NEW IBERIA, La. --- The inaugural Shadows Wine Walk was a success.
Guests enjoyed beautiful spring weather while strolling through the Shadows-on-the-Teche gardens, tasting wines from “West of the Teche” and expertly chosen pairings by the volunteer table hosts.
Jazz music provided by the First Class Trio wafted through the air, causing a few feet to move to the tune. For $20 at the Wine Pull Raffle, guests took a chance on taking home a bottle of wine valued from $10 to $115.
As guests made their rounds, they voted on Best Décor and Best Wine and Pairing. At the end of the afternoon, tickets were counted, and prizes were awarded.
Best Décor was awarded to Lisa Lourd whose elegant rosé themed table paired perfectly with her Rosé Brut Cava and Hippie Havarti bites. Best Wine and Pairing was awarded to the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival Sugar Lumps who paired various sweet treats with Coconut Nui Sparkling Wine, a delightful tropical mix perfect for spring.
The success of the Wine Walk can be attributed to Liz Terrell who reimagined a Houston neighborhood event as a fundraiser for a New Iberia historic site," said Jayd Buteaux, Shadows marketing and programs manager. "Liz spent countless hours acquiring sponsorships, securing table host volunteers, and managing the innumerable details that led to the tremendous success of this inaugural event."
Wine Walk would also not have been possible without the support of sponsors, table hosts, and volunteers. The Shadows would like to thank their sponsors, McGee Scott Realty, Latter & Blum, Edward Jones-Martha L. Moore, Jerry and Beverly Shea Family Fund, and Advertec Advertising Technologies.
A special thank you goes to their table hosts who graciously donated not only their time, but also provided the wine and pairing options available at their tables to event attendees: Angela Scott, Rebekah McGee, Tessie Dore, Lynette Bagala, April Buteaux, Linell Champagne, Ashley Gover, Candi Bellard, and Gabi McGee with McGee Scott Realty; Lisa Lourd, Stephanie Baudot, and Jay Florsheim; April Defelice, Adele Montegut, Renee Louiviere, and Marcy Landry; Pat Gilfoil, Margaret Gilfoil, Mary Anne Gilfoil, and Anna Ginn; Patti Reed, Mitch Reed, Shelley Stoltz, and Derrick Stoltz; the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival Sugar Lumps, and Shadows volunteers.
Any Shadows event would not be possible without the help of volunteers, and the Shadows would like to thank Eleanor Dore, Liz Acrement, Cynthia LeBlanc, Martha and Isabell Gilfoil, Carolyn and Ian Hankinson, Annie Barras, Germaine Comeaux, and Penny Smith.
The funds raised through Shadows Wine Walk will be used to support the work of the Shadows, which includes parish-wide education programs, lectures, and other education-based events.
About the Shadows-on-the-Teche:
The Shadows-on-the-Teche, National Trust for Historic Preservation site, opened to the public in 1961 with the mission to preserve the buildings, landscape, collections, and historical integrity of the site; to research and interpret through education programs a 19th century southern Louisiana plantation economy and community and their evolution; and to encourage an appreciation of and interest in historic preservation. The
National Trust for Historic Preservation, which owns and operates the Shadows-on-the-Teche, is a private, non-profit organization. The Shadows does not receive funding from federal, state, parish, or city government. The site supports itself through admissions, special programs and events, and donations to the Friends of the Shadows. For more information, visit
ShadowsOnTheTeche.org.
