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2020 Check Presentation

Volume 1: A Pop-Up Dinner

2016 Patron Dinners

25th Annual SEASIDE Seeing Red Wine Festival (STM Photography)

2015 Check Presentation Ceremony

2015 Auction

2015 Patron Dinners

2014 Auction

Tasting of Champions 2013

2013 SWBWFF

2011 Patron Dinners

2013 Patron Dinners

2012 Patron Dinners

2013 Auction

Video Galleries

The Impact of DCWAF's Galentine's Day Fundraiser

Evolution of Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation

Charity Spotlight: Emerald Coast Autism Center

From the Heart: DCWAF Patron Dinners

Charity Spotlight: Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center

Charity Spotlight: The Arc of the Emerald Coast

Charity Spotlight: Youth Village

Charity Spotlight: Children's Volunteer Health Network

Charity Spotlight: Children in Crisis

Charity Spotlight: Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast

Thank You for 20 Years of Support

8th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival

2024 Check Presentation Ceremony

20 Years of DCWAF Impact

Bob Gelardi: A Tribute to a Decade of Service

The Early Days: A Message from our Founders

19th Annual Destin Charity Wine Auction pres. by the Jumonville Family

2024 Mission Moment

7th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival

2023 Mission Moment

It Takes You

15th Anniversary Mission Moment

Red Balloon: 2019 Mission Moment Video

2018 Mission Moment

2017 Mission Moment

Blog

The Season of Giving: 2024 Giving Tuesday

Harvest After Dark Returns

Headlining Winery & Spirits For the 8th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Headlining Culinary Talents For the 8th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival

First Timer’s Guide to Harvest: 4 Tips Before you Sip

3rd Annual Galentines Day Fundraiser

DCWAF Sommelier, Brooklyn Bain's Top Picks for New Year's Eve Bubbles

Ways to Give: Supporting Dcwaf This Holiday Season

The Season of Giving

DCWAF Sommelier, Brooklyn Bain's Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Recommendations

Helpful Bidding Strategies For Harvest Wine and Food Festival Weekend

Talent Spotlight: Headlining Vintners and Spirits at the 7th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Team Spotlight: Brooklyn Bain, Director of Events & Beverage

Introducing Harvest After Dark

Cocktails are Better Together: Spotlight on Harvest Headliner Christine Tarpey

Best 4th of July Food Pairings with Sparkling Wine

Cheers to Charity! $3.5 Million Raised For Children In Need in Northwest Florida!

Partner Charity Spotlight: Emerald Coast Autism Center

Helpful Bidding Strategies For Auction Weekend

Best Nontraditional Wine and Food Pairings

Partner Charity Spotlight: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast

Our Favorite Wine Pairings for Valentine's Day

Sponsor Spotlight: The Jumonville Family

2nd Annual Galentines Day Fundraiser

The Season of Giving

Team Spotlight: Karah Fridley-Young, President

DCWAF Doubles Goal, Raising $64,000 at the Inaugural Galentine’s Day Fundraiser

Board of Directors Names Karah Fridley-Young President of DCWAF following John Russell's Retirement

Texas-style Barbecue Meets Modern Italian Cuisine at this year's Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Meet the Harvest Headliners: Cast Wines

Meet the Harvest Headliners: Chef Maricela Vega

Better Together Beverage: Meet the Woman Behind the Cocktails

Meet the Harvest Headliners: Purlieu

Meet the Harvest Headliners: Roy Estate

Meet the Chef: Adam Evans of Automatic Seafood

Harvest Dinner Line-Up Revealed

A Toast to Thursday’s Headlining Wineries and Chefs

First Timer’s Guide to Harvest: 4 Tips Before you Sip

Rumor Confirmed: The Grand Tasting returns to Harvest Wine & Food Festival!

Ways to Watch the 2021 Live Auction Broadcast

16 Years for 16 Charities

San Francisco Chronicle: A running list of Napa Valley wineries that have been damaged or destroyed

Supporting Our Supporters: Giving Back to Wine Country After the Glass Fire

Benefiting DCWAF: Bijoux Sales Match on Fri, August 21

Benefiting DCWAF: Stock Your Cellar with Revana

Benefiting DCWAF: Create Your "Auction At Home" Experience with Wine World

Benefiting DCWAF: An Evening of Beauty

Meet David Bancroft: Harvest Food & Wine Festival

Meet Jonathan Fox: Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q returns to Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Meet Kaley Laird: Harvest Wine & Food Festival Celebrity Chef

Meet Kristen Farmer Hall: Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Meet Sam Jones: Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Best Beach Wines

Chef Spotlight: Scotty Schwartz

Vintner Spotlight: Todd Newman of Dakota Shy

Charity Spotlight: Boys & Girls Club

Chef Spotlight: Matthew Basford

Vintner Spotlight: Ted Henry of Clos Du Val

Charity Spotlight: Emerald Coast Autism Center

Vintner Spotlight: Anthony and Olive Russell of Hamilton Russell Vineyards

Punts and Pinot

Chef Spotlight: Craig Richards

Vintner Spotlight: Champagne Delamotte and Salon

Charity Spotlight: AMIkids

Bottles and Blessings

Vintner Spotlight: Alycia Mondavi at Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Wine Down at WaterColor: Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Special from Proffitt PR: Harvest Wine & Food Festival

Charity Spotlight: 2016 In Review

Pop-Up. Fizz. Clink.

Glasses Full of Gratitude

Fall Friday Festival Exclusive

Festival Feature: Bourbon & Bean

Yes Way, Rosé All Day

Charity Spotlight: Shelter House

Funding Futures

Make a Difference, Play A Part

Stellar Wine Cellar

Habitat for Humanity: Building Futures, Fulfilling Dreams

A Spotlight on Spring Mountain

Summertime Wine & Dine Party Pairings

Summer Reading: How to read a wine label like a pro

Charity Spotlight: Emerald Coast Autism Center

Glass Class

Foodie's Paradise

Picnic Pointers from Wine Drinking Pros

Cheers to your Health!

Chew on This

Did you know?

And the grand total is....

11 Secrets For Auction Success: The Ultimate Guide

Auction Tip #7, Listen Closely to The Mission Statement

Auction Tip # 8, Be Prepared for The Lightning Round

Auction Tip # 9, Check out the live art installations

Winning Women Winemakers

Auction Tip #10, Keep An Eye On The Silents

Auction Tip #11, Plan Your Travel Groups!

Our Local Celebrity Chef Pairs Up With Jackson Family Wines for the 11th Annual Auction

You Be the Judge

Corks For A Cause: Youth Village

News & Press

DCWAF Raises $106,000 at the 4th Annual Galentines Day Fundraiser

Published on Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF), one of the nation’s leading fundraising organizations, is pleased to announce that the 4th Annual Galentine’s Day Fundraiser...

Soul Grown: The Foundation Bringing Wine Enthusiasts Together for a Great Cause

Published on Tuesday, November 26, 2024

It’s a crisp fall evening at Cerulean Park in WaterColor, Florida, and guests have gathered under the tent’s twinkling lights to sip and savor wines from over a dozen

Emerald Coast Magazine: Cheers to 20 Years

Published on Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The  Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation  (DCWAF) is raising a glass to 20 years of pairing fine wines with life-changing support for Northwest Florida’s children

VIE Magazine: The 8th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival was a hit!

Published on Friday, October 25, 2024

  Read More: https://viemagazine.com/article/8th-annual-harvest-wine-and-food-festival/

WMBB: 17 Panhandle Charities Receive $3 Million to Help Children's Charities

Published on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Panhandle children’s charities got a hand-up Thursday night with the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF) check presentation.   Cheers filled the Sandestin

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Founded in 2005, Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation has donated more than $35 Million to Northwest Florida children's charities by hosting world class wine and culinary events. These funds have impacted the lives of over 100,000 youth, including those afflicted by health issues and abuse. Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation has been recognized as one of the nation’s ‘Top 10 Charity Wine Auctions in the U.S.’ by Wine Spectator Magazine for more than a decade.

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