Lot #

24

The Ultimate New Orleans Wine, Food, and Festivities at Mardi Gras 2025

Donated By:

ART MURRAY AND FAMILY, FLAMBEAUX WINE, SONOMA COUNTY VINTNERS FOUNDATION

Get ready to experience New Orleans and Mardi Gras 2025 with special VIP access!

Float in the Mardi Gras parade

Lot Includes:

  • Event dates February 27 - March 2, 2025 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday before Mardi Gras 2025)
  • Hotel accommodation at Windsor Court for 2 couples for 3 nights, arriving Thursday, February 27, 2025
  • Flambeaux Wine private wine dinner for 2 couples at a historic Garden District residence with a member of the Murray family on Thursday, February 27, 2025
  • New Orleans Mardi Gras parade premier VIP viewing for 2 couples with team Flambeaux on Friday, February 28, 2025
  • Dinner for 2 couples at Emeril's
  • Lunch or dinner for 2 couples at Trenasse
  • $250 for the group towards an experience at Bacchanal
  • Each couple will receive a 6-bottle vertical of Flambeaux Wine Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley

Get ready to experience New Orleans and Mardi Gras 2025 with special VIP access! Take in private viewing of all of the parade action at a premier location. As special guests of Flambeaux Wine, you’ll enjoy insider access to some of the city’s finest restaurants and hidden gems. Throughout your three-night stay, you’ll call the magnificent Windsor Court hotel your home. Located in the Central  Business District and just blocks from the famed French Quarter, the Windsor Court is a world-class luxury hotel that has been touted as the BEST HOTEL in New Orleans by Forbes and recognized as the BEST HOTEL & a Top 500 HOTEL IN THE WORLD by Travel & Leisure in 2024. 

As you traverse the many neighborhoods, hot spots, and local gems, you can count on insider-only access to some of Team Flambeaux’s hometown favorites. Laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll!) as the team of Flambeaux Wine becomes your personal NOLA tour guide – from the artistic hub of the Warehouse District, the shopping haven of Magazine Street, the historic beauty of the Garden District, or a stroll along world-famous Frenchmen Street just downriver from the French Quarter and known for its incredible jazz clubs, Cajun influence, trendy restaurants, and southern hospitality – New Orleans offers endless options for culture, entertainment, and good times to be had.

You won’t want to miss lighting up an evening in the Bywater District where live music and a one-of-a-kind experience will unfold for you at Bacchanal! See firsthand why this beloved NOLA hot-spot has received multiple nominations for Outstanding Wine Program by the James Beard Foundation. Sure to be a highlight of the trip is a night of indulgence and storytelling during a private wine dinner hosted by Stephen Murray of the Flambeaux Wine family at his historic residence in the Garden District.

Back at home, reminisce over the fun and memories made as you relish in a delicious vertical of award-winning Flambeaux Wine Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, handcrafted by Flambeaux winemaker, Ryan Prichard. Each couple will enjoy their own six-bottle vertical collection of this small lot wine.

Terms & Conditions:

Event dates February 27 - March 2, 2025 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday before Mardi Gras 2025). Package is for two couples (four adults aged 21 or older). Travel to New Orleans not included.

6 BOTTLE COLLECTION (ONE FOR EACH COUPLE)

  • 2017 Flambeaux Wine Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2 BOTTLES
  • 2018 Flambeaux Wine Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2 BOTTLES
  • 2019 Flambeaux Wine Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2 BOTTLES