Sakonnet Vineyard will host the Little Compton Community Center’s interactive murder mystery event, “Death Is a Cabernet, Ol’ Chum” presented by the WatermelonAlligator Theatre Company on Saturday, July 12th.
Guests will play the role of detective and try to crack the case of Malcolm Melee, an acclaimed winemaker and vineyard owner whose body was found at the bottom of the staircase to the wine cellar. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the event begins at 5:00 p.m. The event is 18+; tickets are $50.00 per person and include light fare and one glass of wine for guests 21+. Tickets are available at lccenter.org/whodunit.
About the production:
It was an evening of wine and cheese at the Melee Vineyards in the Nippy Valley, celebrating the winery’s tenth anniversary. Owner Malcolm Melee took great pride in pouring his world-famous Melee Cabernet, the wine that tickles the palates of wine connoisseurs around the globe. Over the past decade, his small operation has built a record of supplying a quality product, even though Melee’s surly personality has produced more adversaries than advocates.
The celebration was open to the public and the assemblage included both his supporters and detractors. As the gathering broke up about midnight, Melee bade farewell to everyone and said he would turn out the lights. But this morning, it became deadly obvious that someone had taken action that would squeeze the winery’s reputation and cause lights out for Malcolm Melee, for his body was found at the bottom of the staircase that leads to the oak casks in the wine cellar.
Sakonnet Vineyard is located at 162 West Main Road in Little Compton.
