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Spin’s New York New York Celebration

09.24.19

The Serving People In Need (SPIN) Gala set for Friday, Sept. 27 from 6 to 11 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Balboa Bay Resort promises to be one of the best charitable/social events that SPIN has produced in its more than thirty years of changing lives for children and families in Orange County facing homelessness.

This year the New York, New York Celebration party will be headlined by the nationally recognized comic talent Bobby Collins, a regular on “Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show.” Collins will be joined by Orange County’s favorite singer Matt Mauser of the “Tijuana Dogs” backed up by the amazing big band sound of Pete Jacobs and his orchestra.

The evening is black tie optional and will also feature a cocktail reception and three-course dinner created by the Balboa Bay Resort’s new Executive Chef Vic Casanova.

Tickets are $300 per person. Click here to purchase your seats or contact SPIN at 714.751.1101, Ext. 19.

1221 West Coast Highway in Newport Beach.

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PlumpJack Winery Dinner at Davio’s Irvine

09.24.19

Join Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse in Irvine for a culinary wine tour of PlumpJack Winery in Napa Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Taste along with guest host Sandra Roberts from one of the most respected vineyards in the country.  

Designed for oenophiles of all levels, the five-course dinner with wine pairings will feature regionally inspired foods prepared by Executive Chef Istvan Toth such as Seared Citrus Scallop, Braised Apples, Pears Confit, Citrus Foam, Petit Seagrass and Chorizo, Veal Ravioli, Bordelaise. 

Before the inception of PlumpJack Estate Winery, there was just a humble wine store, opened in 1992 in the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, called PlumpJack Wines. Based on mutual love and passion for wine, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and composer /philanthropist Gordon Getty opened the wine store with a mission of creating an approachable environment for people to learn about and purchase wine. 

With an opportunity to create their own winery, Newsom and Getty acquired a century-old 42-acre vineyard in the Napa Valley and the rest is history.

In 2000, PlumpJack Estate Winery would forever change the wine world. There was a growing epidemic of cork taint, more formally known as trichloroanisole (TCA), which delivers undesirable smells or tastes to the wine in the bottle. The culprit – the cork.  This wasn’t something Getty was going to stand for, and it spurred Conover to innovate. The answer was screw caps, a closure that has zero influence of TCA, along with more bottle consistency and more bottle uniformity.

Pioneers in this endeavor, PlumpJack Estate Winery introduced their 1997 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville at the Napa Valley Wine Auction by bottling 50% of their flagship wine under a screwcap closure.  Industry leaders in the use of alternative closures for luxury wines, PlumpJack Estate Winery made a huge statement that represents their commitment to quality as well as their spirit of approachability.

For $150 per guest (excluding tax and gratuity), guests will be treated to a five-course dinner paired with carefully selected wines to accompany their dining experience.

Davio’s Irvine is at 18420 Von Karman Avenue in Irvine. RSVP at davios.com.

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