Wines in the Wild 2012 a Huge Success!
Wines in the Wild 2012 a Huge Success!
Buffalo, NY – 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 25, 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, 2Find York Home 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 Pyramid
Best Entrée Buffalo Roadhouse Grill
Best Dessert Fairy Cakes
Most Unusual Fare Brodo
Best Presentation Dessert Deli
Best Wine Global Group
Specialty Vendor Buffalo Spree
Rookie of the Year Buffalo Roadhouse Grill
Specialty Beverage McKenzies Hard Cider
The following is a list of generous participants:
Vendors
Beastro at the Zoo May Jen
Bravo! Cucina Italiana McKenzie’s Hard Cider
Brick Oven Bistro and Deli Merchant du Vin
Brodo Merrit Estate Winery
Brooklyn Brewery Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
Buffalo Brew Pub Nickel City Market Cafe
Buffalo Roadhouse Grill Oogie Games
Buffalo Spree Panera Bread
Bully Hill Passport Wine & Liquor
Chateau Buffalo Pearl Street Grill and Brewery
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Pizza Plant Italian Pub
Cole’s, Blue Monk, Libery Hound Premier Liquor
D’Avolio Olive Oils Pyramid
Dessert Deli Rich’s Red Brick Market
Fairy Cakes Cupcakery Risa’s Restaurant & Catering
Flying Bison Brewery Rohrbach Brewing Company
Francesca’s Ristorante Italiano Saranac & Lake Placid
Fulkerson Winery Seagram’s Escapes
Gates Circle Wine & Liquor Spot Coffee
Global Group Wines and Spirits The Melting Pot
Great Lakes Brewery The Tonawanda Castle
Harpoon Brewery Vetter Vinyards
Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill Vitaminwater
Johnson Estate Winery Volkswagen of Orchard Park
Lebro’s Restaurant Willow Creek Winery
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co Yancey’s Fancy
Magic Hat Zootique
Celebrity Judges
Joe Arena, WIVB-TV/Channel 4
Julia Burke, Buffalo Spree
Russ Burton, BuffaloBills Radio Network
Elizabeth Carey, Business First
Anthony Congi, WIVB/WNLO-TV
Aga Dembinska, WIVB/WNLO-TV
Jim Fink, Business First
Andrew Z. Galarneau, Buffalo News
Melissa Holmes, WGRZ-TV/Channel 2
Chris Klein, WGRF-FM/97 Rock
Jane Kwiatkowski, BuffaloNews
Heather Ly, WGRZ-TV/Channel 2
Andy Parker, WGRZ-TV/Channel 2
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!
