1000-Point Tasting + Winemaker Honoree Dinner
featuring Dr. Laura Catena of Bodega Catena Zapata | April 30, 2022

Charlotte Wine + Week presented by Truist hosted a 1000-Point Tasting + 2022 Winemaker Honoree Dinner, limited to 80 very lucky guests, held at The Innovation Barn, Charlotte’s new incubator for sustainable businesses. The experience started with a tasting of ten 100-point-rated wines moderated by the Week’s 2022 Winemaker Honoree - Managing Director at Bodega Catena Zapata, Laura Catena, along with co-host Wine Enthusiast Editor, Lauren Mowery. Following the tasting, the festivities moved outdoors under a tent with a charming view of uptown Charlotte for a multi-course dinner inspired by Argentine Asados created by Chef Eric Ferguson and Cat Carter of L’Ostrica paired with the best of Bodega Catena Zapata wines. Two spirited live auctions took place featuring some of the top wine and experience lots of CW+F Week raising over $50,000 for local children’s charities. The highest-raising lot was a once-in-a-lifetime VIP trip to Mendoza, Argentina with Catena thanks to Laura!

FEATURED 100-POINT WINES
Welcome Wine: 2019 Garrus Rosé by Château d’Esclans
2018 Morlet Family Vineyards "Coup de Coeur" Chardonnay
2013 El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc
2017 Bodega Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec
2018 Bodega Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec
2007 Mas de Boislauzon "Cuvée du Quet" Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2016 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino
2015 Château Figeac
2016 Lail J. Daniel Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon
2014 Heitz 'Martha's Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
2015 Spottswood Cabernet Sauvignon

Featured dinner wines included the 2018 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Stones Chardonnay, 2018 Catena Alta Malbec, 2018 Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard Malbec, and the 2019 Catena Zapata Argentino Vineyard Malbec.

All proceeds benefited A Child’s Place, Augustine Literacy Project, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative.