Grand Tasting | April 20, 2024
Charlotte Wine + Food Week’s largest tasting experience, The Grand Tasting, held Saturday, April 20 at The Union at Station West was a great night of wine, food, fun and fundraising. The event featured a selection of over 100 carefully curated wines from around the globe, mouthwatering bites from Charlotte's culinary artisans, and a preview of the week’s online charity auction. Live music was provided by The J'Michael Peeples Band and the evening was hosted by local WBTV personalities Alex Giles and Nia Harden.
Thanks to The Wine Vault for helping curate the wine selections and to Alex Davis for support in operations and chef management. Event rentals were provided by Creative Solutions Special Events and AV was courtesy of D2 Production Services.
All proceeds benefited A Child’s Place, Augustine Literacy Project, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative.
Participants Included:
Restaurants / Caterers / Bakeries
Angeline’s, Better Call Salsa, Field Pea Catering, Honeybear Bake Shop, NUSA, Sea Level, Seasoned Provisions,
Sixty Vines, Superica, SWIRL Dessert Bar, Table & Twine, The Goodyear House
Wineries
Andis Wines, Allegrini, Babylonstoren, Banfi Vintners, Bordeaux Selections from Monsieur Touton Selection, Ltd., Broadbent Selections,
Chateau Musar, DAOU Family Estates, Domaine Solitude, Guardian Cellars, Italian Selections from Monsieur Touton Selection, Ltd.,
JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, La Storia by Trentadue, Mary Taylor Wine, Minuty, Poggio al Tesoro, Red Tail Ridge Winery,
Robert Mondavi Winery, Rombauer Vineyards, Sake from NY Mutual Trading Company, and Walter Scott Wines
Breweries
Salud Cerveceria
Mixology
Built on Hospitality by Bob Peters
Photo Credits: Josh Bannen Photo
Photo Credits: Poprock Photography