Intertwining Vines: Folktale Supports Point Lobos

By Jessica Zimmer | Photos by Manny Espinoza

On May 10, 2023, Folktale Supper Club, Folktale Winery & Vineyards’ dinner series, held a special celebration to benefit the Point Lobos Foundation. The event featured games, talks by foundation representatives, locally grown vegetables, artisanal sausages, and a variety of desserts.

The dinner took place in the winery’s wine garden, a spacious area surrounded by flowers. Guests chose refreshments curated by executive chef Justin Robarge. Food options included the grilled farmers market vegetable station with Carmel Valley greens and baby fennel, the local rock cod ceviche station with pickled Fresno chiles and cilantro aioli, and the something sweet station, which offered lemon meringue martinis and chocolate mousseline. The Point Lobos Foundation received 10 percent of ticket sales.

The Point Lobos Foundation provides funding for trail work and maintenance at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, which is known as “the crown jewel” of the state’s park system. The Reserve spans habitats from pine forests to rugged beaches and is located one mile south of Carmel-by-the-Sea. In the past, Point Lobos was home to whaling operations, gravel quarries, and the largest abalone cannery on the West Coast. Today, it is a spot for peaceful relaxation and ecosystem rehabilitation. The Point Lobos Foundation funds native plant restoration and invasive plant removal. It also fully funds the Point Lobos docent program, composed of California State Parks volunteers who enhance the visitor experience at the Reserve.

“More important than the monetary success of the event is the relationship of support cultivated with Folktale Group and the widespread publicity it afforded to our small organization,” says Tracy Gillette Ricci, development director for the Point Lobos Foundation. “Over the past few years, Folktale has supported our member appreciation event with wine donations. They supported us last year by hosting a photography fundraising event at their Seventh and Dolores Steakhouse in Carmel-by-the-Sea.”

For more information, visit pointlobos.org.