In two weeks I will be headed West…the west of Florida, that is!! For the second year ABC Fine Wine & Spirits will be one of the title sponsors of the 28^th Annual Sandestin Wine Festival. This will be my first trip to what I have been told is one of the most beautiful beach resort areas in all of Florida. The Sandestin Wine Festival has grown to be one of the most anticipated wine events on the Gulf coast and brings in a wealth of much needed monies to support the main charities of this great event, the Fisher House thru the Sandestin Foundation for Kids. The festival is held on April 10-13 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort located right on the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico…can’t wait! 

The events include the Grand Wine Tasting on Friday from 5:00-8:00 in the evening and from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Baytowne Wharf. At the Baytowne Marina you can enjoy a Champagne & Seafood Cruise from 12:00-3:00 p.m. on Friday; to conclude this weekend of fun, sun, food and great wines is a Sunday Champagne Brunch at the Baytowne Marina from 10:00-2:00 in the afternoon. This event, which brings many celebrity chefs along with the “who’s who” in the world of food and wine, has quickly become one of the highlights of the spring events held in this part of the country. Hopefully some of you will be there to enjoy all of the festivities and if so, please stop by one of the ABC Fine Wine & Spirits venues and say hello. I will give you all a report on how the festival went when we talk again in a couple of weeks…until then, cheers!

Ken Amendola, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits wine supervisor

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