The Southern Breeze Wine Festival

SANTA ROSA BEACH -Community volunteers are wanted to help at the fifth annual Southern Breeze Wine & Culinary Festival at Gulf Place Amphitheater Sept. 13-14. The Festival blends premium wines, gourmet food, and Gulf Coast culture into a sophisticated, educational, and entertaining weekend-long event. Each year the Festival celebrates the "Good Life on the Gulf Coast" as it visits several Gulf Coast cities, celebrating the lifestyle and culture of this unique region.

This year's festival in Santa Rosa Beach is an Autumn Tides featured event.

Volunteers are needed for Saturday's Grand Wine Tasting and Sunday's Walkabout Brunch to perform a variety of roles throughout the day. In exchange for their help, volunteers will be given complimentary tickets to the opposite day's events. Tasks performed by volunteers range from behind the scenes elements of setting up and/or breaking down the event to participating in the festival. Volunteers have the opportunity to greet visitors and distribute tickets at registration, prepare for wine and culinary seminars, decorate the grounds for the day's events, and more. Helping out with the festival provides not only a way to give back to the community, but an exciting opportunity to be a part of the award-winning Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival.

Volunteers, who must be at least 21 years old, may visit our website to fill out an application. For more guidelines and details on how to become involved, visit www.southernbreeze.com/winefest or call (800) 239-9880.