On Saturday morning, Whispering Angel Rosé and South Beach Wine & Food Festival hosted their first-ever Celebrity Chef Pickleball Tournament at the Miami Beach Golf Club in Miami, FL.
Celebrity chef participants included Hunter Fieri, Marcus Samuelsson, Bryan Voltaggio, Jet Tila, Antonia Lofaso, Adrianne Calvo, and more. Jeff Mauro kept the energy high as the MC extraordinaire and once players were eliminated, they headed over to the Whispering Angel bar to grab a glass of rosé and continue watching the game.
Whispering Angel is a premium, versatile, dry rosé. According to their website “Whispering Angel is made from grapes sourced from amongst the most choice Vineyards in the vicinity of the Esclans Valley and nearby in the Cotes de Provence region. Harvesting is conducted during the night time to avoid the heat of the day & to keep the crop fresh. Upon arriving in the Cellars, grapes are sorted for both health and quality through Optical Eye Sorting ensuring that the grapes, ultimately selected, are assessed accurately in terms of overall quality.”
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival celebrated its 22nd year by helping to eat, drink and educate. According to their website “The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) is a national, star-studded, four-day destination event showcasing the talents of the world’s most renowned wine and spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities. All net proceeds from the Festival benefit the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU)”.
At the Celebrity Chef Pickleball Tournament, DJ Khaled stopped by the tournament to grab a set of Whispering Angel Pickleball paddles, Bryan Voltaggio and Jet Tila competed against Hunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein in the semi-finals but were defeated 11-5, and Hunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein battled it out in the finals only to be defeated by influencer George Arango (@mr.eats305) and his partner!
PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Echevarria
