Pull The Cork On The Best Of The Best Wines And Gourmet Food
Benefiting Lee BIA Builders Care

Pull the Cork is an intimate evening of wine and giving, featuring renowned vintner Institution Winery. A selection from their award-winning portfolio, crafted by winemaker Russell Bevan, will be poured with Institution’s owner, Josh Peeples educating guests on all aspects of the wine. The tasting will be artfully paired with a four-course menu by Chef Drew Tait at The Forest Country Club.
Experience the best of the best during this intimate evening of wine and giving!
The experience
January 13, 2024
The VIP Experience
(Limited Seating)


(Includes the Exclusive VIP Experience, Champagne Reception AND four-course wine dinner)
Kick off this wine-filled soiree with an exclusive VIP event reserved for only 60 guests. Sample boutique wines from the evening’s featured vintner, Institution Winery. Enjoy charcuterie and a special presentation from Institution’s owner, Josh Peeples. Pull the Cork’s VIP Experience includes admission to the full, four-course wine dinner, tasting and auction.
Champagne Reception &
Wine Dinner

A reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres will be followed by a four-course seated dinner, wine tasting and auction. Sip and savor exquisite wines from Institution’s award-winning portfolio, crafted by winemaker Russell Bevan. Institution’s owner, Josh Peeples, will be educating guests on all aspects of the wine. The tasting will be artfully paired with a four-course menu by Chef Drew Tait at The Forest Country Club. The evening features the best of the best, bringing together boutique wine and gourmet food to create the ultimate wine-filled experience.
Featured Vintner


B. Wise is a wine project that brings together the best that Sonoma and Napa vineyards have to offer. B. Wise Vineyards sits on top of a ridge that looks down over the Sonoma Valley. They have brough together winemaking expertise that allow them to take the best advantage of their extraordinary vineyard sites. In 2002, they began working with Massimo Monticelli, who came to them from Silver Oak. Mark Herold brings depth their Napa Cabernet Sauvignon portfolio from his pioneering oenology work for Joseph Phelps and his own successful Merus Cabernet. Rounding out the Pinot Noir portfolio, B. Wise Vineyards include an offering from the classic region for that grape, the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Drew Voit, former winemaker for Shea Vineyards in Oregon, works with Massimo on their Pinot Noirs.



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