{"id":7685,"date":"2013-02-25T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T05:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2013-02-25T09:09:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T14:09:32","slug":"slow-food-vast-wine-event-for-charity-april-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/25\/slow-food-vast-wine-event-for-charity-april-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Food Vast Wine Event for Charity &#8211; April 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Set aside April 27 to enjoy the annual\u00a0<strong>Slow Food Vast Wine<\/strong> event at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rappahannockcellars.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rappahannock Cellars<\/span><\/a><\/span> in Huntly, Virginia. Tickets can be purchased <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/slowfoodvastwine.org\/purchase-tickets\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">online<\/span><\/a><\/span>. \u00a0A description of a Rappahannock Cellars experience is also available <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/virginia\/rappahannock.php\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">online<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Food and Wine<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The evening begins with a glass of wine and a passport to food and wine regions. Local food and wine pairings are emphasized. According to the Slow Food Vast Wine website, \u00a0&#8220;Stamp your &#8216;passport&#8217; in travel-themed areas showcasing award-winning regional wines tastefully paired with gourmet tapas-style offerings with fresh, \u201cbeyond organic\u201d locally-sourced ingredients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Auctions<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As guests enjoy the inspiring pairings, they can bid on silent auctions including locavore, wine and travel.\u00a0After the Silent Auctions close, a Live Auction begins. Auction items include a variety of \u00a0items. Last year the auctions included a staycation, olive oil, an escape to Malta, and much more. The live Auction is followed by dessert and Port.\u00a0Towards the end of the evening a drawing for raffle items take place. Door prizes are also part of the fun.<\/p>\n<p>The Slow Food Vast Wine event is an annual local food and local wine event that benefits the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.john23mcc.org\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">John XXIII Montessori Children\u2019s Center<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you will miss this event, consider a donation:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Can\u2019t attend but want to help? Donate today! Slow Food Vast Wine and John XXIII Montessori Children\u2019s Center is a registered 501 (c)(3) Non-profit corporation, Federal Tax ID # 83-0363790. Your contribution is tax deductible. &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cheers! Kathy<\/p>\n<div><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Slow Food Vast Wine Event for Charity - April 27\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=7685\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set aside April 27 to enjoy the Slow Food Vast Wine event at Rappahannock Cellars in Huntly, Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[1078,2039,2038,93],"class_list":["post-7685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-taste-of-wine","tag-charity","tag-montessori","tag-slow-food-vast-wine","tag-virginia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7685"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7698,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685\/revisions\/7698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}