The Grand Tasting | April 18, 2026

Charlotte Wine + Food Week’s largest tasting experience, The Grand Tasting, held Saturday, April 18 at The Union at Station West was a great night of wine, food, fun and fundraising. The event featured a selection of over 100 carefully curated wines from around the globe, mouthwatering bites from Charlotte's culinary artisans, and a preview of the week’s online charity auction. Live music was provided by The J'Michael Peeples Band and the evening was hosted by local WBTV personalities Alex Giles and Nia Harden.

Thanks to The Wine Vault for helping curate the wine selections and to Alex Davis for support in operations and CW+F’s Makayla Johnson on chef management. Event rentals were provided by Party Reflections and AV was courtesy of D2 Production Services.

All proceeds benefited Beds for Kids, Digi-Bridge, Families Forward Charlotte, and Wayfinders.

Participants Included:

Restaurants / Caterers / Bakeries
Catalú, DŌZO, Honeybear Bake Shop, Indigo Road Hospitality Group, Plated Possibilities, Peppervine, Rosemont, Sea Level NC, Seasoned Provisions, Sun Raised Foods, Taco Boy, Uchibā, Legion Brewing, + a take-home flower bouquet curated by Sweetgreen