Southwest Florida Wine And Food Fest Press Releases

2010 Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest Nets More Than $930,000. $173,000 Raised for “Fund a Cause” Action Lot Alone

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:11:17 +0000

(March 17, 2010 – Fort Myers, Fla.) – This year’s Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest, held on February 26 and 27 at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, raised a record-breaking $930,000 (net, after expenses), most of which will be donated directly to three charities benefiting children’s health care in our area. The Children’s Hospital [...]

Naples 5-year-old Creates Signature Art for Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:04:01 +0000

Original painting featured on event posters, to be auctioned at Grand Tasting on Feb. 27 (Fort Myers, Fla. – Feb. 5, 2010) – Joseph West, of Naples, a 5-year-old cancer patient at The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, is a dedicated Florida Gators fan. He even dressed up like Albert E. Gator, the university’s mascot, for [...]

SWFL Children’s Charities Establishes Scholarship Endowment at Florida Gulf Coast University

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:19:29 +0000

The SWFL Children’s Charities has established the “Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest Scholarship Endowment Fund” at Florida Gulf Coast University. The proceeds from this endowment will be used to benefit FGCU students interested in pursuing careers in pediatrics. With the goal of raising $100,000 to fund the endowment, Dr. Brian and Maureen Schwartz, along with [...]

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINE & FOOD FEST NETS MORE THAN $750,000, $550,000 OF WHICH RAISED FROM AUCTION

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:52:35 +0000

Local children in Southwest Florida will benefit from more than $750,000 (net, after expenses) raised during the 2009 Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest, which concluded Saturday. More than $550,000 of that total came from the event’s auction, held as part of a Grand Tasting and Auction at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club. “We [...]

SILVER OAK CELLARS NAMED AS SIGNATURE VINTNER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINE & FOOD FEST 2009

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:31:12 +0000

The Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest has named Silver Oak Cellars of California as the Signature Vintner for the 2009 Wine & Food Fest Chef Vintner dinners and Grand Tasting, February 27 and 28, 2009. “Silver Oak Cellars has been making extraordinary Cabernet Sauvignon for over 35 years,” said Steve Machiz, M.D., Southwest Florida Wine [...]

AREA CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS NAMED FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINE & FOOD FEST, FEBRUARY 27 AND 28

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:16:02 +0000

The Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest has announced its lineup of restaurants and chefs participating in the upcoming weekend event to be held on Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28, 2009. The chefs will join 16 wineries and wine distributors in the event, which features Chef Vintner dinners at select homes on [...]

Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest Features Original Art by Romero Britto on Large Format Wine Bottle

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:20:14 +0000

Available for public viewing at Saks Fifth Avenue January 21, 2009 (January 14, 2009 — Fort Myers, FL) – If winemaking is an art then the SWFL Wine & Food Fest has taken that a step further combining world class art with world class wine in a piece that will satisfy a wide range of aficionados; [...]

CAPE CORAL STUDENT SELECTED AS SIGNATURE ARTIST FOR 2009 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINE & FOOD FEST

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:26:02 +0000

(Fort Myers – January 2, 2009) –Cape Coral middle school student Kishelly Brown created the signature poster for the 2009 Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest. The annual event to be held this February benefits children’s charities, including The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. Kishelly is an ongoing patient of the hospital. “She has ulcerative colitis,” [...]

NORTHERN TRUST BANK NAMED MAIN SPONSOR OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINE & FOOD FEST 2009

admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:38:17 +0000

(Fort Myers – November 25, 2009) — The Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest and Northern Trust Bank join in announcing Northern Trust’s participation as the main sponsor of the Wine & Food Fest, February 27 and 28, 2009. Northern Trust joins local chef vintner dinner hosts, local and visiting chefs and vintners from California and [...]

Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest Announces 2009 Dates, Venue, Charities

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:21:56 +0000

(Fort Myers – November 4, 2009) — The Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest will be held February 27 and 28, 2009 at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club. The event begins on Friday, February 27 with Chef Vintner dinners at select area homes and continues on Saturday afternoon, February 28 with a Grand [...]