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Jim Nantz inaugurates wine cellar locker at annual celebrity dinner during AT&T Pro-Am week
During a lavish dinner event held in the Sardine Factory wine cellar, Jim Nantz, lead play-by-play announcer for the NFL and CBS, was presented with a bottle of Chateau Julien Bravura by Sardine Factory founders Ted Balestreri and Bert Cutino. The award-winning wine was a gift from Bob and Patty Brower, proprietors of Chateau Julien Winery in Carmel Valley, to inaugurate Nantz's private wine locker in the wine cellar.
Guests of Nantz included Clint Eastwood, Academy Award-winning actor/director, along with his wife and Monterey news anchor Dina Ruiz Eastwood; Phil Mickelson, PGA Tour player and 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner, and his wife Amy; Gary McCord, CBS golf analyst and Champions Tour player; Nick Faldo, CBS sports commentator, captain of the 2008 European Ryder Cup Team, and winner of multiple PGA tournaments; Peter Kostis, CBS sports commentator; Kevin James, actor; Rush Limbaugh, radio host, author and conservative political commentator; Ray Romano, actor; Ian Baker-Finch, CBS sports commentator and winner of multiple PGA tournaments; Eric Close, actor, and his wife Keri; and James E. Rohr, Chairman & CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, and his wife Sharon.
The Sardine Factory hosted Pro-Am favorites throughout the tournament, including Vijay Singh, World Hall of Fame golf superstar, who dined with Balestreri, Chairman and CEO of the Cannery Row Company, and continued his stay on the Row with a suite at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa. Finally, Glenn Frye, member of the legendary Eagles, dined with senior PGA Tour player Craig Stadler.
The Sardine Factory, established in 1968, combines fresh seafood, USDA Prime meats, and produce with impeccable service, an award-winning wine cellar, and four distinct dining rooms. Promising guests the dining experience of a lifetime, the restaurant has received the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA) Award, Wine Spectator's Grand Award, and Restaurant Hospitality's Best Wine List in America, among many other honors. The Sardine Factory is located on historic Cannery Row at 701 Wave Street in Monterey. For more information visit sardinefactory.com or call 831.373.3775.
About The Sardine Factory
Established in 1968, The Sardine Factory is known for its impeccable service, wonderful décor, extraordinary wine collection, fresh locally grown produce, delicious sustainable seafood, and USDA prime beef. Over the years The Sardine Factory has hosted celebrities, movie stars, sports legends, and public figures from all over the world. The restaurant was also one of the locations for the first film directed by Clint Eastwood, Play Misty for Me. The Sardine Factory has received virtually every culinary, wine list and service award possible in the industry, including the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award, Restaurant Hospitality's Best Wine List in America, voted the Best Restaurant in Monterey by readers of the Monterey County Weekly, Monterey County Herald, and Carmel Pine Cone newspapers, named Top Ten Most Romantic Restaurants on the Central Coast by Open Table, in addition to many other honors and awards. For more information, please visit sardinefactory.com.