The Boston Wine Festival kicked off the other night at the Boston Harbor Hotel, where GM Jon Crellin and chef Daniel Bruce hosted a few hundred wine lovers, including hotelier Francois Nivaud , JP Morgan’s Marc White , New England Aquarium’s Bud Ris , Greater Boston Convention boss Pat Moscaritolo , the Ally Foundation’s Steve Stiles , Channel 7’s Janet Wu , “Chronicle” producer Amy Masters, travel blogger Melanie Nayer, and

Jared Bowen of “Greater Boston.”