Gala & Auction
Triangle Wine Experience’s signature event is our Grand Gala & Auction on February 1, 2020. This year, we anticipate over 65 wineries, and over 15 “Top Chefs” during our Grand Gala. There will also be over 400 silent and live auction lots for you to bid on.
Location:
Former Sears at Cary Towne Center
1105 Walnut St
Cary , NC 27511
Registration
Doors open at 5:00PM. Guests will register and get their table assignment, auction catalog and a paddle number.
Doors open at 5:00pm
Valet Parking Provided
Late night fare served throughout the evening.
Schedule:
Doors Open: 5:00PM
Chef & Wine Stations: 5:00 – 7:00PM
Silent & All-Star Auctions Open: 5:00PM
Transition to Auction Room: 7:00PM
Live Auction Begins: 7:30PM
Participating Wineries
From 5-7:00PM you will have a chance to sample wines from over 65 world class wineries who have come to support the Frankie Lemmon School. Every drop of wine at our event is donated by these wineries – THANK YOU!
NAPA
Arkenstone
Crocker & Starr Wines
Dakota Shy
Failla
Fantesca Estate & Winery
Fisher Vineyards
Husic Vineyards
Italics Winegrowers
K Laz Wine Collection
Lail Vineyards
Lede Family Vineyards
Maroon Wines
Metaphora Wines
Modus Operandi Cellars
Morlet Family Vineyards
Ovid
Paradigm Winery
Perliss Estate Vineyards
Pulido-Walker
Ramey Wine Cellars
Rapport
Rarecat
Reynolds Family Winery
Rewa
Robert Sinskey
Silver Oak
Two Old Dogs
SONOMA
Bedrock Wine Co.
Benevolent Neglect
Bricoleur Vineyards
Crescere Wines
Cruse Wine Co
Davis Family Vineyards
Donum Estate
DuMOL Winery
Gundlach Bundschu
Hirsch Vineyards
Keller Estate
JNSQ
Justin Vineyards & Winery
Landmark Vineyards
Lando Wines
Lombardi Wines
PAX Wines
Peay Vineyards
Sangiacomo Family Vineyards
Senses Wines
Skipstone Wines
Stonestreet Estate Vineyards
PASO ROBLES/CENTRAL COAST
Au Bon Climat
Denner Vineyards
Jack Winery
Law Estates
Loring
VIRGINIA
Barboursville Vineyards
OREGON
Evening Land
Harper Voit
WASHINGTON
Quilceda Creek
FOREIGN
Bodega Catena Zapata
Broadbent Selections
Casa Lapostolle
Castello Banfi
Champagne Frerejean Freres
Louis Latour
Prunotto
Queen of Wines
Salentein
Skurnik
Symington
Weingut Selbach-Oster
Weingut Spreitzer
Weingut von Winning
Wine and Soul
Zenato
Chef Stations
From 5-7pm you will also be able to enjoy food from over 20 of the Triangle’s best chefs who will be offering their signature small dishes. Again, all the food served at our event is donated by the restaurants and featured suppliers.
Featured National Chef:
✅ Sarah Grueneberg / Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio – Chicago, IL
NC Chefs:
✅ Ashley Christensen / Poole’side Pies – Raleigh, NC
✅ Vivian Howard / Chef & the Farmer – Kinston, NC
✅ Andrea Reusing / Lantern – Chapel Hill, NC
✅ Lon Bounsanga / Bida Manda – Raleigh, NC
✅ Michael Lee / M – Durham, NC
✅ Josh Decarolis / Mother & Sons Trattoria – Durham, NC
✅Beth Littlejohn / Player’s Retreat – Raleigh, NC
✅ Sam Jones / Sam Jones BBQ – Wintergreen, NC
✅ Ricky Moore / Saltbox Seafood Joint – Durham, NC
✅ Chris Lopez / Postmaster – Cary, NC
✅ Billy + Kelli Cotter / Dashi – Durham, NC
Cheese, Charcuterie, and Accoutrement
✅ Sasha Shreders / Cheney Brothers – Goldsboro, NC
Bread:
✅ Sam Kirkpatrick + Josh Bellamy / Boulted Bread – Raleigh, NC
✅ Andrew Ullom / Union Special – Raleigh, NC
✅ Rob Monica / Chicken Bridge Bakery – Pittsboro, NC
Raw Bar:
✅ Eric Montagne / Locals Oyster Bar – Raleigh, NC
✅ Matthew Kelly / St. James – Durham, NC
✅ Sunny Gerhart/ St. Roch – Raleigh, NC
✅ Oscar Diaz / Cortez – Raleigh, NC
Dessert Bar:
✅ Helen Pfann / Night Kitchen Bakehouse & Café – Raleigh, NC
✅ Sarah Nowell / Herons at The Umstead Hotel & Spa – Cary, NC
✅ Caroline Morrison (vegan option) / Fiction Kitchen – Raleigh, NC
✅ Britny Stephenson / AC Restaurants Raleigh, NC
The Main Event
From 7-10:00PM, guests will move to our Live Auction ballroom and find their respective tables. Our auctioneers will guide the guests through our exciting live auction and paddle raise. The Live Auction begins at 7:30PM.
During this period, guests can sample treats from a goodie box on the center of the table provided by some of the area’s best restaurants and caterers. Guests will also enjoy late night fare.
While wine will be provided for each table, some guests bring their own special bottles to share.
Dancing
