Announcer of The Late
Show With
David Letterman Alan Kalter
David Letterman Alan Kalter
To Emcee The Evening
and Serve
As Auctioneer For Live Auction
As Auctioneer For Live Auction
BOCA RATON, FL (March 30, 2014) -- A night
of indulgence (700+ awesome wines, see the menu below, amazing
entertainment, wine country trips, Paris, Cruises and more), discovery (30 Winemaker tasting Rooms), and giving (Benefit for Deliver the
Dream) awaits this Friday, April 4th at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, as more than 350
South Florida’s top business professionals, philanthropists, wine enthusiasts
and collectors indulge at the 7th Annual American Fine Wine
Competition Charity Wine Gala (AFWC) to benefit Deliver the Dream. The
not-for-profit hosts retreats that enable families who are experiencing serious
illness or crisis to regain strength, mend spirits, and
just be families and kids again.
Celebrating the finest wines produced in the
U.S., the AFWC hosts the annual gala to showcase this year’s record 766 wines
that entered its 2014 competition, the largest and most prestigious
All-American Invitational in the country. All available for tasting, the wines
will be poured table-side by 50 wine angels as guests dine on a five-course
gourmet meal, enjoy live entertainment by renowned Jazz vocalist Hilary Kole
and take a spin or a few on the dance floor.
Alan Kalter, announcer for The
Late Show with David Letterman will emcee the evening and serve as
auctioneer for the live auction of 10 rare wine and travel experiences. These
include a three-night stay for up to five couples at the 60-acre Winner’s
Circle Estate on Vine Hill Ranch (featuring floor-to-ceiling windows with 360
degree views of the Russian River Valley) in Napa with DuMol wine tours,
tasting and lunch with owners; 10-day Oceania cruise with balcony stateroom
aboard the Riviera, its newest ship; Paris trip with cooking classes, New York
trip with VIP treatment at The Late Show; Puerto Rico Rum experience sponsored
by the Serrealles Family of Puerto Rico (the owners of Don Q Rums) that
includes a trip to Puerto Rico with stay at private resort plus an in-home
six-course spirit-infused dinner prepared by their private executive chef Jon
Meisler and a mixologist for up to 12 guests; Napa experience for 2; a luxury
staycation at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, and more.
From their tasting booths, visiting winemakers
and vintners will be pouring AFWC’s top award-winning wines. These include, Best
of Show White: Maldonado Chardonnay; Best of Show Red: St Supery Cab
Sauv; Best of Show Sparkling: Mumm Napa; Best of Show
Dessert: Ceja, Best of Class: Ferrante, and 2013 Best of Show:
Lafollette. Those with GG honors include Fulcrum, Deerfield Ranch,
Reynolds Family, Shadow Box, Red Mare, Handley Cellars, Hilliard Bruce, Frank
Family, Saddleback Cellars, Sol Rouge, Rocca, VIE, The Winery SF, Papapietro and
Donum. Gold medal pours include Silver Trident, Black Rock and Toquade. Silver
medal pour Fort Ross will be joined by Heron Hill and more. This year,
there will also feature rum and vodka, with a Don Q Rum Bar (Rums from Puerto
Rico) and a Cooranbong Vodka Bar (Vodka from Australia).
Special Guest At This Year’s Gala On
Anniversary of Boston Marathon Bombing
President and Co-Founder Shari Gherman has
invited Roseann Sdoia, one of the Boston Marathon Bombing victims to attend the
gala.
“I invited Roseann to the Gala after seeing
her story in People magazine last year”, noted Gherman. “She has been
through so much in the past year and is really excited to be coming to Boca
Raton, and being out of Boston on what will be the first anniversary of the
Boston Marathon bombing.” The Puerto Rico Rum trip in the evening’s live
auction will benefit the Boston Strong charity, “The One Fund” (www.onefundboston.org).
An Impeccable Combination: A Five-Course
Gourmet Meal Created For The Evening
The five-course gourmet feast for guests,
prepared by the chefs of the Boca Raton Resort & Club created to pair with
the 766 wines from the 2014 AFWC, will include:
·
Hors d'oeuvres of Hawaiian Seared Tuna on Japanese,
Steamed Cucumber with
Wasabi Cream, Mini Caprese Spiedini, Crisp White Truffled Risotto Pearls, and Shau-Mai
·
Cabot Cheese Display with Fresh Fruits, Crack Olive
Tapanade, Gourmet Nuts, Dried
Apricots, Figs and Fruit Chutneys,Artisan Breads and Cracker Flats,Tipped Dipped Crudite
·
Dinner:
·
Organic Beet Vegetable Apple Salad, Candied Walnuts,
Dried Cherries, Maytag
Blue, Bibb, Lolla Rosa and Endive Greens, Tarragon Vinaigrette,Tri-colored Carrots and Roasted Cauliflower
·
Garden Vegetable and Herbed Risotto
·
Sea Salt Roasted Filet Mignon, Herbed Butter, Wood
Roasted, Mushroom
Jus And Zucchini Ribbon Yellowtail Snapper, Citrus-Basil Butter, Broccolini, Orange Essence Carrots, Cipollini Onion, Toasted Quinoa Florentine
·
Dessert: Mirrored Dark Chocolate Bombe, Grand
Marnier Truffle Center, nougat Ice Cream, Fresh Raspberries, Sauternes Sauce
Gala
sponsors of the event include Jim Kar, Financial Advisor at Principal
Financial; Florida Fresh Meat; Northstar Seafood, FIU’s Chaplin School of
Hospitality; Air Around the Clock; Coventry Health Care; Total Wine &
More; The Produce Connection and Aqua Panna S. Pellegrino, Rod Coleman &
Associates, Scott Roberts Assoc., Wells Fargo and Bank of America.
Individual tickets for the event are
available for $310 per person; corporate tables also available which include
a table of ten, VIP seating, and a “Concierge Wine Angel”. RedCap, a personal
car driver membership service, is offering a special AFWC rate available for
rides home.
To
purchase ticket or learn more about the gala and sponsorship/volunteer
opportunities, visit www.AmericanFineWineCompetition.org, LIKE American Fine
Wine Competition
on Facebook,
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