Wine Down Main Street 17 Tickets Now Available Online

6:37 pm | Friday, Jun 16th
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FRANKLIN, TN (06/16/17) – On Saturday, November 4, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. downtown Franklin comes alive with Wine Down Main Street, a unique wine tasting event that takes place along Historic Main Street in Franklin, Tennessee. Voted the number one Fundraiser/Charity Event for the tenth straight year in the Sizzle Awards, it’s the best night out all year: the streets are closed to traffic; wines, beers and spirits, provided by Lipman Brothers, are poured in the shops; food samplings are provided by area restaurants; and local musicians entertain you along the way.

Wine Down Main Street benefits Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, Franklin and Fairview Clubs, and has raised more than $1,715,148 since its inception in support of youth ages 5 – 18 years old.

Specially priced e-tickets are $75 per person until October 13, and $85 per person after that. VIP tickets are $125 per person and include admission to the VIP lounge at the Red House with open bar, hors d’oeuvres and live music. Premium VIP tickets may also be purchased for $200 and include a gift bag of items such as gift certificates, wine, and jewelry. Both VIP and Premium VIP tickets are limited. Advance tickets may be purchased at www.WineDownMainStreet.com. Tickets sold in the shops along Main Street will be available for purchase in September.

Event sponsors (as of June 15, 2017) include: A to Z Sports; Berry Farms, A Boyle Development; Buerger, Moseley, & Carson; Franklin Synergy Bank; Harry’s Fresh Foods; Loy Hardcastle, Parks Realty; HCA Tristar; Nationwide Insurance: Randy Jones & Associates; Reliant Bank; Renasant Bank; Renewal by Anderson; Ryman Hospitality; Shofner Vision Center; Nicole and Philip Steen; US Bank; and Williamson Source.

Sponsors receive numerous advantages ranging from various advertisements to tickets and product placement opportunities. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Denise Carothers, Resource Development Director, Williamson County, at 615-628-8188 or dcarothers@bgcmt.org.

Participating vendors (as of June 15, 2017) include: Avec Moi; boutiquemmm; Dion’s South; Emmaline; Finnley’s Good Findings; Harlin Meyerhoff; Jack Yacoubian Jewelers; Johnnie Q; JONDIE; Kilwin’s Franklin; Merridee’s Breadbasket; Mimi & Dottie; Rare Prints Gallery; Shop Around the Corner; The Cellar on Main; The Heirloom Shop; The Red House; The Registry; Twine Graphics; Vue Optique; Walton’s Antique Jewelry; and Yarrow Acres.

Participating restaurants (as of June 15, 2017) include: Bone Fish Grill; Capitol Coffee; Cool Café; Crumb de la Crumb; Frothy Monkey; Granite City Restaurant & Brewery; Jim n Nick’s; Kilwin’s Franklin; Merridee’s Breadbasket; Mimi’s Girl Artisan Bakery; Nama Sushi Bar; Newk’s; Nothing Bundt Cakes; Olivia Olive Oil; Papa C Pies; Paul’s Chocolate Gallery; Puckett’s Boat House; Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant; Scout’s Pub; Taziki’s; and The Comfy Cow.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee

For more than 114 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee (BGCMT) has enabled all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. Annually, more than 4,000 youth are served at eight Middle Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs and through community outreach initiatives. Clubs are located in Davidson & Williamson counties. Boys & Girls Clubs provides a safe place, professional caring staff, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. To learn more, please visit www.bgcmt.org, like us on Facebook [GreatFuturesStartHere] or follow us on Twitter @BGCMT.

 

 

 

3 Blind Vines Wine Tasting Event

6:00 pm | Saturday, Feb 20th
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9th Annual 3 Blind Vines Wine Tasting Event – Liberty Hall at the Factory – Franklin, TN

Three Blind Vines is an annual wine tasting event presented by the Next Generation Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County.  This party for a purpose continues to give all wine lovers, from a boxed wine enthusiast to a fine wine aficionado, the opportunity to taste different brands of wine while benefiting a great cause: The Old Old Jail, or as it will soon be known, The Big House for Historic Preservation.

Please visit 3 Blind Vines for more information and to purchase tickets.

About 3BV

3BV is an annual wine tasting event presented by The Next Generation Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. This party for a purpose continues to give all wine lovers, from a boxed wine enthusiast to a fine wine aficionado, the opportunity to taste different varieties of wine while benefiting a great cause: The Old Old Jail, or as it will soon be known, The Big House for Historic Preservation.

Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, plus 3 bottles of wine of your choosing. Admission includes entertainment, food from your favorite local restaurants and chefs, and a cleansing bottle of water. The extremely popular Silent Auction will be back this year, as will the cash bar for beer lovers.

Check in begins at 6:00 p.m. and will go until 7:30 p.m. at which time no more wine will be accepted. Teams of 1 to 3 people will bring 3 bottles of wine of their choosing. Two bottles will be collected, disguised, and set out for tasting and voting. The third bottle is set aside unopened to be given to two Grand Prize Winners.

From 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. tasting and voting will takes place. Grab a few different bottles and take them back to your table. Taste and make notes on the space provided in your program and then pass the bottles along to the next table so everyone has the chance to enjoy!

We are excited to announce that this year’s silent auction will be going mobile! You will be able to bid on items from the comfort of your own seat or even the dance floor using your smart phone! The silent auction takes place from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and the bid winners are announced at 9:30 p.m. along with the two Grand Prize winners – each splitting the vault of all the unopened third bottles. You could go home with hundreds of bottles of wine!

Please visit 3 Blind Vines for more information and to purchase tickets.

Wine Down Main to serve a variety of bold flavors

4:30 pm | Friday, Nov 6th
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By Adam Webb for the Williamson Herald

This year’s Wine Down Main Street wine tasting event will feature a variety of foods including, Indian, Italian, grilled cheese and Hawaiian dishes.

The 15th annual event hosts a plethora of wines and food for patrons to enjoy with proceeds benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee.

Denise Carothers, the Williamson County Area Director for Boys and Girls Club and event organizer for Wine Down Main, said that more restaurants from the greater Nashville area are participating in the occasion this year.

“We have a lot more new restaurants, and this is the first year that we have this many coming in from Nashville,” Carothers said. “Usually it’s a challenge to get those restaurants to drive out here, but we have quite a few exciting flavors entering the mix.”

Carothers said event coordinators wanted a diverse variety of food for all palates to celebrate Wine Down Main’s 15th year in operation.

“We like to have different types of cuisine, Carothers said. “We’re going to have Indian and Italian and some dessert for the people with a sweet tooth. It adds more variety so if someone doesn’t like a particular type of cuisine, there’s going to be something that they are sure to enjoy.”

One of the restaurants participating from Nashville is chef Maneet Chauhan’s Chauhan Ale and Masala House, specializing in modern Indian cuisine fused with a Southern flair, located at 123 12th Ave. N.

Chauhan’s love for food stretches back to her childhood in India.

“My parents joke that I was born with a ladle in my hand,” Chauhan said. “After having dinner at home, I would go to my neighbor’s places and tell them my mom hadn’t made me anything to eat and ask if I could have dinner with them.

“And of course the parents were mortified, but it was very fascinating to see them cook, because it was cooked with ingredients that I had never seen in my house.”

Chauhan was a judge on the Food Network show Chopped and is ready to share her blend of Indian and Southern food to the Franklin community. Expect to see her lamb and red bean chili served with Indian flat bread chips.

Unconventional American food can also be sampled at Wine Down Main courtesy of L& L Hawaiian Grill.

“For those who haven’t been able to come out to the restaurant, it’s a good way get out in the community and introduce Hawaiian cuisine to those who have never had it before,” said Franklin location manager Fred Amano.

L & L will be bringing their traditional dishes served with white rice and macaroni salad as well as their barbecue chicken. They’ll also offer chicken cocktail, which is breaded then served with cocktail sauce.

For more traditional American fare, Tom and Chee, an eatery that specializes in tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, will be offering up their unique twist on comforting cheesy favorites.

With more than 30 kinds of sandwiches, including their signature grilled cheese donut, Tom and Chee will offer their classic grilled cheese sandwich as well as a barbecue bacon sandwich along with their signature tomato soup and a another soup of choice. Ray Patel, manager of Tom and Chee, said the restaurant has worked with the Boys and Girls Club before and is happy to be participating in the event.

“When we first opened, we had a soft opening and donated our first day’s sales to the Boys and Girls club,” Patel said.

Patel claims the fresh ingredients are what separate Tom and Chee from other sandwich locations.

“All of our soups are made from scratch and all of our meats are roasted in house, seasonings are made in house, and it’s fresh,” Patel said.

Dan’s Gourmet Mac & Cheese will also be serving up their spin on a cheesy classic dish with their artisan pasta. Office manager Kaitlyn Bowen said that after their first stint at Wine Down Main last year, the staff is eager to come back.

“After starting out in the Franklin Farmer’s Market as part of our early beginnings, we are really looking forward to being back in the Franklin community at the Wine Down event,” Bowen said.

For those with a sweet tooth, Papa C’s Pies located in Franklin will offer a variety of their baked goodies at their booth located on the square in downtown Franklin. Co-founder of the bakery Chad Collier hopes that the event will inspire guests for Thanksgiving.

“Everybody’s always happy with pie, and this is a way to let them know who we are and give them ideas for their upcoming Thanksgiving meal,” Collier said. “Chocolate fudge is our most exciting pie, people seem to flip out over that, and it was voted best pie in Nashville as well. It also pairs nicely with wine.”

Collier says attendees will have the chance to sample Papa C’s chocolate fudge and pecan pie at the event.

Wine Down Main Street will be Saturday Nov. 7 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $85 for general admission, $125 for VIP and $200 for premium VIP tickets and are on sale now.