Tasting pourer fills the wineglass of a customer with a fine wine during the 27th annual Autumn Elegance Wine and Food Tasting event at the Soboba Casino Resort and Hotel’s events center, Saturday, Nov. 2, in San Jacinto. The event, presented by Hemet San Jacinto Exchange Club and Friends of Valley-Wide Foundation, benefits Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District programs in its many parks. Tony Ault photos
Tony Ault
Staff Writer It was elegance all-around Saturday, Nov. 2, for the 27th annual Autumn Elegance Wine and Food Tasting Experience at Soboba Casino Resort and Hotel’s event center, raising fund for Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District. The special event presented by the Hemet-San Jacinto Exchange Club and Friends of Valley-Wide Foundation brought nearly 1,000 supporters of Valley-Wide, which operates a wide-range of parks and community centers in southwest Riverside County cities. The Soboba Foundation donated the event center location for a $50 per person donation and offered a huge array of food tastings from the Soboba Casino to many local restaurants along with wine and beer by local wineries and beer gardens. Inside the events center were 15 food stati