1. Who benefits from the money raised from these dinners?

The net proceeds collected by the BVI Charitable Fund from the 2011 Virgin Islands Winemakers Dinners will be distributed to Food & Beverage Management Program at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College; St. George's School, Tortola; Virgin Gorda Charitable Company Ltd., and the Youth Empowerment Project, East End, Tortola.

2. Can you tell me how many courses will be served at any of the dinners?

Each dinner will have five courses, and each course will be paired with two wines. Each course will be prepared by a different chef to compliment the particular wine or wines that will be presented by the winemakers in attendance.  Over the course of the November dinner series, the chefs will present over 25 different courses with over 10 different wines with no two dinner courses being the same.

3. How many people will be attending each dinner?

Seating at the dinners will range from a minimum of 30 to a maximum of 60 people, with most dinners being less than 60 people.  Space is limited because of the uniqueness of the locations and the complexity of serving five courses at each dinner and the limited quantities of wine, all of which have been donated.  We regret we cannot add any more seats to any of these dinners.

4. Are individual tickets available to buy for any of these dinners?

Since seating at each of the dinners is very limited (between 30 and 60 people depending on the dinner), we anticipate that all the tickets to all the dinners will be sold out in advance. Tickets to the five Winemakers Dinners in November 2011 are only available to Sponsors as part of a Sponsorship Package at this time.  On Friday, November 11th, any remaining tickets will be sold to individuals through this website.

5. Are there any provisions if I am allergic to any food or am a vegetarian?

We regret that we cannot make substitutions for anyone with allergies to any food item including shell fish.  Vegetarians can request that meat be witheld from their dishes at each dinner, before the meal begins.