Porcupine Provisions featuring Fulldraw Vineyard
Rhône rangers rejoice! Join us for this incredible evening as we pair up Charlotte’s top husband and wife catering team, Bruce & Leslie Schlernitzauer of Porcupine Provisions, with one of the Paso Robles’ rising star wineries, Fulldraw Vineyard. The dinner will be led by special guest Connor McMahon, Co-owner & Winemaker of Fulldraw Vineyard.
Attendees at this dinner will enjoy dining alfresco at one long table set for 32 guests on a covered patio at the private home of Bruce & Leslie Schlernitzauer in Myers Park.
This special evening of wine, food, fun, and fundraising is held in support of four Charlotte-area children's charities - Beds for Kids, Digi-Bridge, Families Forward Charlotte, and Wayfinders. Collectively, these organizations serve more than 2,500 children, helping ensure access to stability, education, and opportunity - paving the way for brighter, more secure futures for these children and our community. Learn more here.
The dinner will also offer you an opportunity to give back by making a direct donation, purchasing raffle tickets for exciting prizes, and/or bidding in the Week's auctions.
ABOUT FULLDRAW VINEYARDS
Fulldraw began in 2012 when Connor McMahon jumped on the opportunity to acquire a 100-acre vineyard site in the Templeton Gap of west side Paso Robles. He and Rebecca met later that year. With six years of winemaking and farming experience at adjacent property, Booker Vineyard, Connor understood that with its limestone soils and cooling maritime influences, this was a place where the Rhône varieties he loved would thrive. Connor works closely with crew members following organic and regenerative farming practices in order to best take advantage of the site's demanding soil and extreme exposures. Fulldraw aims to create a sustainable and healthy environment for each and every vine in order for the resulting fruit to translate into beautifully balanced wines that fully express the unique place that is their home.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM Reception | 6:45 PM Dinner
Location: Schlernitzauer Residence in Myers Park |
Address to be provided to ticket purchasers the week of the event.
Special Guests: Connor McMahon | Co-owner & Winemaker - Fulldraw Vineyards
Executive Chef | Bruce Schlernitzauer - Porcupine Provisions
Tickets: $250 plus tax
Gratuity is included in the ticket price and $50 of each ticket is tax-deductible.
Must be 21+
Hosted by Charlotte Wine & Food Board Member Leslie Schlernitzauer (Chairmen Emeritus).
MENU + WINES
- RECEPTION -
2022 Drift
- FIRST COURSE -
2021 Charted
- SECOND COURSE -
2021 Chopping Block
- THIRD COURSE -
2021 Honey Bunny
2018 Honey Bunny
- FOURTH COURSE -
2021 1890
menu coming soon!
Dietary restrictions may be accommodated with advance notice. Please indicate any restrictions the event organizers should be aware of at time of your registration/ticket purchase. Alternatively, please email info@charlottewineandfood.org to notify us at minimum 5 days prior to the event.
CULINARY & BEVERAGE TALENT
CONNOR MCMAHON | CO-OWNER & WINEMAKER - FULLDRAW VINEYARD
Connor likes to say he "turned a vice into a career". Connor grew up in the small town of Fairfield, lowa and then went on to study at Iowa State University. He spent one of his summers in Colorado working at a small retail shop, called The Catherine Store, In Carbondale. He already loved wines from France, specifically the Rhone valley, but it was there he really realized he loved the wines coming from Paso Robles. He got an internship in Paso for harvest 2011 later that year and never left!
BRUCE & LESLIE SCHLERNITZAUER | CO-OWNERS - PORCUPINE PROVISIONS
Bruce Schlernitzauer, a Navy brat, is mostly from Massachusetts and Leslie is a Charlotte native. They met in college in Massachusetts and later Bruce went to Johnson & Wales in Cranston, RI in their advanced standing culinary program while Leslie received her MBA from Boston University. In 1994, they arrived in Charlotte and two years later opened Porcupine Café on East Boulevard. After closing Porcupine Café, they opened Porcupine Provisions, becoming one of Charlotte's top caterers. In June of 2020 they launched Gathered, a twice monthly delivery basket filled with carefully curated local lovelies from the catering team behind Porcupine Provisions.
Leslie serves on several boards including Charlotte Wine + Food, Council for Children’s Rights and previously served on the Advisory Board for Charlotte Concerts. They have two adult children (girls) Megan and Grace. When not cooking for a profit you will find them cooking for a cause every chance they get!
THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR!
