Sinfonia Gulf Coast

Crescendo! 2026 Vintner Dinners
Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
Various Venues along the Emerald Coast

Crescendo! Vintner Dinners are hosted in elegant private homes, restaurants, and resort hotels throughout the region featuring some of the country’s most exclusive vintners. Participating wineries include: Opus One Winery, Promontory, Jean Charles Boisset, AXR, Reynold’s Family Winery, Oakville Ranch, Tournesol, Mondavi Sisters Collection, and others.

Culinary maestros have included top chefs from the Gulf Coast region and beyond such as Jack McGuckin of Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits, Jude Tauzin, Executive Chef of Tony Cachere, Dan Vargo, Chef/Owner of Fine Coastal Cuisine and Fleetwood Covington of Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood + more.

Proceeds from Crescendo! benefit Sinfonia Gulf Coast and its music education and community engagement initiatives.

Tickets from $500-1,000 per person (all inclusive).

Please select a performance

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Elizabeth & Jared Boswell – The Alice, Destin - Vintner: JC Boisset

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Candis & Jack Wilson – Private Home, Destin - Vintner: Opus One Winery

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Roy & Wendy Sembera – Churchill Oaks Clubhouse, Santa Rosa Beach - Vintner: Promontory Wine

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Heather & Jeff Jourdan – Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits - Vintner: Tournesol

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Glen Stegemann & Jennifer Cerulli – Ovide at Hotel Effie - Vintner: Reynold's Family Winery

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Susan Kiley & Wayne Paul – Private Home, Sandestin - Vintner: Aloft & Dark Matter

Fri, Feb 27th, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Host: Yana Morgan & Justin Shane – Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood - Vintner: AXR Winery

Tickets from $500 per person (all inclusive).

Host: Elizabeth & Jared Boswell – The Alice, Destin
Vintner: JC Boisset, Jean Charles Boisset Proprietor / JC Boisset
Chef: Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth, Chefs, Finalists Top Chef

Host: Candis & Jack Wilson – Private Home, Destin

Vintner: Opus One Winery, Christopher Barefoot, Winery Representative

Chef: Jack McGuckin, Executive Chef/Owner, Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits

Host: Roy & Wendy Sembera – Churchill Oaks Clubhouse, Santa Rosa Beach

Vintner: Promontory Wines, David Milarezi, Promontory Ambassador

Chef: Dan Vargo, Chef / Proprietor, Coastal Cuisine

Host: Heather & Jeff Jourdan – Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits

Vintner: Tournesol, Kina Kreer, General Manager. V.

Chef: Hollie Janitor, Chef de Cuisine, Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits

Host: Glen Stegemann & Jennifer Cerulli – Ovide at Hotel Effie

Vintner: Reynold’s Family Winery, Traci Stanier, General Manager

Chef: John Engle, Chef, Ovide

Host: Susan Kiley & Wayne Paul – Private Home, Sandestin

Aloft & Dark Matter, Alycia Mondavi, Proprietor

Chef: Jude Tauzin, Executive Chef, Tony Chachere

Host: Yana Morgan & Justin Shane – Seagar’s Prime Steaks & Seafood

Vintner: AXR Winery, Adriana Chinsky, Winery Representative

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