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Allison Prescott and Daiane Sperotto
Katie Hudman and Libby Hudman
emphians gathered for the 21st annual Sip Around the World, one of the largest wine tastings in the state of Tennessee. Benefiting the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of West Tennessee, this event brought out all the local oenophiles and supporters of NKF, who enjoyed a night of premium wines, quality noshes and good cheer at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Approximately 1,000 guests sampled over 300 wines from over 100 wineries from a host of emerging wine regions, such as California, Oregon, Italy, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany and France. All wines were selected and supplied by Athens Distributing Company. Additionally, a silent auction, a wine pull, a VIP Lounge, and specialty wine cocktails made this benefit one to remember. Wine tables were set up throughout the Botanic Garden interior and exterior, with a wine and food pairing pavilion tent set up in the courtyard, along with a VIP Lounge. In Hardin Hall, there was a silent auction that offered exclusive finds, such as several packages of bundled fine wines, a Lucchesi’s Gourmet Basket, Aldo’s Midtown Madison Growler and Bottle Shop package, and a family package to the Memphis Zoo. Paradox Catering provided a beautiful spread of crudités, sandwiches and desserts. In the pairings pavilion tent, wines like Domaine du Salvard and Cline were paired with roasted beets, radish sprouts, crisp pork and Tahini sauce. Chloe and Domanie de Fonsainte were paired with braised chicken tacos, and Kendall-Jackson and Paul Hobbs were paired with chickpea cakes with coconut red curry sauce. Inside, the E Train Trio played while attendees enjoyed samples from wines like Bluebird, Gordon Estate Winery, Pink Truck, Navarro Correas, Antinori, Pahlmeyer, Atlas Peak, and many, many more. The Water Garden Room offered wine cocktails. Guests tried specialty wine concoctions such as a the “Handcrafted Pinot Punch” and the “Italian Sunset.” The NKF is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney diseases for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families and tens of millions of Americans at risk. The organization participates in research that is helping to advance knowledge about chronic kidney disease, treatment and patient outcome. See all the party photos at rsvpmagazine.com Password: RSVP
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