The American Institute of Wine & Food

The Orange County Chapter of AIWF was introduced to us several years ago when a good friend kept talking about wonderful events they kept going to that were little known to most people. Events such as an exquisite dinner party on the beach at Chrystal Cove; complete multi-​course dinners (with plenty of wine) at the Napa Rose Restaurant for a pittance, tequila tastings, and so on. Most of these can be seen in more detail on the AIWF website for Orange County
We joined… good decision… and have enjoyed all the above and more. Best of all, everyone in the group not only enjoys good wine and food, but we provide scholarships to budding chefs, education to school children on «slow food,» and other great stuff. This is a great organization and opens doors to great wine and food events. There are many other chapters around the country, check them out. Cheers!