Pairings: Nashville’s Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend to Take Place on February 22-24, 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nov. 28, 2017 – The Nashville Wine Auction is excited to announce that Pairings: Nashville’s Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend will take place on February 22-24, 2018. Pairings is a three-day celebration of the unique relationship between exceptional wine and delicious food. This year’s Pairings will feature a partnership of chefs from Nashville and New Orleans.
“Pairings has an event for everyone – whether you like intimate events with a dozen people or a six-course dinner with hundreds of wine enthusiasts,” said Holly Whaley, President/CEO of Nashville Wine Auction. “All you need is a passion for exceptional wine and food. I’m so grateful to the chefs from Nashville and New Orleans and the two dozen West Coast winemakers who are helping the Nashville Wine Auction fund the fight against cancer.”
Pairings is chaired by Virginia and Stan Kweller; Melinda and Eddie Wayland; and Mary Fetsch and Dan Burchfield.
The celebration will begin with Private Vintner Dinners on Thursday, Feb. 22. Attendees will choose from 13 intimate dinners featuring winemakers at restaurants and private homes throughout Nashville. These special dinners will allow attendees an opportunity to meet winemakers and enjoy outstanding multi-course meals from Nashville chefs. The Private Vintner Dinners are chaired by Melanie Cansler and Jodi Pfaff Gillman.
Wined Up! will take place Friday, Feb. 23, at City Winery. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste curated wines from 24 featured West Coast wineries along with specialty small plates prepared by visiting chefs from New Orleans. The Silent Auction will feature 125 lots of fine wines and luxury items.
Nashville’s “Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend” will culminate on Saturday, Feb. 24, with the Pairings Gourmet Dinner and Live Auction. Nashville chefs will team up with chefs from New Orleans to create a six-course menu perfectly paired with wines from featured vintners. The live auction, once again hosted by auctioneer Charles Antin from Zachy’s, will include fine wines, unique dinners and tastings, one-of-a-kind trips and luxury items.
To make reservations, please visit https://www.nashvillewineauction.com/pairings or call 615-329-1760.
PARTICIPATING WINERIES: Blackbird Vineyards, Donelan Family Wines, Kistler Vineyards, Terra Valentine Winery, Foretell Wines, William Cole Vineyards, Bougetz Cellars, Byron Wines, D.R. Stephens Estate, Gamble Family Vineyards, Phifer Pavitt Winery, Amici Cellars, Arrington Vineyards, Darioush, Giornata, Harumph Wines, Hirsch Vineyards, HUNNICUTT, J. Bookwalter, Northstar Winery, Patel Napa Valley, Somnium, Saint Helena Winery, Spire Collection, Williams Selyem Winery.
Nashville Wine Auction Beneficiaries: American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge, Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee , Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Middle Tennessee, PearlPoint Cancer Support, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Saint Thomas Cancer Network and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
ABOUT NASHVILLE WINE AUCTION: Nashville Wine Auction’s mission is to unite the wine community to fund the fight against cancer. Throughout the year, Nashville Wine Auction hosts four major events – Pairings: The Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend, l’Eté du Vin: The Country’s Longest Running Charity Wine Auction, Champagne and Chardonnay: A Sparkling Evening Just for Ladies and The Men’s Event: Honoring the Life and Spirit of Billy Ray Hearn. Established in 1980, the Nashville Wine Auction has raised more than $23 million for organizations whose purpose is directly related to treatment, patient care and eradication of cancer here in Middle Tennessee.
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