***MEDIA ALERT***
WHAT:
Three Fat Guys Winery and ABM Communications present the second annual Throttle & Bottle Nationals.
Stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, including the sport’s reigning Funny Car world champion, will return to Three Fat Guys Winery on Thursday, 7/27, where they will put their wine-making skills to the test before hitting the Sonoma Raceway dragstrip that weekend for the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, 7/28 – 7/30.
Each Throttle & Bottle Nationals participant will compete to create a custom wine blend. The blends will be taste-tested by a panel of judges comprised of “Fat Guys” and former NFL linemen Daryn Colledge and Tony Moll, Chuck “Flavor Train” Matto of Food Network’s BBQ Brawl show, and Three Fat Guys Winery’s resident winemaker, Jim McMahon.
The participant’s bottles will be listed for auction later that evening at the annual Eric Medlen Nitro Night fundraising event benefitting the Sonoma chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. Tony Schumacher returns as the defending Throttle & Bottle Nationals champion.
WHO:
Competitors:
- Antron Brown – three-time Top Fuel world champion; four-time Sonoma winner
- Ron Capps – three-time and twice-defending Funny Car world champion; four-time Sonoma winner
- Jill Gregory – Executive Vice President, Sonoma Raceway
- Brian Lohnes – Lead Broadcaster, NHRA on FOX
- Tony Schumacher – winningest NHRA Top Fuel racer of all time; eight-time world champ and two-time Sonoma winner
Judges:
- Daryn Colledge – Co-Founder, Three Fat Guys Winery; former NFL lineman
- Chuck “Flavor Train” Matto – celebrity chef, appearing on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl
- Jim McMahon – Director of Winemaking, Three Fat Guys Winery
- Tony Moll – Co-Founder, Three Fat Guys Winery; former NFL lineman
Thursday, July 27
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Three Fat Guys Winery
20816 Broadway
Sonoma, Calif.
VISUALS:
Participants custom-blending, bottling, sealing, and labeling their wine blends. Trophy presentation with the winner.
INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY:
All Throttle & Bottle Nationals participants and judges are available for interview.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
B roll footage and hi-res images of the drivers on the race track are available. Images from the event will be available upon request.
PLEASE RSVP TO:
Allison McCormick
ABM Communications
(305) 764-5377
[email protected]
IG: @ABMCommunications
