Bubbles Brews & Culinary Qs at Hilton Sandestin

Bubbles, Brews & Culinary Qs is party of Sinfonia Gulf Coast's Wine Women & Shoes weekend on the coast with wines, brews, bites and music at the Hilton Sandestin Coastal Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 4-6pm.  Sip Ferrari Sparkling wines at the Bubbles Bar; select wines by featured Wine Women & Shoes winemakers; and a selection of locally crafted micro brews and ales by Grayton Beer Company, tuck into delicious barbecue-inspired light bites and enjoy live music performed by funky bluesy fusion local favorite Dread Clampitt. Tickets are $35 per person. Tickets available.

Wine Women & Shoes signature event benefiting Sinfonia Gulf Coast takes place at the Hilton Sandestin Ballroom on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 2-5pm.   

Wine Women & Shoes is a weekend-long celebration of wine, fashion, food and music benefiting Sinfonia Gulf Coast Feb. 17-19 in South Walton, Florida. Friday night is filled with Vinter Dinners along the coast. Saturday evening Brews party at the Hilton Sandestin. And the big WWS event takes place at the Hilton Ballroom on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 2-5pm.  Get your tickets! Hundreds of fun-loving ladies and gents will go absolutely mad as hatters during the Wine Women & Shoes weekend. And you can too!

Plan to don your favorite hat and escape down the rabbit hole into a fairytale world filled with curious wonder at the Wine Women & Shoes event themed “Mad Hatters’ Garden Party.” The fifth annual must-not-miss charity extravaganza is an artful weekend-long celebration of wine, fashion, food and fun benefitting Sinfonia Gulf Coast — the only fully professional non-profit orchestra on the Emerald Coast founded in 2005 by music and artistic director Demetrius Fuller.

As is tradition, the festive weekend kicks off on Friday, Feb. 17 with a stellar series of seven Vintner Dinners held in luxury homes, hotels and upscale restaurants along the Northwest Florida Gulf coast beginning at 6 p.m.

This year’s “celebrity” chefs and winery pairings include Nikhil Abuvala of Roux 30A with St. Helena Winery; Jack McGuckin of Bijoux with Eric Kent WineCellars; Dan Vargo of Seagar’s with Blackbird Vineyards; Kevin Korman of Roselie, paired with Silver Trident Winery; Chris Holbrook of 30A Signature Catering with Ancien; Jim Richard of Stinky’s Fish Camp and Trebeaché with Sanglier Cellars and Michael Katz of The Henderson with Hourglass, this year’s honorary winery.

The fun factor steps up on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. with Bubbles, Brews & Culinary Qs presented by Smileology. Held in the Coastal Ballroom at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, guests can sip sparkling wines at the Bubbles Bar, locally crafted micro brews and ales by Grayton Beer Company, and tuck into delicious barbecue-inspired light bites while enjoying live music performed by funky bluesy fusion local favorite Dread Clampitt.

On Sunday, Feb. 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. “sole sisters” and “sole mates” again kick up their heels on the ballroom level of the Hilton during the Signature Event, presented with support from Dermatology Specialists of Florida and Aqua Med Spa. The lively event — filled with wine and food tastings, retail shopping and live music performances — centers on a high-energy fashion show of the latest trends by Today’s Boutique and crescendos with a live auction of high-end lots of reserve wine, artful excursions, luxury travel trips and the like.

New this year is a Shoe Box Pull. For a donation of $50 you can select a wrapped shoebox filled with something fabulous valued between $50 and $1,000.

Also debuting this year is a treasure trove of national retailers including Love Thirteen (San Diego), F&W Style (Atlanta), Ty Park Candles (Augusta, Ga.) andFair Portia (Olympia, Wa.) — who are venturing to the coast to sell their boutique wares at the event.

A “best shoe” contest is a kick each year, but this year in keeping with the “Mad Hatter” theme the crowning glory just may be the “best hat” competition added this year.

Tickets to Vintner Dinners are $275 per person and includes all food, wine andgratuities. Tickets to Bubbles, Brews & Culinary Qs are $35 per person. Tickets to the Signature Event are $100 per person and includes all food, wine, reserved table seating and valet parking.

Guests who purchase a Shop & Stay package at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa will enjoy a $50 gift card to Silver Sands Premium Outlets. Rooms are from $119 per night. Call (850) 267-9500 and mention code “WWS.”

Proceeds from the event benefit Sinfonia and its music education programs, which include: musicians/guest artists in schools, free orchestra concerts, bus transportation for students, the Sinfonia Youth Orchestra program, an Arts in Medicine initiative with Sacred Heart Hospital and LINK UP concerts with third through fifth graders in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

“Sinfonia’s Wine Women & Shoes event has enabled our organization to increase the capacity of its music education initiatives by more than 300 percent over the last two years,” said Sinfonia Gulf Coast founder and music director Demetrius Fuller. “It is truly humbling to see the continued and growing support for Sinfonia and Wine Women & Shoes, and that our patrons realize that they are putting their best foot forward to make this happen."

Wine Women & Shoes is made possible by the generous support of local businesses including the following presenting sponsors: Krueger, Fosdyck &Associates of Merrill Lynch, The Center for Cosmetic & Family Dentistry, Cox Communications, Silver Sands Premium Outlets, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, and Visit South Walton.

Put your best foot forward and join Sinfonia’s team of volunteers. For more information, contact Elaine Tucker at (850) 460-8800.

Tickets for Wine Women & Shoes are limited, and events are expected to sell out, so advance ticket purchase is recommended. For more information or to purchase tickets for Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s Wine Women & Shoes events, visit www.winewomenandshoes.com/sinfonia or call (850) 460-8800.

WINE WOMEN & SHOES EVENTS 2017
Friday, Feb. 17 | Vintner Dinners
Saturday, Feb. 18 | Bubbles Brews & Blues @ Hilton Sandestin
Sunday, Feb. 19 | Wine Women & Shoes @ Hilton Sandestin

Be there. Be fabulous. Support music education.

For more information or to purchase tickets for Sinfonia’s Wine Women and Shoes event, please visit sinfoniagulfcoast.org or call (850) 460-8800. Tickets and schedule of events will be announced.