Food and wine event to benefit library

Western’s Wine & Food Festival benefitting Emmet O’Neal Library will be held Friday, September 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Birmingham Zoo. The library uses the proceeds from the event, now in its ninth year, to host its events year round. In the past, they  have brought in bestselling authors like Khaled Hosseini, John Berendt, Alexander McCall-Smith and Carl Hiaasen.

Library Director Sue DeBrecht looks forward to this premiere wine tasting event each fall and is very appreciative of the generous contributions the library has received from Western Supermarkets.

The festival will include numerous wine vendors offering over 650 wines for tasting and delicious foods focusing on Alabama products prepared by the chefs from Jefferson State Culinary School. Those who come will be able to enjoy Fox Valley crab cakes, pond-raised shrimp, Hereford N.Y. strip steak samples and more. Each ticket holder will also receive a re-useable wine tote from Western.  

Western Supermarkets staff will also be present to suggest wine pairings for your particular menu for upcoming parties and holiday festivities. Wine will be available by the case to take home at a discounted price.

Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 at the door and can be purchased at Westernsupermarkets.com or in person at the Emmet O’Neal Library and the Mountain Brook, Highland Avenue and Rocky Ridge Western Supermarkets locations.