Put a big tent in a parking lot, fill it with more than 400 people, 13 restaurants, five wineries and one brewer and you get the Concordville-Chadds Ford Rotary’s 2014 Twisted Vintner event.
This was the Rotary’s fourth annual Twisted Vintner and is a major fund-raiser for the group’s philanthropic efforts.
This year’s goal was $20,000, according to chapter President-elect Dominic Cappelli.
“We have to raise a minimum of $20,000 to maintain our philanthropic pace,” he said amid the sounds of live music and hundreds of people talking.
If ticket sales were any indicator, the goal was likely attained. Cappelli said 425 people bought tickets at $40 each, for $17,000 at the gate. In addition to admission, there were scores of items offered as part of a silent auction.
Money raised at the event goes toward a variety of Rotary effort including the Brandywine Youth Club, support for the Rachel Kohl Library, scholarships and a dictionary project that provides dictionaries for all third-graders in the Garnet Valley School District.
As with all other Twisted Vintner events, there was a homemade wine competition. Among the judges were state Rep. Stephen Barrar, R-160, restaurateurs Andy Varriale from Pescators and Jim Barnes from The Dilworthtown Inn. Also at the judging table were Chris Dion from Ten Gallon Hat Winery, Michelle Colson, from Southern/Deerfield Winery and Alicia Lyons from the Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery.
Main photo: Andy Varriale, of Pescatores Restaurant, and Jim Barnes, of the Dilworthtown Inn, offer a toast before judging some homemade wine.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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