CHARLOTTE WINE + FOOD’s 11th annual Wells Fargo KICKOFF FT. Maison Joseph Drouhin
October 2, 2024

We raised close to $160,000 for our beneficiaries!

We raised close to $160,000 at the 11th Annual Wells Fargo Kickoff dinner held at The Foundation For The Carolinas on Wednesday, October 2 -
matching a kickoff event record!
140 guests started the evening at a cocktail reception followed by a four-course wine-pairing dinner created by Chef Bruce Schlernitzauer of Porcupine Provisions as we proudly hosted the star guest of the evening, Laurent Drouhin, Director of Sales - North America and Caribbean for Maison Joseph Drouhin. The night wrapped up with the most spirited of live auctions conducted by fundraising auctioneer, Dan Lyles, including a mix of exclusive wine lots and experiences. Follow us on Instagram @CLTWineandFood and Facebook @CharlotteWineandFood to see photos from the night!

Charlotte Wine + Food would like to extend special thanks to the evening’s Corporate Sponsors - our title sponsor Wells Fargo (championed by our incredible Chairman Emeritus Phil Smith), and supporting sponsors, Maison Joseph Drouhin, Foreign Cars Charlotte, Porcupine Provisions, and EY.

Thank you for supporting our mission to fundraise for local children's charities de A Child’s Place - a program of Thompson Child & Family Focus,
Augustine Literacy Project, Digi-Bridge, and Wayfinders.

Cheers to CELEBRATING 36 YEARS!

We wrapped up Charlotte Wine + Food's 36th year of fundraising this past June by distributing $400,000 to four Charlotte-area children's charities including A Child’s Place - a program of Thompson Child & Family Focus, Augustine Literacy Project, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative at a Check Presentation Celebration held on June 25, 2024. Collectively these incredible charities promote upward mobility in Charlotte through an array of services and serve over 1000 children in our community!

We are so grateful to the CW+F community for their dedication to our cause!

CHARLOTTE WINE + FOOD WEEK 2024 | THANK YOU!

PRESENTED BY TRUIST | APRIL 16-21, 2024

Charlotte Wine + Food Week has officially come to a close! We want to send a HUGE thank you to every patron, volunteer, charity partner, vendor, restaurant, bakery and winery partner, sponsor, donor and board member that made this incredible week possible. We could not have done it without you!

We’re excited to share the fundraising results of last week with you all soon! Cheers!

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CHARLOTTE WINE + FOOD’s 6TH annual BANK OF AMERICA WINTER WARM-UP FT. DANA ESTATES
JANUARY 19, 2024

We raised over $70,000 for our beneficiaries!

We 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 live auction conducted by auctioneer, Dan Lyles, including a mix of exclusive wine lots and experiences. Follow us on Instagram @CLTWineandFood and Facebook @CharlotteWineandFood to see photos from the night!

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.

Thank you for supporting our mission to fundraise for local children's charities - A Child’s Place, Augustine Literacy Project, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative.

CHARLOTTE WINE + FOOD’s 10th annual Wells Fargo KICKOFF FT. DAOU FAMILY ESTATES
October 12, 2023

We raised over $160,000 for our beneficiaries!

We raised over $160,000 at the 10th Annual Wells Fargo Kickoff dinner held at The Foundation For The Carolinas on Thursday, October 12 - a kickoff event record!
130 guests started the evening at a cocktail reception followed by a four-course wine-pairing dinner created by Chef Bruce Schlernitzauer of Porcupine Provisions as we proudly hosted the star guest of the evening, Chris Avery, Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Trade Marketing of DAOU Family Estates. The night wrapped up with the most spirited of live auctions conducted by auctioneer, Dan Lyles, including a mix of exclusive wine lots and experiences. Follow us on Instagram @CLTWineandFood and Facebook @CharlotteWineandFood to see photos from the night!

Charlotte Wine + Food would like to extend special thanks to the evening’s Corporate Sponsors - our title sponsor Wells Fargo (championed by our incredible Chairman Emeritus Phil Smith), and supporting sponsors DAOU Family Estates, Foreign Cars Charlotte - Bentley, Porcupine Provisions, and EY.

Thank you for supporting our mission to fundraise for local children's charities - A Child’s Place, Augustine Literacy Project, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative.

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