Western’s Wine & Food Festival to benefit library

Western Supermarket’s annual Fall Wine & Food Festival will once again benefit the Emmet O’Neal Library. The event will take place at the Birmingham Zoo on Friday, Sept. 25 from 6-9 p.m.

It will feature more than 600 wines from around the world for tasting. Food vendors will be present as well. These include Belle Chevre, Stone Hollow, GMomma’s Cookies, Pickled Pink, Copper Pot Kitchen Olive Oils, Alabama Pond-raised Shrimp, Nabeel’s, Zeigler Meats, Boar’s Head, Hissho Sushi, Limeaux Seafood gumbo, Dirt Road Gourmet, Fox Valley, Millie Rays, Merry Cheese Crisps, T.Lish, Pure Alabama Honey and Dean’s Cakes. 

The experience doesn’t end at the event either. Western’s staff and wine vendors can suggest wine pairings for your upcoming party, and you can order cases of wine at a discounted price.

Sue DeBrecht, library director at Emmet O’Neal, has never talked to anyone who did not have a good time. She said the staff and wine stewards at Western Supermarket work diligently to create the perfect atmosphere and experience.

Tickets are $60 in advance, $70 at the door and $50 for persons in groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased at the Emmet O’Neal Library, Western Supermarket or westernsupermarkets.com.