Sinfonia Gulf Coast

CRESCENDO! Vintner Dinners

Friday, March 1, 2024 at 6 PM
Various Venues

Crescendo! Vintner Dinners are hosted in elegant private homes, restaurants, and resort hotels throughout the region featuring some of the country’s most exclusive vineyards including Darioush, ADAMVS, Tournesol, VGS Chateau Potelle, Thompson31-Fifty, Post Parade, Baldacci, Charles Krug/Aloft and The Lerner Project. Culinary maestros to include top chefs from the Gulf Coast region and beyond such as Michelin one-star Chef Egar "Teddy" Panchernikov, Chef/Owner of Caviar Russe, NYC; Dan Vargo, Executive Chef/Owner of Coastal Cuisine; Alan Baltazar, Executive Chef of Market 30A; Nikhil Abuvala, Chef/Owner of Roux 30A, Fleetwood Covington; Executive Chef of Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood; Sean Massey, Executive Chef of Darioush Napa Valley and Tyler Simmons, Executive Chef of Henderson Beach Resort, Chef/owner Jack McGuckin. None of it being possible without our spectacular hosts including Marisol & Tony Gullo with Stephanie & George Brannon, Mary Higdon with Aleta & David Jefferson, Elizabeth & Jared Boswell, Yana Morgan & Justin Shane, Velia Lala with Pamela Wellborn, Elizabeth & Bill Campbell with Carolyn & Todd Brigman, and Yvonne & Greg Lala and Leslie Levy. Proceeds from Crescendo! benefit Sinfonia Gulf Coast and its music education and community engagement initiatives.

Please select a performance

Tickets $500 per person (all inclusive)

Host: Mary Higdon with Aleta & David Jefferson - Burnt Pine

Vintner: Darioush, Jodie MacKenzie - Winery Representative

Chef: Sean Massey, Executive Chef of Darioush Napa Valley

Host: Marisol & Tony Gullo with Stephanie & George Brannon - Churchill Oaks

Vintner: VGS Chateau Potelle, Kathi Cook - Winery Representative

Chef: Nikhil Abuvala, Chef/Owner of Roux 30A

Host: Elizabeth & Jared Boswell - Henderson Beach Resort

Vintner: Baldacci, Michael Baldacci - Wine Maker & Proprietor

Chef: Tyler Simmons, Executive Chef of Henderson Beach Resort

Host: Yana Morgan & Justin Shane - Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood

Vintner: ADAMVS, Jonathan Robinson - Winery Representative

Chef: Fleetwood Covington, Executive Chef of Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood

Host: Velia Lala with Pamela Wellborn - Kelly Plantation

Vintner: Thompson31-Fifty, Mike & Valerie Thompson - Proprietors

Post Parade, Georgia Taylor & Connor Dotzler- Winery Representatives

Chef: Alan Baltazar, Executive Chef of Market 30A

Host: Elizabeth & Bill Campbell with Carolyn & Todd Brigman - Choctaw Beach

Vintner: Tournesol Estate Winery, Anna & Bob Arns, Proprietors and Kina Kreer, General Manager

Chef: Dan Vargo, Executive Chef/Owner of Coastal Cuisine

Host: Yvonne & Greg Lala - Hotel Effie

Vintner: The Lerner Project, Karen & Stu Lerner - Proprietors

Chef: Edgar "Teddy" Panchernikov, Chef/Owner of Caviar Russe, NYC

Host: Leslie Levy-Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits

Vintner: Charles Krug Winery/Aloft, Janice Mondavi, Proprietor

Chef/Owner: Jack McGuckin

A Sinfonia representative will reach out to you to discuss your preferred location.