Beaujolais and Beyond Celebration 2024 11/23

Travel to French soil, and celebrate with us for an unforgettable evening of delicious food, wine and music. No plane ticket required. Wharton Club Members and Guests are invited! 

About this event

• Travel to French soil and celebrate with us for an unforgettable evening of delicious food, wine and music. No plane ticket required.
• What better way to celebrate the end of the 2024 wine harvest in style than at the Embassy of France at DC’s only official celebration?

This is the Wine Event Of The Year!

Join us for a joyous and lively evening featuring:

Delicious French food prepared by:

- Chef Daniel Labonne, Executive Chef at the Embassy of France

- Chef Hughes Cossard, President/Owner of FoodExpression

Music All Night: 4 different amazing musical acts

- Jazz band Crush Funk Brass

- The amazing Palmardy

- DJ Mad Bow

Sound and light system engineer Carlos Beaumont of VibesSolutions will work his magic to transform the room into the Embassy of lights!

Les Vins Georges Duboeuf:

• Georges Duboeuf is a premium producer of award-winning French wines from the Beaujolais and Mâconnais regions of Burgundy and the South of France. His legendary palate, his ability to spot great wine and his enthusiasm made him a celebrated figure in the wine industry.
• The company that he founded, Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, brings to market wines renowned for their quality and value. They work closely with hundreds of small family wine growers to procure the highest quality fruit throughout the region, as well as export many small Chateau and Estate-produced wines that would otherwise not be able to brings their wines to the US.
• Georges’ son, CEO Franck Duboeuf, has taken on the tradition of leading the family winery and company, helping to navigate Les Vins Georges Duboeuf through the world’s wine markets as they continue to thrive in the 21st Century. Les Vins Georges Duboeuf is imported by Quintessential Wines, based in Napa, California.

Quintessential Wines:

• Founded in 2002 by father and son, Stephen D. and Dennis Kreps, Quintessential is a family-owned-and-operated import, marketing and sales company headquartered in Napa, California.
• It is dedicated exclusively to representing other multi-generational, family-owned-and-operated producers who have the same passion for winemaking that Quintessential has for strategically marketing and selling those wines.
• These producers, from top wine regions around the world, create wines that offer the best, most authentic expression of the grapes from their respective vineyards. For more information, please visit.

Open bar all night

- Beaujolais Nouveau all night

- Champagne (VIP tables) and bubblies from France

- Excellent red, white and rose wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire Valley, Alsace. Rhone, Provence, etc.

Entertainment all night

- Wine tastings

- Cooking demos

- French photo backgrounds for great-looking selfies

- Art

Meet an authentic 1990 Citroen 2CV ‘Charleston’ Model 🚗

Introducing the 1990 Citroen 2CV Charleston car: A timeless classic designed in the 1930s for farmers, it offers a soft ride and unique features like seats that double as picnic chairs. With a simple design and no frills like radio or A/C, it's the essence of basic French automobile transportation.

3 Types of Tickets:

• Premier Cru @ $119: Enter at 8pm, then enjoy wine, food, music and entertainment. 

• Grand Cru Premium Entry @ $159 : Enter at 7pm and enjoy delicious hors-d'oeuvres and special wines in an open bar setting and live piano music for the first hour. Of course, you then stay for the rest of the night. 

• Chateau Table Service for VIP Singles (SOLD OUT) : You will seat at a reserved table in a roped-off prime area but with up to 3 other guests, with unlimited Champagne, wine and personal service all night. An opportunity to make new friends!

Please note that the total number of tickets is limited. They will go fast so register early. We were sold out last year.

Fantastic Raffle Prizes

• Grand Prize: a pair of RT tickets to Paris, courtesy of Delta Air Lines and Air France
• Champagne Magnums
• Bottles of French wine
• Gift Certificates

• Click here to buy tickets