(September 16, 2020; Santa Fe, Nm.)—On September 25 and 26, Frank Family Vineyards will host two unforgettable wine dinners as part of the 2020 Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta (SFWC) in partnership with Terra, Snake River Farms and Big Green Egg at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado. Both in-person dinners will be hosted by brand ambassador Kelly Kerrigan of Frank Family Vineyards at the Terra sunset terrace, where Executive Chef Kai Autenrieth will join forces with featured guest chef Jack Arnold, Big Green Egg’s official pitmaster, to serve up an inventive “northern New Mexico meets BBQ fusion” menu. Frank Family will present wines for each course, impeccably paired to complement each dish. Those interested in attending can make a reservation by calling Terra at Four Seasons, (505) 946-5800.
The dinners will be hosted in-person. For those who would like to participate in the Fiesta virtually, there will be a series of live tastings September 23-26 and an online auction which begins at 12 p.m. MT on September 18 and culminates in a live close on September 25 at 6:45 p.m. MT.
Rich and Leslie Frank will also host a virtual tasting of the Frank Family Carneros Chardonnay, Frank Family Carneros Pinot Noir and Frank Family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon on September 23 at 5:30 p.m. MT with at-home tasting kits for sale for $95. To purchase the tasting package and tickets click here.
SFWC is a non-profit 501c(3) whose mission is to market the Santa Fe Restaurant community as a world-class destination. Over the past ten years, the SFWC auction has raised over $250,000 for Santa Fe’s Cooking with Kids, a non-profit that educates and empowers children and families to make healthy food choices through hands-on nutrition education and fresh, affordable foods.
About Frank Family Vineyards
Frank Family Vineyards was founded in 1992 by former Disney Studios president Rich Frank. First constructed as the Historic Larkmead Winery in 1884, the stone building on property is the third oldest in Napa and appears on the national Register of Historical Places. Today, Frank Family owns over 380 acres of vineyards in the Napa Valley, and in 2015 received Napa Green certifications for both the land and winery. Frank Family’s reputation for having the friendliest hospitality in Napa Valley has fans flocking to the tasting room on Larkmead Lane, which was named “Best Napa Winery” by the Bay Area A-List for eight years in a row, making it one of the most popular tasting rooms in wine country. The Patriarch was recently ranked #5 in California Cabernet by Vivino and the 2016 Lewis Vineyard Chardonnay Reserve as one of the Top 30 White Wines of 2020 and awarded it the #2 best Chardonnay in Napa for 2020. Frank Family’s Napa Valley Chardonnay ($38), Pinot Noir ($38), Zinfandel ($38) and Cabernet Sauvignon ($58) are distributed nationally.
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