All were their, in there valet-ticketed glitterati, marking the 22nd anniversary of the Make-a-Wish chapter’s signature event, with over 60 renowned Northern California wineries, 60 local restaurants and 7 microbreweries gather at the Sacramento Convention with their finest foods and wines to taste.
The Winter Wine & Food Fest this year was full of Sacramento's top eateries including: Mulvaney's B&L, Hawks, Enotria, Paul Martin's American Bistro, and Aoli. The wines, of which there were many, included: Silver Oak, Twomey, Pride, and Elizabeth Spencer - all of which I never see at Sacramento area tasting events because their way too expensive to pour. (All vendors are donating their food/ wine because they can write it off their taxes and it's great marketing venue - but the super premiums of food/ wine usually don't come out because the expense of the donation is too high compared to the marketing they get out of it)
So either this event is more high-brow than any other event I've gotten a chance to attend in Sacramento, or the price point for high-end wines is suffering so much that the super premiums are coming out to meet their clients instead of hiding behind their prestigious wine club lists.
But considering this event was platinum sponsored by "Buzz" Oats charitable foundation (HUGE Sacramento real estate money!) I'm assuming this is a little bit of both. The attendees were riddled with rich old people as far as the eye could see. I mean the VIP area was about the same size of the "non-VIP" area for tasting, but the auction items are significantly higher in price. Another interesting detail that put this charity event in the "interesting" category was the huge charitable intake this charity (Make-a-Wish) rakes in, all in one night.
Last year they were able to raise $700,000 and this year no doubt about the same if not more? With only about 200-300 attendees compared to the $500,000 Sacramento Magazine raises with March of Dimes and there are 1,000+ attendees!
So the price level of this event is more exclusive, and the event itself is also more intimate taking only one section of the 6 or more that the convention center opens up into, whereas all 6+ sections of the convention center are open for the Best of event! So overall if your looking for an event that is maximizing your culinary/ charity budget I would check this one out next year!
http://www.makeawish-sacto.org/winter_wine_2010.html
The Winter Wine & Food Fest this year was full of Sacramento's top eateries including: Mulvaney's B&L, Hawks, Enotria, Paul Martin's American Bistro, and Aoli. The wines, of which there were many, included: Silver Oak, Twomey, Pride, and Elizabeth Spencer - all of which I never see at Sacramento area tasting events because their way too expensive to pour. (All vendors are donating their food/ wine because they can write it off their taxes and it's great marketing venue - but the super premiums of food/ wine usually don't come out because the expense of the donation is too high compared to the marketing they get out of it)
So either this event is more high-brow than any other event I've gotten a chance to attend in Sacramento, or the price point for high-end wines is suffering so much that the super premiums are coming out to meet their clients instead of hiding behind their prestigious wine club lists.
But considering this event was platinum sponsored by "Buzz" Oats charitable foundation (HUGE Sacramento real estate money!) I'm assuming this is a little bit of both. The attendees were riddled with rich old people as far as the eye could see. I mean the VIP area was about the same size of the "non-VIP" area for tasting, but the auction items are significantly higher in price. Another interesting detail that put this charity event in the "interesting" category was the huge charitable intake this charity (Make-a-Wish) rakes in, all in one night.
Last year they were able to raise $700,000 and this year no doubt about the same if not more? With only about 200-300 attendees compared to the $500,000 Sacramento Magazine raises with March of Dimes and there are 1,000+ attendees!
So the price level of this event is more exclusive, and the event itself is also more intimate taking only one section of the 6 or more that the convention center opens up into, whereas all 6+ sections of the convention center are open for the Best of event! So overall if your looking for an event that is maximizing your culinary/ charity budget I would check this one out next year!
http://www.makeawish-sacto.org/winter_wine_2010.html
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