Bacchus on the Beach celebrates stone crab and wine
More than 300 guests enjoyed an evening of stone crab and wine at Bacchus on the Beach’s Stone Crab Celebration & Winemaker Auction Nov. 13, at the Longboat Key Club.
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Kristen Herhold
| 9:22 p.m. November 13, 2015
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“It’s a great night. The Longboat Key Club has a great partnership with Mote. It’s a great night with food and wine, and it benefits our oceans and environment. How can you go wrong with that combination?” — Dr. Michael Crosby, CEO and president of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
More than 300 guests enjoyed an evening of stone crab and wine at Bacchus on the Beach’s Stone Crab Celebration & Winemaker Auction Nov. 13, at the Longboat Key Club.
The event featured stone crab as well as other food and hundreds of wines from around the world. There was also live music, dancing and a live auction.
Proceeds from the evening benefitted Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
Sharon and Dr. Michael Crosby, CEO and president of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Sandy Fulkerson and Juliette Valin
Richard Dorfman and Lorraine Ziff
Rick and Julia Williams, of Storybrook Mountain Vineyards in Napa Valley, Calif.
Lorraine and Larry Ziff
Trish Dean and Sandra Rios, Longboat Key Club director of marketing and communications
Wine consultant Michael De Loach and Bob Weil, Longboat Key Club food and beverage director
Wine consultant Robin Stephenson
Longboat Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers with Carol and Marshall Bellow
Jack and Nancy Rozance
Steve and Lisa Reed with Brooks Burleson and Kelly Tolber
Vedant Rajepandhare, Richard Teav, Johnny Bontrager and Catherine McCurdy, Longboat Key Club chefs
Don Westra and Robyn Schmitt
Longboat Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers, Suzette Jones and Richard Dorfman
Michael and Coral Pleas
Wine consultant Robin Stephenson and Suzette Jones enjoy stone crab.
Guests enjoy the focal point of the evening: stone crab.
Wes Roberts and Lisl Liang
Longboat Key Club Executive Chef Ed Geyfman and Sous Chef Derek Brown
Tom and Twyla Fuchs, of Route 128 Winery and Vineyards in Sonoma, Calif., and Daniel Weber, of Johnson Brothers Liquor Co.
Michelle Boyle, of Trinchero Family Estates in Sonoma, Calif., and Stephen Boyle, of Castello Di Bolgheri in Tuscany, Italy
