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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