Patrick Brennan, the Executive Director of the Sautee Nacoochee Center in Sautee, announces that the Georgia Mountains Vintage Affair (GMVA) returns to its roots in 2020 with Wine. On Friday and Saturday nights, November 13 and 14, the Sautee Nacoochee Center presents, Swirl, Sip, Savor–A Blind Wine Tasting Soiree.
This gala evening of wine tasting, dinner, camaraderie, entertainment and the chance to win eight bottles of wine is the only budgeted fundraiser for the Sautee Nacoochee Center. It will be held from 6 to 9 PM in the historic gymnasium over two evenings so that attendance can be small and physical distancing large.
A maximum of 48 people may attend the soiree each night. Eight wines will be tasted, and a four-course plated dinner will be served. Visions of the Oasis, a local “Danse Orientale” group will perform, and guests can participate in a cash raffle.
Tables of four are available for $160. Each couple will also bring three identical bottles of their favorite wine.
Here is what to expect:
- Of the three bottles a couple brings, two will be used for tasting, one held for the winning wine package.
- All the wines will be packaged so they are unidentifiable and assigned a number. There will be three groups of four tables of four guests. Each group will taste the eight wines those couples brought.
- The fun will be in doing the tastings and playing the game to possibly win eight bottles of wine. Details of the game will be revealed each night.
- Expect the unexpected.
- Guests should bring cash (or cash equivalent) to participate in the cash raffle throughout each evening and bid on the winning wines.
- Dress is cocktail or evening casual.
For tickets and more information, visit www.snca.org or call 706-878-3300.
COVID-19 Protocols in place
The following COVID-19 protocols will be in place both nights of the event to ensure the comfort and safety of attendees and the community.
- Temperatures will be checked at the door.
- Contact tracing information will be recorded.
- Masks are to be worn when not seated at table.
- Physical distancing will be encouraged when not seated at table.
- Servers will wear masks and gloves.
The Georgia Mountains Vintage Affair is an annual, themed event organized to raise funds to support the Sautee Nacoochee Center. Since its founding in 1981, the not-for-profit Center, located in the heart of the Sautee Nacoochee valleys, has enriched the community with outstanding cultural, historical, educational, and artistic opportunities. For more information, go to www.snca.org.or call 706-878-3300.
Article provided by the Sautee Nacoochee Center.
