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, Buffalo Bills 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, Buffalo News

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!