8/31 - David Duncan, Drew Cerza,

David Duncan  CEO/President  Silver Oaks Cellars 

A family business since its inception, Silver Oak is dedicated above all to making exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon.  Raymond Twomey Duncan first came to the Napa Valley in the late 1960s, soon realizing the area’s potential. Within a year, he began purchasing land throughout the Napa and Alexander Valleys. “You should never look at vineyard land in the springtime,” he recalls. “It’s so beautiful you always buy more than you intend to.” With the late Justin Meyer, Ray founded Silver Oak Cellars in 1972 with a single goal: to create a Cabernet Sauvignon that would be deliciously drinkable upon release, yet worthy of cellaring for years to come.  Today, Ray and his family continue to carry that vision forward. Ray’s son Tim began with the company in 1986 and today serves as Executive Vice President, responsible for managing sales and marketing strategy. Ray’s son David serves as the winery’s President and CEO, overseeing production and operations. Together, Tim and David strive to sustain the tradition of excellence established by Silver Oak’s founders.

Drew Cerza, aka “The Wing King”

The 9th annual National Buffalo Wing Festival is almost here. The perfect end to summer, Buffalo's wing fest has become the preferred way for over 90,000 attendees to spend their Labor Day weekend. Founder of the festival, Drew Cerza (a.k.a The Wing King), works every year to bring more excitement to the festival, an event that already features over 35 restaurants from the region and across the country. This year, in addition to the usual fun of the Blue Cheese Bowl, pro and amateur sauce competitions, cover bands and wings, wings, wings, the best competitive eater in the world, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, will be in Buffalo to defeat the three-time chicken wing eating champion, Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas. Dubbed as the David and Goliath of food battles (Chestnut is over 6' tall and weighs in at over 200 lbs., where Thomas is a petite 105 lbs.), this battle should attract major national attention to the festival, and Buffalo in general.