Vintners' Dinner & Auction Benefiting Operation Finally Home
Friday May 27, 2011: 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Brought to you by Cadillac
This "must attend" Vintners' Dinner is Austin Wine & Music Festival way of saying THANK YOU to the men and women who serve our Country. This dinner is in honor of Operation Finally Home, an amazing charity right here in Texas that builds mortgage free homes for our wounded soldiers throughout the USA and an organization we are blessed to pay tribute to during this dinner.
Arrive to a fabulous Red Carpet setting where you are greeted with a glass of sparkling wine and appetizers to enjoy while you stroll about silent auction items listening to multi-Grammy nominated and celebrated recording artists, Joe Pasada.
View Joe Pasada bio and video
Your Emcee for the night, All My Children star and Iraq war veteran JR Martinez will be there to welcome you to your tables to begin a night of local Texas fare, live music, a charity auction and Texas wine all benefiting Operation Finally Home.
The elaborate five-course dinner prepared by some of the finest chefs, including Chef Jordan Russell of Forage Super Club, will be expertly paired with an AW&MF Member Winery. The chefs will create a gourmet meal comprised of fresh, primarily Texas State grown and produced ingredients in a hearty meal that will be sure not to disappoint.
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Enjoy your own personal "Sommelier on a Stroll" during the dinner as he meanders from table to table educating on the wines and the Texas Winey Industry.
Menu, auction items, and special guests are subject to change.
In addition to the regular seating, there are 6 "Sit with the Vintner" tickets available per Member Winery. Enjoy the ability to learn about your favorite winery from those who know it best, the winery owner and winemaker. Get the benefit of bottle service at these exclusive tables and who knows maybe the vintner will bring a few library wines for you to try also. That is not something you get just sitting at a regular table nor can you top this experience even at the winery itself.
Intermingled with the 5 course meal will be a Live Auction (see right) showcasing 8 destination packages including 6 packages from your local AW&MF Member Wineries. There will also be 2 destination packages including a Louisiana Gator hunt and a weekend in the Paso Robles Wine Country. Proceeds from this Live Auction as well as the Silent Auction will go to Operation Finally Home.
Wrap up this miraculous evening with few more dances on the dance floor before you head to our Mini Market Place where you have the ability to purchase all of the wines served during the dinner. Don’t forget to pick up your Vintners’ Dinner swag bag full of goodies from our sponsors.
An evening, under the stars with Texas based wine and food, Latin Jazz and auction items – all to benefit our American men and women guarding our American freedoms. It will be a night that will forever touch your hearts and what could be a more fitting way to kick off your Memorial Day weekend celebrations than with a dinner benefiting Operation Finally Home.
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Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
Hill Country Winery Getaways
Dry Comal Creek Vineyard and Winery
Driftwood Estate Winery
Flat Creek Estate Winery
Pillar Bluff Vineyards
Spicewood Vineyards
Stone House Vineyard
Hunts
Louisiana Gator Hunt for 4
Fine Art
"Spirit of America" bronze
"Dancers in the Wine" signed print
Winery Destination Getaway
Paso Robles Wine Package
Firearms
AR 15 signed by Ted Nugent
Don't delay! Tickets sales available through May 25 only
and seating is limited to 200.
