The Resort Collection Sponsors Taste of Bay Wine & Food Experience

Paul Wohlford Chairs Taste of Bay

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. October 28, 2009

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL, October 28, 2009 - The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach announced it will be sponsoring the second annual Taste of Bay Wine & Food Experience, which is one in a series of events that comprise the Taste of THE Beach-Wine. Dine. Donate. gala this year.

Taste of THE Beach will take place November 5-8, 2009 when wine enthusiasts to aficionados, gourmets to gourmands, and philanthropists to successful friends will combine talents and passion to create an unparalleled four-day extravaganza along the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast, also referred to as THE Beach.

Paul Wohlford, vice president of sales and marketing for The Resort Collection, will be chairing this year's event. “We're excited to be bringing the magic of this wine festival, which also benefits so many worthy causes, back to Bay County,” said Wohlford. “It will certainly be an event to remember!”

Taste of Bay will be held Friday, November 6, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and costs $50 per ticket. Pier Park is the host location for the Taste of Bay. Wines, paired foods, live entertainment, and retail wine sales will fill the main street of Pier Park for an incredible food and wine experience under the stars. More than 200 wines will be poured and local restaurants will pair mouthwatering cuisine. This is the second year Bay County has hosted one of thirteen wine events as well as a Winemaker & Shakers dinner at Firefly restaurant for the Taste of THE Beach.

A more intimate event, the Winemaker & Shakers dinner is being held on November 7 at Firefly Restaurant on Panama City Beach. Chef Paul Stellato will prepare a five-course meal, which will be matched with a celebrity vintner's reserve and older vintage wines at each of these locations to create an unforgettable evening. Tickets for this event are limited.

Wine-lovers who are making plans to attend Taste of Bay can book their stay at two of The Resort Collection's finest properties: Emerald Beach Resort and Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort. Gulf-front accommodations start at just $130 per night with a two-night minimum stay. These rates include two tickets to the Taste of Bay Wine & Food Experience at Pier Park.

To book your stay at either of these luxury resorts, call 877.278.0545 or book online at www.resortspcbeach.com with promo code: TASTE.

For more information on all events taking place during the Taste of THE Beach or to purchase tickets please visit www.tasteofthebeachfla.com.

About The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach includes the family-friendly Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, the intimate Majestic Beach Resort, the new luxuriously appointed Emerald Beach Resort, the relaxing Long Beach Resort, the exclusive En Soleil, and the distinctive Marina Landing—all properties managed by The Edgewater Beach Resort Management, Inc. They boast more than 1,000 full-service gulf-front suites and golf villas, 90,000 square feet of combined indoor and outdoor meeting space, 6 Plexicushion tennis courts, an outdoor basketball court, batting cages, 21 luxurious pools, a 9-hole executive golf course and 27 holes of championship golf at the Hombre Golf Club on Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast. For information on The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach, call 866.203.1164 or visit www.resortspcbeach.com.