April 22 -29.
Festival organizers say more than 8,000 people from 18 states and four countries attended the food and wine festival back in May. That was almost double the amount of people from the previous year.
"We are very pleased with the success and growth of the 2011 festival. We would like to thank the community, vendors, and sponsors for their support, and we look forward to working with them again in 2012," said Candace Howell, executive director of Coastal Uncorked Food, Wine and Spirits Festival, in a press release. "In addition, we are excited to announce that April 22-29, 2012 will mark the third annual Coastal Uncorked Festival. Each year we learn from the previous festival, so we are looking forward to mixing it up a little. Remember to check our website and Facebook pages for updates, as we have a lot of fun events coming up."
It includes a tasting trolly that brings people to hotels and restaurants for food and drink samples.
Coastal Uncorked donated $10,000 each to Horry-Georgetown Technical College Culinary School and the Clay Brittain Hospitality program at Coastal Carolina University.
It has gave $4,000 to the American Red Cross over the past two years.
