Wines in the Wild 2011 a Huge Success!
The Buffalo Zoo, the Pro Zoo Board and the Women’s Board are proud to announce that this year’s Wines in the Wild event, held on Wednesday, July 27, was a huge success…and the biggest ever! More than $100,000 was raised for the Zoo’s Adopt an Animal program, which helps to feed the Zoo’s 1,000 animal residents.
The Buffalo Zoo would like to extend special thanks to this year’s event sponsors,
Bank of America, Sorrento Cheese and Volkswagen of Orchard Park, as well as media sponsors, 97 Rock, Classic Hits 104.1, Fox 29, MyTV and Buffalo Spree.
More than 2,500 guests sampled food, beer and wine selections, as well as specialty services, from more than 50 of the area’s finest establishments. Other highlights of the evening included a basket auction, silent auction and animal visits.
Celebrity judges voted for their favorite food and beverage selections falling under eight different categories:
Winners
AWARD VENDOR
Best Beer Blue Monk
Best Entrée Lebro’s Restaurant
Best Dessert Dessert Deli
Most Unusual Fare Old Orchard Inn
Best Presentation Carriage Trade Pastries
Best of Show Bravo! Cucina Italiana
Best Wine Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
Specialty Vendor Spa Go of WNY
The following is a list of generous participants:
Vendors
Amusement Media/Buffalo Spree Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beastro at the Zoo May Jen Chinese Restaurant
Bravo! Cucina Italiana McKenzie’s Hard Cider
Brodo Merritt Estate Winery
Brooklyn Brewery Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
Buffalo Brew Pub Nickel City Market Café
Bully Hill Old Orchard Inn
Carriage Trade Pastries Passport Wine & Liquor
Coca-Cola Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
Cole’s Restaurant & Blue Monk Perry’s Ice Cream
Cozumel Grill Pizza Plant Italian Pub
D’Avolio Olive Oils & Vinegars Premier Liquor
Dessert Deli Rich’s Catering
Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars Risa’s Restaurant & Catering
Dundee Ales & Lagers Riverstone Grill
Flying Bison Brewing Company Saranac
Fulkerson Winery Seagram’s Escapes
Gates Circle Liquor Sorrento Cheese
Global Group Wine & Spirits Spa Go of WNY
Great Lakes Brewing Company Southern Wine & Spirits
Greek Goddess Products, Inc. Sweet Jenny’s/Oh Pour L’Amour Du Chocolat
Ithaca Brewing Co. The Tonawanda Castle
Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill Sea Dog & Shipyard Brewing
Johnson Estate Winery Vetter Vineyards
Lake Effect Artisan Ice Cream Vitaminwater Zero
Lake Placid Willow Creek Winery
Lebro’s Restaurant Yancey’s Fancy, Inc.
Long Trail Brewing Company
Celebrity Judges
Joe Arena, WIVB-TV/Channel 4
Russ Burton, WGRF-FM/97 Rock
Jim Fink, Business First
Allie Hartwick, WIVB/WNLO-TV
Melissa Holmes, WIVB-TV/Channel 4
Chris Klein, WGRF-FM/97 Rock
Heather Ly, WGRZ-TV/Channel 2
Nick Magnini, WNYO and WUTV
Jarod Miller, Animal Exploration With Jarod Miller
Marc Odien, WNYmedia.net
Ron Plants, WGRZ-TV/Channel 2
Nalina Shapiro, WIVB-TV/Channel 4
The Buffalo Zoo would like to thank the vendors, judges, event volunteers and attendees for their support!
