Tickets are on sale now for South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival, taking place April 28 – May 1, 2016, with another prestigious lineup of celebrity winemakers. Wine superstar Cristina Mariani-May, Family Proprietor and co-CEO of Banfi Vintners and Ronan Laborde of Chateau Clinet, known as the “Pomerol Superstar,” are among the headliners at the annual event, which takes place in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, located within the beach communities of idyllic South Walton in Northwest Florida.
As an extra incentive during the holidays, festival tickets will be discounted through the end of the year and prices return to full price on Friday, January 1, 2016. Tickets can be purchased at www.sowalwine.com.
"This festival celebrates diversity and we will have something for everyone," said Chan Cox, festival founder and owner of Wine World. "The best wines, an amazing culinary village, celebrity winemakers and chefs, craft beer and spirits, not to mention many experts in their field will join us at a beautiful location in Grand Boulevard."
The festival offers more than 800 wines, on-going wine tastings with dozens of celebrity winemakers on hand to talk about their wines, food tastings, tasting seminars, live entertainment and special features including Champagne Lane.
“For those with discerning taste who appreciate an authentic and lively wine experience, South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival and Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation join forces to create The Northwest Florida Beaches Ultimate Wine Week, a wine lover’s dream, the last weekend in April every year,” said Festival Executive Director, Stacey Brady.
Destin Charity Wine Auction takes place on Saturday during the festival with more than 500 patrons bidding on luxury travel packages, collectable wines and other fine living lots. Monies raised at the auction as well as proceeds from the festival go to support more than a dozen children’s charities in Northwest Florida.
Presented by Visit South Walton and Wine Enthusiast Magazine, the festival offers the ideal backdrop for a beach getaway. South Walton beaches are consistently named among the best beaches in the country.
South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival is made possible by the generous support of the following Founding Partners: Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation, 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®.
About South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival
Date and Time
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 Sunday May 1, 2016