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Sommelier Concertmaster Series: Wine & Music at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club

By Esteban Villanueva
Matthew and Svetlan Weil, Alex Kerr, Nancy Laturno and Darren Day
Matthew and Svetlan Weil, Alex Kerr, Nancy Laturno and Darren Day

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Mainly Mozart hosted a sold-out celebration of wine and music to support its youth and philanthropic programs. Sommelier Gabriela Gaeta-Ninet paired exquisite wines alongside the musical pieces being performed by Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster Alexander Kerr, Co-Concertmaster Nathan Olson and Naumburg Winner at Carnegie Hall Anton Nel at the Sommelier Concertmaster Series at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. Guests in attendance included Jay Jeffcoat, Jeff Guilfoyle, Ronald Heller, Julia Brodska, Julia Ursti, Joyce Gattas, Paolo Paoloni, Patricia Buraschi, Nancy Laturno, Erin Combs Pearl, Howard Pearl, and Jo Ann Kilty.

Gallery of Sommelier Concertmaster Series

Anton Nel and Ronald Heller
Anton Nel and Ronald Heller
Betsy Brennan and Omar Brioso
Betsy Brennan and Omar Brioso
Claudia Sandoval and Julia Ursti
Claudia Sandoval and Julia Ursti
DeAnn Cary and Carla DiMare
DeAnn Cary and Carla DiMare
Erin Combs Pearl and Howard Pearl
Erin Combs Pearl and Howard Pearl
Isabella and Jeff Guilfoyle with Tracy Yates
Isabella and Jeff Guilfoyle with Tracy Yates
Jerry Michaud Jerry Kleinsmith Joyce Gattas and Jay Jeffcoat
Jerry Michaud Jerry Kleinsmith Joyce Gattas and Jay Jeffcoat
Joel and Susan Buxbaum with Paolo Paoloni
Joel and Susan Buxbaum with Paolo Paoloni
Julia Brodska and Patricia Buraschi
Julia Brodska and Patricia Buraschi
Laurie Itkin and Dan Clark
Laurie Itkin and Dan Clark
Marsha Sewell Bob Madelina and Jo Ann Kilty
Marsha Sewell Bob Madelina and Jo Ann Kilty
Nathan Olson and Sharry Seal
Nathan Olson and Sharry Seal
Onstance Robinson Richard Forsyth and Helen Hodges
Onstance Robinson Richard Forsyth and Helen Hodges
 
 
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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