2015-2016 Vintner Packet

2015-2016 Vintner Introduction

Our MissionDestin Charity Wine Auction Foundation’s mission is to connect wine enthusiasts to raise money to benefit children in need in Northwest Florida.

Founded in 2005, Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation has donated more than $10 Million to Northwest Florida charities through hosting world class wine and culinary events. These funds have impacted the lives of over 60,000 youth, including those afflicted by health issues and abuse. DCWAF is recognized as one of the nation’s ‘Top 10 Charity Wine Auction in the U.S.’ by Wine Spectator Magazine, ranked No. 4 in 2014, No. 6 in 2013, and No. 10 in 2012.

dcwaf.org/charitiesOur Charities

Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation proudly partners with the following agencies: AMIKids Emerald Coast, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, Children in Crisis, Children’s Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Autism Center, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food For Thought, Habitat for Humanity of Walton County, Horizons of Okaloosa County, Okaloosa Walton Homeless Continuum of Care, Pathways for Change, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, Shelter House of Northwest Florida, and Youth Village.

The funds raised through the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation benefit children in need in Northwest Florida. The funds are raised locally and stay local. We work one on one with our charities throughout the year and are 100% aware of where every single dollar raised goes. With these funds our charities can reach more youth in need. They work daily to help feed, shelter, counsel, house, clothe, educate, and give medical care to the next generation.

Wine Spectator Ranks Destin Charity Wine Auction #4

dcwaf.org/events Check Presentation Ceremony

LuLu’s Destin | Aug 27, 2015

25th Annual SEASIDE® Seeing Red Wine Festival® Seaside, Fl| Nov. 5-8, 2015 | 1,700 Patrons

DCWAF Fall Walkabout & Charity Auction Hilton Sandestin | Nov. 8, 2015 | 300 Patrons

Happy Hour Events Various Restaurants | Fall 2015

Tasting Of Champions Wine Walkabout & Tasting Feb. 2016 | 300 Patrons

11th Annual Destin Charity Wine AuctionGrand Boulevard | Apr. 28-May 1, 2016 | 600 Patrons

Save the Date: 12th Annual Destin Charity Wine Auction Grand Boulevard | Apr. 27-30, 2017

Our Events

Event PromotionEvent Promotion & DCWAF Marketing

ITEM Distribution

PostersEvent posters distributed to over 50 local businesses,

including several local restaurants who carry our Winery supporters and note their products on their menu

Magazines Wine Spectator, as well as coverage in 3-5 local publications

NewslettersAll DCWAF Newsletters to include featured vintner

(spotlighting one of their wines) & chef and link; 5,200 Subscribers monthly

Event Programs Total Circulation over 3,500

Press Releases18 to local newsprint, magazine & broadcast outlets; 6 of

which are sent out nationally to feature attending vintners

Website Over 225 unique visitors monthly, website to have bio and headshot, as well as logo for all supporting vintners

Email Marketing 5,200 Subscribers, e-blasts to feature attending vintners, vintner auction lots and highely rated wines

Blog Weekly blog to feature wineries attending auction & their donated auction lots

Social Media Almost 5,000 total followers over all social media platforms

Expected Media Participation

Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast (media sponsor for the South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival), Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Nashville Lifestyles,

Atlanta Journal Constitution, and more.Local: Destin log, VIP Destin Magazine, Local Palate

Magazine, Northwest Florida Daily News, 850 Magazine, Vie Magazine, 30a.com, 30afoodandwine.com, Emerald

Ladies Journal, Emerald Coast Magazine, 30aEats, WJHG News Channel 7,

Schedule of Events

❖ Toes In the Sand - Thursday (4/28)

❖ Vintner & Chef Welcome Party

❖ Patron Dinner/ Restaurant Dinner- Friday (4/29)

❖ Some of the Emerald Coast's most exquisite homes set the stage for the 2016 Patron Dinners. Each Patron Dinner will feature a nationally recognized chef paired with a world-class celebrity vintner. The dinners provide a unique opportunity to interact with fellow wine enthusiasts while enjoying innovative cuisine and the world's finest wines.

❖ Reserve Tasting & Live Auction - Saturday (4/30) - Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, North Lawn

❖ The Reserve Tasting and Live Auction will feature distinctive wines from internationally acclaimed vintners, poured and paired with fine cuisine created by a selection of the area's top local restaurants. While wining and dining, attendees will enjoy a silent auction. The event will culminate with a high-energy live auction which includes rare and distinctive wines, spectacular trips and other incredible one-of-a-kind items.

❖ 1:00 PM- Reserve Tasting & Silent Auction

❖ 3:00 PM- Live Auction

❖ South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival - Sunday (5/01)

❖ The Northwest Florida Beaches Ultimate Wine Week will also feature the 4th Annual South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival. All proceeds from the benefit Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation's 14 benefiting charities working to change the lives of children in Northwest Florida.

The Auction

Click PLAY to watch a recap of the 10th annual Destin Charity Wine Auction

   This  past  year  we  had  54  live  auc4on  lots,  selling  at  an  average  of  $20,010.  Some  lots  were  doubled  and  even  tripled  raising  the  total  number  sold  to  be  74.    We  have  raised  more  than  the  year  before  each  auc4on  since  incep4on.  As  we  celebrated  our  10th  Anniversary  this  past  April,  we  raised  over  $2,300,000.  

In  our  top  selling  live  lots  were  three  unique  wine  lots  or  experiences  listed  below.  

Top Grossing Auction Lots

Chateau de Beaucastel- $55,000 This lot included 3 nights accommodations for 3 couples at the Chateau de Beaucastel Guest House

in Vinsobres, A VIP tour and tasting for 6 with a member of the Perrin family at Chateau de Beaucastel, lunch at L’Oustalet and dinner at Chateau de Beaucastel. A VIP tasting, tour and lunch

with Nicolas Jaboulet from Nicolas Perrin wines in Tain Hermitage followed by a visit to the famous Valrhona Chocolate Factory in Aix de Provence. The winners would then spend 2 nights at Hotel

Villa Gallici and take part in a tasting in the Miraval Tasting Room. Each couple also received: 1.5L of 2012 Chateau de Beaucastel Rouge

1.5L’s of 2014 Chateau Miraval Rose 750 of 2012 Famille Perrin Gigondas “La Gille” (RP 92)

750 of 2012 Nicolas Perrin Hermitage Rouge

Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Dinner- $48,000 Winning 1 table for 8 people at a dinner featuring wines from the Wine Spectator top 100 list at a

local favorite, Bijoux. Chef Jack McGuckin will create a menu to match perfection with the following wines:

2004 Dom Perignon (WS 95) 2011 Leeuwin Chardonnay, Margaret River Art Series (WS 96, #5 Wine Spectator's Wine of 2014)

2009 Marcassin Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast (WS 97, #36 Wine Spectator's Wine of 2014) 2010 St. Cosme Chateauneuf du Pape(WS 96, #23 Wine Spectator's Wine of 2014)

2011 Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore (WS 96, #65 Wine Spectator's Wine of 2014) 2011 Dow Vintage Port (WS 99, #1 Wine Spectator's Wine of 2014)

Magnum Force- $45,000 A Destin Charity Wine Auction tradition, the first live auction lot of the evening consists of a

collection of autographed magnums from DCWAF past & Present vintners. This years Magnum Force Lot #1 consisted of 39 magnums, 12 of which were rated 90 or higher.

Our VintnersParticipating Auction Vintners since our Inception:

Alpha  Omega  Winery Charles  Krug Duckhorn  Wine  

Company Jarvis  Winery Merryvale  Vineyards

Schweiger  Vineyards

Arcadian  Winery Chateau  Ambe  Tour  Pourret Dunn  Vineyards Joseph  Drouhin  &  

Domain  DrouhinMiller  Family  Vineyards

Silver  Oak  Cellars  &  Twomey  Cellars

Arista  Winery Chateau  de  Beaucastel

Emmolo  Wine  Company

Joseph  Phelps  Vineyards

Mount  Veeder  Winery  &  Franciscan  Estates

SpoVswoode  Estate  Vineyard  &  Winery

Arkenstone  Vineyards Cliff  Winery Farrari  Carano JUSTIN  Vineyards O  Wines Spring  Mountain  

VineyardBeaulieu  Vineyard  Wines

Clos  Pissarra  &  Miura  Vineyards Faust Kosta  Browne Palazzo  Wine Stag’s  Leap  Wine  

CellarsBella  VeVa  Vineyards

D.R.  Stephens  Estate Fisher  Vineyards Krutz  Family  

Cellars Paul  Hobbs  Wine Staglin  Family  Vineyard

Bethel  Heights  Vineyard Dakota  Shy  Wine Foley  Family  

Wines Ladera  Vineyards PEJU  Province  Winery

Swanson  Vineyards

Betz  Family  Winery Darioush Forman  

VineyardsLarkmead  Vineyards

Penner-­‐Ash  Wine  Cellars

The  Grateful  Palate

Black  Dog  Cellars David  Arthur  Vineyards Gianni  Abate Le  Chanceaux Phifer  PaviV  Wine Tor  Kenward  

Family  Wines

Boisset  Collec4on De  Aureo  Spirito Groth  Vineyards  &  Winery Leal  Vineyards PlumpJack  

WineryTruchard  VIneyards

Bouchard  Aîné  &  Fils DeLille  Cellars Hamilton  Russell  

VineyardsLoring  Wine  Company

Pride  Mountain  Vineyards V  Madrone  Cellars

Brochelle  Vineyards Domaine  Champy Holdredge  Wine Macauley  

Vineyard Realm  Cellars Vista  Hills  Vineyard  &  Winery

Cade  Estate  Winery

Domaine  Clos  de  la  Chapelle Hourglass Markham  

VineyardsRevana  Family  Vineyard

WillameVe  Valley  Vineyards

Castello  Banfi Domaine  Serene Husic  Vineyards Mar4nelli  Winery Robert  Craig  Winery Williams  Selyem

Caymus  Vineyards Dominio  IV  Wines Januik  Winery Merry  Edwards  

WinerySaint  Helena  Winery Winebow

Other Participating Proprietors: Angel's Envy Bourbon, Bombora Vodka, CooranBong Australian Vodka, Tito’s Vodka, SweetWater Brewing Company

To become a participating Vintner or Supplier: please contact us (850) 650-3732, Mon- Fri 9am-5pm CST.Or email us at [email protected]