A Merry Goodbye to the Swallows

For the 17th consecutive year, the Vintage Food & Wine Festival brought together San Juan Capistrano restaurants, libations and music to say goodbye to the swallows in grand style.

Saturday's annual fundraiser, organized by the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce and held at Mission San Juan Capistrano, featured 25 local restaurants and 11 providers of wine and spirits, including Bad to the Bone BBQ, Rick’s Cafe and Bacchus Treasures.

The silent auction included items for her, him, the kids and the whole family, such as shopping sprees, sports tickets, bikes and electronics.

Winemaker and owner of Silkwood Fine Wines John Monnich shared his experience while serving wine samples.

“From what I’ve heard by all of the people drinking our wine, they love it! This is our first time here but we’re going to come back,” he said.