For the eleventh consecutive year, PAFA will host the Bacchanal! Wine Auction and Gala. The event features the food and wine of Chile and will recognize the great accomplishments made by the 2009 Jefferson Award honorees Aurelio Montes, proprietor Viña Montes and Alfonso Larraín Santa María,Chairman of Viña Concha y Toro.

PAFA is authorized to host Bacchanal! by Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board .

Since Bacchanal!’s inception, the event has raised nearly $2 million towards student scholarships and education programs. This vibrant support has been invested in the Philadelphia community, and in promoting American art in the United States. Bacchanal! 2009 will include wine tastings, silent and live auctions of unique items and travel destinations, a gourmet dinner, and dancing. Hugh Hildesley of Sotheby’s, NY, will be the auctioneer for the evening. Rosemary and Gerry Barth chair the planning committee.

Recipients of the 2009 Jefferson Award are Aurelio Montes and Alfonso Larrain Santa Maria.

For more information you may contact Judite Morais, Director of Wine Events at 215-972-2037 or jmorais@pafa.org.