A night of wonderful eating and philanthropy unfolded at The Revaire for the 2024 Wine and Dine Dinner, benefitting Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on November 16. With wine glasses in hand and wallets vast open, the fashionable and pious savored an evening devoted to lifting up probably the most susceptible locally.
Co-chairs Mikki Hebl and David E. Harvey, Jr., alongside Kerri and Downey Bridgwater, welcomed the gang, which included His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, who blessed the meal. The spotlight? A four-course feast by grasp sommelier Brandon Kerne and chef Ryan Bouillet, paired with wines chosen to boost every chew.
An interactive twist with the key sip problem certainly added a playful factor. Attendees labored collectively to determine the thriller wine — a 2015 Merite Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia’s Wrattonbully area.
However the evening wasn’t nearly indulgence. The reside public sale, emceed by Johnny Bravo, and a shifting “fund a necessity” section impressed oenophiles to dig deep for Catholic Charities’ packages. Final 12 months, the group served folks in want 358,000 instances throughout Harris, Fort Bend, and Galveston counties, offering necessities like meals, housing help, and authorized assist for immigrants.
Beneficiant help got here from sponsors just like the Hildebrand Basis, Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Phrase, and Cuenod Households.
Wining and eating have been Alicia Reggie Freysinger, Cynthia Nunes Colbert, Penny and Paul Layne, Monit Cheung and Patrick Leung, Ashley and Doug Plaeger, Sandi and Jim Lemming, Carol and Paul Beck, Louise and Bob Parsley, Avalyn Langemeier, Suzanne Werner, Amie Springmeyer, Lori Hessel, Ginger Niemann, Peggy Idstein, Karina and Mark Amelang,and Ellen and Jim Ginty.
