WINE AND DINE ANNUAL EVENT ON VERDE VALLEY CAMPUS RAISES $50,000 TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE COLLEGE’S VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY PROGRAM

In its 14^th year, the event sold out to capacity early with 250 attendees

The 14^th annual Wine & Dine fundraiser was held Saturday evening, October 21 on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale.   The event, which was begun back in 2009 by the Greater Verde Valley Chapter of the Yavapai Community College Foundation and later carried on by the Southwest Wine Center Board, was very successful. It drew a capacity crowd with an estimated $50,000 received in donations.

The funds will go to support student scholarships and the College’s Viticulture & Enology program.

The highlight of the evening was a speech by Julia Dixon, the award-winning Owner and Manager of 1764 Vineyards and Four Tails vineyards. Dixon, a 2016 Yavapai College Viticulture & Enology graduate, spoke enthusiastically about the value of her education at Yavapai Community College and the Southwest Wine Center’s influence on the Verde Valley community.

Janet Regner, Secretary of the Friends of the Southwest Wine Center Board, expressed heartfelt gratitude towards everyone involved — attendees, sponsors, partnering restaurants, and donors — for making the event extraordinarily successful and memorable.