When luck, good fortune, hard work, and incredible partners and friends are presented in a package wrapped with knowledge, commitment, appreciation and a fun-loving spirit, you will find thousands of people enjoying the delights, experiences and adventures of the incredibly successful Grand Wine and Food Affair.  American Express Gold Card Events has joined the list of prestigious sponsors in support of The Grand Wine & Food Affair 2006 headquartered at Sugar Land Marriott Town Square.  “Being accepted as an American Express Gold Card Event is an outstanding national endorsement,” says Event Director Keri Schmidt.  “The partnership with American Express will help us reach well over a half a million households all over the country”

American Express will be the event’s exclusive promotional partner in the area of financial services, credit, charge or debit cards or traveler’s cheques.  American Express will be the exclusive partner for preferred ticket sales.  Beginning February 8 through 18th, American Express Gold Card Events will offer their members first choice on some of the best seats and offer members purchasing the VIP Grand Pass a special gift package.

Central Market is the presenting sponsor. Sommelier level sponsors include the City of Sugar Land, Glazer’s Distributors and Sienna Plantation. Connoisseur level sponsors include Wholesome Sweeteners, American Express Gold Card Events, GO TEXAN, Marriott Sugar Land Town Square, Sterling McCall Automotive, Houston Chronicle, SYSCO and the Republic Beverage.  Expert and Enthusiast sponsors include Billington’s Unrefined Sugar, Fort Bend Publishing, Planned Community Developers, Capital One, Iron Horse Vineyards, Viking, Industrial Security Services Corp (ISSC), TEXAS MONTHLY, FIJI Water, Texas Shrimp, Biz Radio, LocalWineEvents.com, Moody’s Weekly Wine Review and My Table Magazine.