The Collectors Gala & Live Auction | April 17, 2026
Charlotte Wine + Food Week presented by Truist hosted its fourth annual Collectors Gala & Live Auction at The Quail Hollow Club on Friday, April 17, 2026. Limited to 200 of Charlotte Wine + Food’s most savvy patrons and wine collectors, the experience started with a high-end wine and food tasting followed by a seated family-style meal prepared by Chef Justin Sing from Quail Hollow Club. The SUPER silent auction, ran alongside a robust and spirited live auction featuring the best lots Charlotte Wine + Food Week had to offer. Led by Auctioneer Dan Lyles, the auctions collectively raised over $160,000 for local children’s charities! The evening included 20+ serious and cellar-worthy wineries, multiple chefs, and a live band - The J'Michael Peeples Band.
Featured Wineries
Anomaly Vineyards, Aperture Cellars, Authentique Vin, Compris Vineyard, DAOU Vineyards, Denali Estate, Double Diamond by Schrader, Fulldraw Vineyard, Jackson Family Wines, La Rioja Alta, S.A., Melka Estates & Winery, Paradigm Winery, PATEL, Patrimony, Rombauer Vineyards, Sake - Kikusui Sake Brewery, Sea Smoke, Skipstone, Sphaerics, Stags' Leap Winery, Stonestreet Estate Vineyards and VIK
Featured Restaurants & Caterers
El Veneno, Guard & Grace, Hello Uncle, Uchi, HoneyBear Bake Shop and Sugar, Butter, Sass Cookies
+ a special welcome bite provided by Black Crown Caviar!
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.
Photo Credits: Josh Bannen Photo
Photo Credits: Poprock Photography
