April 17, 2024, Healdsburg, CA – Registration is open for the 5th Annual Bacigalupi Vineyard Designate Tasting, held July 20, 2024, in beautiful Sonoma County. This year’s event brings together 15 premium wineries that craft their wines using grapes from Bacigalupi Vineyards. This collection of boutique wineries will pour a selection of Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah wines in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area is celebrating its 40th Anniversary! It exists because littles matter. Since its chapter was founded on January 30, 1984, it has granted the individual wishes of 9,500 children and counting! That’s 9,500 unforgettable experiences, cherished memories, and transformative moments for not only wish kids and their families but also volunteers, donors, and entire communities throughout its 17-county territory in Northern California.
“I remember when 5-year-old cancer survivor Miles Scott got to be Batman for a day. Thousands of people converted San Francisco into Gotham City thanks to the efforts of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area. Who wouldn’t want to help grant
wishes like that to kids battling life-threatening illness,” said Katey Bacigalupi when asked why they choose to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
In the Bacigalupi Family, small things matter. Their relatively low volume fruit production is their secret to success, allowing them to walk their vineyards, pruning and harvesting them by hand in collaboration with world-class artisan winemakers. These winemakers, known as Vineyard Designates, proudly display Bacigalupi Vineyard on their bottles. This event is a unique opportunity to taste wines from these small producers all at one big(ish) location while supporting littles.
The Bacigalupi Family hosts A BIG(ish) EVENT BENEFITING LITTLES
JULY 20, 2024, 11:00 A.M – 2:00 P.M.
2024 Vineyard Designate Tasting Event Supporting the MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION, GREATER BAY AREA CHAPTER at GRAND CRU CUSTOM CRUSH, 1200 American Way Windsor, CA 95492
Participating Wineries
AUTEUR WINES, BACIGALUPI VINEYARDS, BAILARIN CELLARS, CAST WINES, DUTCHER CROSSING WINES, FLANAGAN WINES, GARY FERRELL WINERY, KOBLER ESTATE WINERY, LA ROCHELLE WINES, MACROSTIE WINERY, M VINO, PETER PAUL WINES, T-VINE WINERY, TONGUE DANCER WINES, VAUGHN DUFFY WINES and WILLIAMS SELYEM
About Bacigalupi Vineyards
Since 1956, the Bacigalupi family has provided premium wine grapes to artisan winemakers with boutique operations. Long-time Healdsburg residents Charles and Helen Bacigalupi are the founders. Charles Bacigalupi’s family moved to California from Genoa, Italy, in 1872. Today, their son, John, runs the farm. His wife, Pam, manages their relationships with more than 20 Vineyard Designates, and their twin daughters, Katey and Nicole, run the family’s winery business, which produces 2300 to 2500 cases of Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah. Helen is 98, happily retired and still lives on the farm. For more information, visit bacigalupivineyards.com
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area Chapter A wish experience can be a game-changer for a child with a critical illness. This one belief guides us in everything we do at Make-A-Wish. It inspires us to grant life changing wishes for children going through so much. It compels us to be creative in exceeding the expectations of every wish kid. It drives us to make our donated resources go as far as possible. Most of all, it’s the founding principle of our vision to grant the wish of every eligible child. This is our mission: Together, we create life changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. For more information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area or to donate, please visit wish.org/greaterbay
