He showcased Pinot Noirs during his Saturday time slot. In his first year at the festival, Hartford was the featured vintner at the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation patron dinner hosted by Jeanne Dailey and Jay Nettles, and Ben and Tiffany Edwards. Don Hartford, Jackson Family Wines and Hartford Family Wines Franco Massolino, Massolino Wines Brunett Laurent Gruet, Gruet Winery Jameson Fink, Wine Enthusiast Magazine and Glenn Salva, Antica Napa Valley and Antinori all graced the seminar stage.
Laurent Gruet of Gruet Winery (left) and Jameson Fink of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, led a tasting seminar titled “French Roots American Dreams.”īrady said the tasting seminars remain one of the most popular components of the weekend, and the caliber of this year’s offering was outstanding.
Out at the Grand Tastings, The HUB 30A Chef Stephen Bucalo’s Smoked Chili-Lime Wings earned high praise with festival-goers, as did the Blood Orange Sorbet from Chef Ted Morrison at Barefoot’s Beachside Bar & Grill. The Culinary Village offered such delicacies as the Alabama Goat Cheese Fritters with San Marzano Tomato Sauce, from the kitchen of Scott Plumley at Wine World Restaurants. In addition to limitless beverage samples, Saturday and Sunday’s festivities included Champagne Lane Tastings, featuring chocolate-covered caramel apples from Kilwins Chocolates. Highlights of the Friday night Jam included pours from legendary Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell, a live musical performance from Iron Smoke Distillery co-owner Tommy Brunett and his band, and the impossibly buttery apple bruschetta from Another Broke Egg Cafe. “We’re still hearing from sponsors, distributors, and attendees saying that they think it was the best festival ever!” “The Friday night Craft Beer and Spirits Jam sold out, as did the Saturday VIP tasting, and we were at capacity for both Grand Tastings for Saturday and Sunday,” Brady said. Grand Boulevard Marketing Director Stacey Brady said 4,318 people showed to eat, drink and be merry – 315 more folks than in 2016.
With over 100 tents and 800 kinds of wine, distributors were lining up for a chance to pour for charity at what USA Today calls “One of the South’s standout food and beverage festivals.” Such was the scene at the 2017 South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival, held April 27 to 30 at Grand Boulevard Town Center. With tasting glasses at the ready, everyone seems to be strolling at a pace that can only be described as “Southern wine festival.” There’s just something about a springtime wine festival: ladies in flowing sundresses and matching hats, smartly dressed gentlemen, and sunshine. South Walton Beaches Wine Fest offers eats, drinks for a cause
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