24 Apr #SoWalWine This Weekend
The South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival is four days of exciting wine & food tastings, unique tasting seminars, live entertainment and lifestyle stations. More than 800 exceptional wines will be poured by dozens of celebrity winemakers in attendance.
2015 Schedule
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
Winemakers and Shakers
4 PM – 6 PM | Wine World in Destin
Join us as we host honored winemakers and shakers from some of the top wineries in the world and taste great wines.
Craft Beer and Spirits Jam
6 PM – 9 PM | Town Center and Grand Park
Taste specialty craft beers and spirits from the hottest breweries and distilleries in the country, sample eclectic dishes from top food trucks and local restaurants and enjoy a live concert by Boukou Groove. For a list of restaurants and eateries catering the Craft Beer and Spirits Jam, click here.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
VIP Wine Tasting
11 AM – 1 PM | Grand Park
For the ultimate wine experience, the VIP Wine Tasting has top wine celebrities presenting and pouring rare and collectable wines. Food tastings from fabulous Grand Boulevard restaurants and celebrity chefs Laurent Deconink and Michel Cornu. Receive your own commemorative Riedel glass round out this exclusive tasting. Express entry to Saturday’s Grand Tasting is included in ticket price.
Destin Charity Wine Auction Reserve Tasting
1 PM – 3 PM | Auction Central
This kick-off to the annual wine auction allows guests to enjoy fantastic reserve wines while perusing the silent auction items, including fabulous vacation trips and collectable wines. Part of the Destin Charity Wine Auction.
Grand Tasting
1 PM – 5 PM | Town Center and Culinary Village
It’s all about the wine! It truly is all about the quality, diversity and scope of wines being offered and the skills and relevance of the people bringing them to you. Over 800 wines will be available at the Grand Tasting, setting the stage for the ultimate enjoyment of ticket purchasers.
Champagne Lane
1 PM – 5 PM | Town Center
Special guests and wine celebrities will walk you through Champagne Lane, featuring the finest Champagnes and sparkling wines. This festive addition greets festival attendees as you walk into the event. Taste delicious Champagnes and sparkling wines, watch an art demonstration by South Walton Artist of the Year, sign up for giveaways and, of course, delight in the bubbles, literally! Champagne Lane is made possible by the generous support of Silver Sands Premium Outlets and McCaskill & Co.
Tasting Seminars
1 PM – 5 PM | Savor South Walton Culinary Village in North Park
Tasting Seminars take place throughout the Grand Tastings in Savor South Walton Culinary Village. Learn the back stories while you taste new and exciting wines and libations during one of the entertaining tasting seminars taking place on Saturday. Learn how to select and pair wines with food. Sample fine and rare wines and spirits.
Destin Charity Wine Auction
3 PM | Auction Central
This unparalleled charity event raises money for children in need in Northwest Florida and was named a “Top 10 Charity Wine Auction” by Wine Spectator magazine. For more information about Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation’s amazing mission and this event, please visit website: www.DCWAF.org. Separate ticketed event.
Nashville Songwriters Showcase
Throughout the Day | Town Center
During the Grand Wine Tasting, the top songwriters from Nashville will perform their hit songs as part of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s (FRLA) Endless Summer Songwriters Series. This event is sponsored by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, in conjunction with BMI.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
Grand Tasting
1 PM – 5 PM | Town Center and Culinary Village
Sometimes something is so much fun you want to do it all over again. Welcome back to day two of the Grand Tasting. For those of you just joining us, relax and enjoy ambling around Grand Boulevard’s large Town Center as you taste as many of the 800 bottles of wine as you like. Mosey on over to the Savor South Walton Culinary Village and taste delicious food, selected to go with all varietals of wines. Check out the lifestyle stations and listen to the songwriters who came in from Nashville to play just for you.
Champagne Lane
1 PM – 5 PM | Town Center
Special guests and wine celebrities will walk you through Champagne Lane, featuring the finest Champagnes and sparkling wines. This festive addition greets festival attendees as you walk into the event. Taste delicious Champagnes and sparkling wines, watch an art demonstration by South Walton Artist of the Year, sign up for giveaways and, of course, delight in the bubbles, literally! Champagne Lane is made possible by the generous support of Silver Sands Premium Outlets and McCaskill & Co.
Tasting Seminars
1 PM – 5 PM | Savor South Walton Culinary Village in North Park
Tasting Seminars take place throughout the Grand Tastings in Savor South Walton Culinary Village. Learn the back stories while you taste new and exciting wines and libations during one of the entertaining tasting seminars taking place on Sunday. Learn how to select and pair wines with food. Sample fine and rare wines and spirits.
Nashville Songwriters Showcase
Throughout the Day | Town Center
During the Grand Wine Tasting, the top songwriters from Nashville will perform their hit songs as part of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s (FRLA) Endless Summer Songwriters Series. This event is sponsored by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, in conjunction with BMI.
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