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SUMMARY:South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:Wine & Spirits Celebrities Named for South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival\, April 21 - 24\, 2022\n\nWine\, charity and fun converge for The Northwest Florida Beaches Ultimate Wine Week\n\n \n\nA dazzling roster of celebrity winemakers\, mixologists\, and chefs will converge April 21-24\, 2022 in idyllic South Walton's Grand Boulevard Town Center to wine\, dine\, educate and entertain guests as part of the four-day celebration of wine\, spirits\, food\, music\, fun and goodwill. South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Cheers to 10!\n\n \n\nAn award-winning\, nationally ranked event\, the South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival draws wine and food industry icons such as Peter Mondavi\, Jr.\, Marc Perrin\, Don Hartford\, Cristina Mariani-May\, Jean-Charles Boissett\, Norman Van Aken and South Walton's own Chef Emeril Lagasse and many more. Given the caliber of A-list participants\, it's no wonder USA Today touted it as "one of the South's stand out food and beverage festivals."\n\n \n\nSpecial guests for the 2022 festival include Greg Brewer of Brewer-Clifton\, who was named winemaker of the Year for 2020 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine\, Jill Russell of Cambria\, Niccolo Maltini with Antinori\, which will be featured in the culinary village\, with a pairing menu to taste. Guest distillers include Freddie Noe of Jim Beam\, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden\, and Lisa Wicker with Willow Jane bourbon. Nathan Aldridge is the Manager of Education for the Institut Du Fromage and known for his passionate & fun approach to spreading the gospel of cheese. \n\n \n\nChateau Minuty Ros will have a St. Tropez lifestyle tent and Jackson Family Wines will be poured in a featured tent as well. \n\n \n\nWines from Italy will be featured in the Savor South Walton Culinary Village where Antinori and Natalia Verga wines will be paired with an Italian tasting menu.\n\nIn addition to pouring their wines and spirits\, participating celebrities will lead tasting seminars on both Saturday and Sunday in the Seminar tent and stage.\n\n \n\nThe festival kicks off Thursday at 5 p.m. 7 p.m. with Winemakers & Shakers\, held at Wine World in Destin. The VIP Wine Tasting takes place Friday\, 4 p.m. 6 p.m.\, followed by the Friday night Craft Beer & Spirits Jam\, 6 p.m. 9 p.m. The Grand Tastings are Saturday and Sunday\, 1 p.m. 4 p.m. The VIP Tasting ticket is sold out.\n\n \n\nTickets can be purchased at www.SoWalWine.com. \n\n \n\nThe South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival is truly a celebration of wine\, food and music that everyone can feel good about. This event is a major fundraiser for the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation with proceeds benefiting more than a dozen children's charities in Northwest Florida. \n\n \n\nPresented by Grand Boulevard at Sandestin and Visit South Walton\, the festival offers the ideal backdrop for wine\, charity and fun along the South Walton beaches\, named among the best beaches in the country. \n\nSouth Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival is made possible by the generous support of the following Founding Partners: Visit South Walton Tourist Development Council\, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association\, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa\, Wine World of Northwest Florida and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin . \n\n \n\nAbout South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival\n\nSouth Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival is an annual charity event held the last weekend in April. The festival features a stunning showcase of some of the best wines in the world. Celebrity wine producers and chefs present fine wine and food pairings from the world's most famous appellations. The Culinary Village offers a sumptuous array of foods to taste\, wines to pair\, as well as wine and food tasting seminars. The event is a major fundraiser for Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation\, which benefits children in need in Northwest Florida. For more information and to purchase tickets\, visit www.SoWalWine.com.\n\n \n\nCONTACT:\n\nFor South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival\n\nStacey Brady\, Director of Marketing and Communications\n\nGrand Boulevard at Sandestin\n\n850.837.3099 ext. 203\n\nstacey@grandboulevard.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: \;Wine &\; Spirits Celebrities Named for South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival\, April 21 - 24\, 2022
\nWine\, charity and fun converge for The Northwest Florida Beaches Ultimate Wine Week
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\nA dazzling roster of celebrity winemakers\, mixologists\, and chefs will converge April 21-24\, 2022 in idyllic South Walton&rsquo\;s Grand Boulevard Town Center to wine\, dine\, educate and entertain guests as part of the four-day celebration of wine\, spirits\, food\, music\, fun and goodwill. South Walton Beaches Wine &\; Food Festival is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Cheers to 10!
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\nAn award-winning\, nationally ranked event\, the South Walton Beaches Wine &\; Food Festival draws wine and food industry icons such as Peter Mondavi\, Jr.\, Marc Perrin\, Don Hartford\, Cristina Mariani-May\, Jean-Charles Boissett\, Norman Van Aken and South Walton&rsquo\;s own Chef Emeril Lagasse and many more. Given the caliber of A-list participants\, it&rsquo\;s no wonder USA Today touted it as &ldquo\;one of the South&rsquo\;s stand out food and beverage festivals.&rdquo\;
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\nSpecial guests for the 2022 festival include Greg Brewer of Brewer-Clifton\, who was named winemaker of the Year for 2020 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine\, Jill Russell of Cambria\, Niccolo Maltini with Antinori\, which will be featured in the culinary village\, with a pairing menu to taste. Guest distillers include Freddie Noe of Jim Beam\, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden\, and Lisa Wicker with Willow Jane bourbon. Nathan Aldridge is the Manager of Education for the Institut Du Fromage and known for his passionate &\; fun approach to spreading the gospel of cheese. \;
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\nChateau Minuty Rosé\; will have a St. Tropez lifestyle tent and Jackson Family Wines will be poured in a featured tent as well.
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\nWines from Italy will be featured in the Savor South Walton Culinary Village where Antinori and Natalia Verga wines will be paired with an Italian tasting menu.
\nIn addition to pouring their wines and spirits\, participating celebrities will lead tasting seminars on both Saturday and Sunday in the Seminar tent and stage.
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\nThe festival kicks off Thursday at 5 p.m. &ndash\; 7 p.m. with Winemakers &\; Shakers\, held at Wine World in Destin. The VIP Wine Tasting takes place Friday\, 4 p.m. &ndash\; 6 p.m.\, followed by the Friday night Craft Beer &\; Spirits Jam\, 6 p.m. &ndash\; 9 p.m. The Grand Tastings are Saturday and Sunday\, 1 p.m. &ndash\; 4 p.m. The VIP Tasting ticket is sold out.
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\nTickets can be purchased at www.SoWalWine.com.
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\nThe South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival is truly a celebration of wine\, food and music that everyone can feel good about. This event is a major fundraiser for the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation with proceeds benefiting more than a dozen children&rsquo\;s charities in Northwest Florida.
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\nPresented by Grand Boulevard at Sandestin and Visit South Walton\, the festival offers the ideal backdrop for wine\, charity and fun along the South Walton beaches\, named among the best beaches in the country.
\nSouth Walton Beaches Wine &\; Food Festival is made possible by the generous support of the following Founding Partners: Visit South Walton Tourist Development Council\, Florida Restaurant &\; Lodging Association\, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort &\; Spa\, Wine World of Northwest Florida and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin®\;.
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\nAbout South Walton Beaches Wine &\; Food Festival
\nSouth Walton Beaches Wine &\; Food Festival is an annual charity event held the last weekend in April. The festival features a stunning showcase of some of the best wines in the world. Celebrity wine producers and chefs present fine wine and food pairings from the world&rsquo\;s most famous appellations. The Culinary Village offers a sumptuous array of foods to taste\, wines to pair\, as well as wine and food tasting seminars. The event is a major fundraiser for Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation\, which benefits children in need in Northwest Florida. For more information and to purchase tickets\, visit www.SoWalWine.com.
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\nCONTACT:
\nFor South Walton Beaches Wine &\; Food Festival
\nStacey Brady\, Director of Marketing and Communications
\nGrand Boulevard at Sandestin
\n850.837.3099 ext. 203
\nstacey@grandboulevard.com
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