6th Annual Bank of America Winter Warm-Up
featuring DANA Estates
January 19, 2024
Charlotte Wine + Food (CW+F) raised over $70,000 at the 6th Annual Bank of America Winter Warm-Up ft. DANA Estates held at the Bank of America Corporate Center on Friday, January 19, 2024. Over 75 guests started the evening at a cocktail reception followed by a four-course wine-pairing dinner created by Executive Chef Tom Condron of the Bank of America Executive Dining Room as we proudly hosted the star guests of the evening, Jae Chun, President of DANA Estates and Charlie Plummer, Director of Sales, Marketing & Hospitality at DANA Estates.
The night wrapped up with our coveted live auction including a mix of exclusive wine lots and experiences including several library wines, large formats, a DANA library vertical dinner at The Ballantyne, and a VIP trip to Napa with lodging at DANA Estates’ Crystal House. With the support of all our generous donors, the auction alone raised over $45,000 for our beneficiaries.
A raffle of a 3L of VASO Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon was also held raising over $2000 and was won by CW+F Board Member, Bonnie Kelly.
Featured wines included: 2021 VASO Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, 2019 VASO Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019 ONDA by DANA Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017 DANA Estates Lotus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019 DANA Estates Helms Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.
Charlotte Wine + Food would like to extend special thanks to the evening’s Corporate Sponsors - our title sponsor Bank of America (championed by our board member and event chair Samantha Unger), and supporting sponsors Bentley Charlotte (part of Foreign Cars Charlotte) and EY. We would also like to thank the following groups: Auction Donors: VASO Cellars, DANA Estates, Charlotte Wine & Food and The Ballantyne. | Partners: Jae Chun and Charlie Plummer — DANA Estates; Tom Condron, Ethan Koster and Deanna Van Tassel — Bank of America Executive Dining Room; Tim Wallace and Ryan Shinn — The Wine Vault; Josh Bannen Photo — Photography | Volunteers: Britney Misson, Pam Gray, Lauren Robinson, Jessica Klasinski | Staff: Lauren Deese, Shreya Gangaram, Makayla Johnson, Piper Miller and Chloe Holland
The Charlotte Wine + Food charity beneficiaries for the 2023-2024 fiscal include A Child’s Place - a program of Thompson Child & Family Focus, Augustine Literacy Project, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative.
Photo Credits: Josh Bannen Photo
