St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – Tickets are selling quickly for Wine in the Warehouse 2025, the island’s most anticipated culinary and philanthropic celebration hosted by the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, happening Friday, December 5, 2025, from 6 PM – 9 PM at Bohlke International Aviation. Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Treat someone special to an unforgettable evening of wine, culture, and community—Philanthropy Rooted in Place.
General admission tickets are available now at www.stxfoodandwine.com. For those seeking an elevated experience, a limited number of VIP Tasting Experience tickets are available exclusively through the St. Croix Foundation’s office. This premium experience grants early entry to the event—beginning at 5:15 PM—plus a private meet-and-greet with Food Network star Chef Eric Adjepong, a signed cookbook, a craft cocktail, and two chef-prepared bites. To secure your VIP experience, please call 340-773-9898 and pick up physical tickets directly from the St. Croix Foundation office. These tickets will not be sold online and are almost sold out!
This year’s theme, The Spirit of Philanthropy: Rooted in Place, reflects the heart of St. Croix — its culture, resilience, and community spirit. Guests will experience 45+ curated wines from CC1, gourmet dishes from St. Croix’s leading chefs, and a special culinary journey guided by Chef Eric Adjepong, Top Chef finalist and Food Network host. Chef Eric recently opened his acclaimed Washington, D.C. restaurant Elmina and released his debut cookbook Ghana to the World, bridging West African and Caribbean flavors in a celebration of shared heritage.
For the first time, culinary students from Central and Complex High Schools will work alongside Chef Eric in the kitchen, gaining professional experience and showcasing the island’s next generation of culinary talent.
More than a night of fine food and wine, Wine in the Warehouse is St. Croix Foundation’s only annual fundraiser, sustaining transformative work in community and economic development, nonprofit capacity building, and data collection. Every ticket sold directly supports programs that strengthen the Virgin Islands and ensure a more resilient, equitable future for the people of St. Croix.
This year’s event is proudly sponsored by CC1, Bohlke International Aviation, Cost-U-Less, Lavsinja, Bank of St. Croix, Diageo USVI, The Buccaneer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Marshall + Sterling, TEAM Consultants, Banco Popular, Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission, First Bank, and J. Benton Construction.
Raise your glass to The Spirit of Philanthropy: Rooted in Place — and join us for a night where giving back takes flight.
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About St. Croix Foundation:
Since its founding in 1990 following the devastation of Hurricane Hugo, St. Croix Foundation for Community Development has been a visionary of social change and holistic community development. For three decades, the Foundation has been working with community partners to challenge the status quo, and direct strategic investments toward its key priority areas, including community and economic development, education reform, public safety, and nonprofit development.
Holding the vision of its founders, the Foundation continues to operate as a place-based hybrid foundation, serving as a grantmaker as well as a project manager and direct service provider. One of the most important components of SCF’s work is providing fiduciary and fiscal sponsorship services to over 250 grassroots organizations and charitable initiatives throughout the Territory. Today, the Foundation has expanded its programmatic portfolio to include providing support to a growing number of St. Croix’s nonprofits through its Nonprofit Consortium, a project that provides capacity building, technical support, and advocacy on the local and national stage. In total, over the past 34 years, the Foundation has been a conduit of more than $50 million private and public sector dollars invested into the U.S. Virgin Islands.