The Des Moines Wine Festival Foundation will welcome Fritz Maytag on May 1 at the Embassy Club West at an exclusive event for Winefest Des Moines patrons and sponsors. Maytag is chairman of Maytag Dairy Farms, former owner and president of San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing and Anchor Distilling companies, owner of York Creek Vineyards in the Spring Mountain district above St. Helena, Wash., the 2003 recipient of the James Beard Foundation Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional Award and the 2008 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Anyone interested in attending the reception may visit www.winefestdesmoines.com or call Kit Curran at 244-0520 and become a Winefest patron. Winefest Weekend is June 16-18 and event tickets are on sale now at www.winefestdesmoines.com.