The University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Arizona Wine Growers Association are holding the “Arizona’s Bounty: A Food and Wine Evening” event from 6 – 9 p.m. on Friday, April 12.
At the fundraiser, they’ll be offering tastings of more than 30 wines from 20 Arizona Wine Growers Association members, and some craft beer brought to you by Public Brewhouse.
University of Arizona’s Executive Chef Michael Omo is paring up your glasses of wine with tapas-style bites made from locally sourced ingredients. Plus, by the end of the night, you’ll go home with a custom-etched 16-ounce crystal wine glass.
Aside from all of the sipping and eating, you’ll be able to meet Arizona winemakers while soaking in the live music by award-winning guitarist Eduardo Minozzi Costa.
Early Bird Tickets are $95 per person if you reserve your spot before Friday, March 22. After that, the tickets will be $105 each.
Participating Vendors
- Bodega Pierce Vineyard (Willcox, AZ)
- Caduceus / Merkin (Jerome, AZ)
- Callaghan Vineyards (Elgin, AZ)
- Carlson Creek Vineyards (Willcox, AZ)
- Copper Horse Vineyard (Portal, AZ)
- Deep Sky Vineyard (Elgin, AZ)
- Dos Cabezas (Sonoita, AZ)
- Four Tails Vineyards (Pearce, AZ)
- Garage-East (Gilbert, AZ)
- Golden Rule Vineyards (Cochise, AZ)
- Heart Wood Cellars (Camp Verde, AZ)
- Laramita Cellars (Willcox, AZ)
- Lightning Ridge Cellars (Elgin, AZ)
- Pillsbury Wine Company (Cottonwood, AZ and Willcox, AZ)
- Public Brewhouse (Tucson, AZ)
- Rune Wines (Sonoita, AZ)
- Southwest Wine Center (Clarkdale, AZ)
- Chateau Tumbleweed (Clarkdale, AZ)
There’s also going to be a silent auction held at the historic Old Main building, which is also where the main event is taking place.
The Old Main on the University of Arizona campus is located at 1200 E. University Blvd. For more information and to purchase your tickets, head over to eventbrite.com.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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