VIP Destin at Grand Boulevard
Paul Barkus & Dion Moniz
Ken Hair, Allie Noah & Kelly Thompson
George & Stephanie Brannon
G
uests indulged in what
seemed like an endless
fl ow of wine, some
great food, and loads
of entertainment over the weekend
of April 26-29 at the South Walton
Beach Wine & Food Festival. The
event, which benefi ts the Destin
Charity Wine Auction Foundation,
made it a guilt free and perfect way
to wine and dine, have fun, and most
importantly raise funds for a good cause.
The festival brought in an outstanding roster
of celebrity winemakers, distillers, chefs,
brew masters, and entertainers to the South
Walton event to educate and entertain guests.
The Destin Charity Wine Auction
Foundation, which was founded in 2005
and ranked #3 on the list of “Top 10
Charity Wine Auctions in the US” by Wine
Spectator Magazine, has positively impacted
the lives of over 90,000 youth and donated
more than $15 million to Northwest Florida
Charities through hosting world
class wine and charity events. As
part of the four-day celebration of
wine over 15 different fundraising
dinners were held around the city
on Friday evening. Guests did not
only enjoy good food and wine, but
they also opened their hearts and
their checkbooks to raise over $1.5
million dollars that evening, and
approximately $2.7 Million dollars in total
over the course of the weekend. Destin
Charity Wine Auction Foundation’s mission
is to connect wine enthusiasts to raise money
to benefi t children in need in the North West
Florida Region, and they sure have succeeded
in doing just that.
photos & story by
Zhalman Harris
Calvin Jones & Ashley Botelho
Ashley & Scott Tyler
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