Austin Wine & Food Foundation

We are excited to have our Summer Cellar Salon at the historic Whitley Keltner House — an 1892 Austin landmark and home of Red Fan Communications! This Member’s Only Bottle Share will focus on Italian wine, but feel free to bring what you are loving to drink this Summer! Click 🔗 in bio for 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/dHjnRk9d

Thank you to our Cultivate: Texas Winemakers Dinner Sponsor @HEB! https://lnkd.in/gyCanmAH

We're hiring a Director of Events at the Austin Wine & Food Foundation! This is a senior, full-time role leading all event strategy and production for AWFF -- including our Annual Austin Wine Auction & Gala, Big Reds & Bubbles, and 30+ smaller wine & food events a year. 7-10 years of event experience; nonprofit/gala background strongly preferred. Love of wine and food doesn't hurt either! 🍷 Know someone? Tag them below or share this post! https://lnkd.in/gE5BsWF3

Help us kick off the Hill Country Galleria Wine & Food Festival with a limited seating VIP tasting! Thank you to Tony C’s for hosting this intimate, Italian themed tasting, hosted by the fabulous Cecilia Barretto. Afterwards, explore warm-weather-friendly wines from across the Mediterranean and beyond, graze through bites from local vendors, and let the music set the mood. https://lnkd.in/gtD-B9rs

Join us in advance of the Cultivate: Texas Winemakers Dinner, for an intimate discussion with the evening's winemakers, moderated by Shelly Wilfong of the This is Texas Wine Podcast! Guests will sample some additional rare library vintages while enjoying charcuterie, followed by an open Q&A. Tickets include admission to the dinner as well. Seats are very limited for this VIP panel! Shelly Wilfong is a wine educator, writer, and Texas wine podcaster, who has contributed articles to the SOMMTV magazine, Texas Wine Lover website, and various blogs. In recognition of her work, Shelly received the Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association’s Wine Press Award in 2022. In 2023, Shelly was named one of the 25 Women Defining Southern Wine by The Local Palate magazine. Most recently, she was long-listed for the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards (audio category). Get your tickets today! After May 9th, seating will be very limited! Click 🔗 in bio for 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gyCanmAH

We are thrilled to welcome Duchman Family Winery as one of our featured Texas Wineries! Founded 20 years ago by Drs. Lisa and Stan Duchman, Duchman Family Winery has been one of Texas’ first pioneers of Italian grape varieties. Duchman sources its grapes from the Texas High Plains where cooler temperatures and a more continental climate is ideal for Vermentino, Trebbiano, Sangiovese, Dolcetto, Montepulciano and Aglianico. Over the past 10 years, Duchman has added other grapes to its portfolio including Roussanne, Albariño, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Winemaker Dave Reilly, who started as a cellar rat and took the helm as winemaker in 2008, strives to make wines that are true to their varietal character using the highest quality grapes grown only in Texas. His collaboration with and respect for growers comes through loud and clear in his Grape Growers White and Red Blends, which are handcrafted using the best grapes from his vineyard partners. https://lnkd.in/gyCanmAH

Thank you to our Cultivate: Texas Winemakers Dinner Sponsor @premiereeventstx! https://lnkd.in/gyCanmAH

We are thrilled to welcome Pedernales Cellars as one of our featured Texas Wineries! Another storied Texas Wine Country family, the Kuhlkens are among the first to plant a vineyard and open a winery in the Texas Hill Country. Some 30 years later, Pedernales Cellars is one of the top wineries in the state with a reputation for making exceptional, 100% Texas-grown Spanish and Rhone-style wines – with sustainability top of mind. In 2005, their children David and Julie began plans for what would become Pedernales Cellars. Grown from the success of Kuhlken Vineyards, they decided to build a boutique winery focused on handcrafted, small-lot wines, working with varieties that thrive in the rugged Texas Hill Country terrain. https://lnkd.in/gyCanmAH

Our Summer Cellar Salon is here! 🍾 We're gathering at the gorgeous Whitley Keltner House — an 1892 Austin landmark and home of Red Fan Communications — for an evening of Italian-inspired wines, curated bites, and warm community. Bring a bottle you love (Italian-themed welcome, but anything you're proud to open works!), and come ready for a beautiful night in a truly special setting. Epicurean members free | All others $50. Click 🔗 in bio for 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/dHjnRk9d

🎉 One of our favorite sponsors is now also our neighbor! Don't miss the grand opening of Twin Liquors Central Park on Tuesday, April 28th at 11am! @twinliquors