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Article: Neptune wine tasting growing with venue move.(Virginia Beach Beacon)

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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September 15, 2005
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Byline: STACY PARKER

OCEANFRONT -- BY STACY PARKER

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

OCEANFRONT - Virginia's vineyards will be the apple of King Neptune's eye at this weekend's ninth annual Neptune Festival Wine Tasting.

King Neptune, or at the least the 26-foot, 12-ton bronze statue of him, will be the backdrop for this year's event, held for the first time at Neptune Park at 31st Street.

"We're excited to move it down there because we'll have more real estate," said Whit Collins, Neptune Festival vice president.

The new park, next to the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, can accommodate 2,000 people each day. The event was held ...

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