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benefiting

VISTA CENTER FOR THE BLINDAND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Encouraging hope, inspiring success and empowering independence

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table of contentsschedule of events

JUNE § 18 § 2016ATHERTON

4:00 PM

Silent Auction

Wine Tasting with Pouring Vintners

Hors d’oeuvre Pairings by Master Chefs

6:00 PM

Gourmet Dinner by Melons

Live Auctionfeaturing rare and collectible wines,favorite get-aways and new surprises.

Schedule Of Events .................................................................... 4

OUR HEARTFELT THANKSOur Generous Underwriters ...................................................... 9From The President .................................................................. 10From The Executive Director ....................................................11Special Contributors ................................................................ 12Vista Center Foundation .......................................................... 13Vintage Affaire Committee ...................................................... 13Vista Center Board ....................................................................14Founders’ Award ....................................................................... 15

OUR MASTER CHEFS & POURING VINTNERSOur Master Chefs ..................................................................... 19Our Pouring Vintners............................................................... 24Wine Menu ............................................................................... 28

SILENT AUCTIONSilent Auction ........................................................................... 35Conditions Of Sale ................................................................... 69

LIVE AUCTIONLive Auction ..............................................................................71Invest In Vision ........................................................................ 86

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OUR HEARTFELT

THANKS

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Cabernet Sponsors

Chardonnay Sponsors

Paula & Steve Smith

Anonymous

D P RC O N S T R U C T I O N

our generous underwriters

Anonymous

PROUDLY SUPPORTS

VISTA CENTER FOR THE BLIND

AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED __________

Protecting Ideas from Coast to Coast and Around the World for 20 Years

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from the executive director

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your generous and enthusiastic support of Vintage Affaire 2016 – our 34th one! It means so much to Vista Center – our clients and their families and our dedicated staff and board.

Very special thank yous go to Kathy Ladra and Elizabeth Lucchesi for their leadership of Vintage Affaire this year, and to all of the volunteers who have given their time and talent to make it a big success. Vista Center is very fortunate to have these dedicated leaders and volunteers!

We thank our very generous homeowner for again welcoming us to his gardens in this beautiful Atherton setting. We so appreciate the generosity of those who care about giving back to the community in this way.

We are especially grateful to each of you for helping us to fulfill Vista Center’s mission of empowering individuals who are blind or visually impaired to embrace life to the fullest!

As we have been since our incorporation in 1945, Vista Center is a private, nonprofit organization that provides services for individuals in our community who are blind or visually impaired, regardless of their ability to pay. We rely on the ongoing support of donors, volunteers and board members to help make this possible. The generosity of the bidders and attendees at Vintage Affaire provides much of our funding. Through your generous participation in this 34th Vintage Affaire, you are helping us to empower our clients to fully embrace life by achieving their highest potential for independence. Thank you! Sincerely,Pam Brandin, Executive DirectorVista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

from the president

Dear Vintage Affaire Guests,

Welcome to the 34th annual Vintage Affaire! Each year, the proceeds from this wonderful event benefit the clients of Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired by providing funds for our services for individuals threatened by loss of independence due to moderate or severe vision impairment. Since 1983, Vintage Affaire has contributed over $8 million, helping to ensure that Vista Center can continue its important work serving over 2,600 children, adults and family members in our community each year.

This wonderful tradition brings to you the premier wines of our par-ticipating vintners and delicious appetizers from our area’s best chefs. We encourage you to bid generously on our spectacular auction items, both during the silent and live auction events. Your participation helps us support our mission to empower our clients to embrace life to the fullest.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Kathy Ladra and Elizabeth Lucchesi, co-chairs of Vintage Affaire, and to all the other volunteers who have worked tirelessly for the past twelve months to make this day a success. We would also like to thank all our underwriters, patrons, pouring vintners, chefs and the many businesses and individuals who have contributed to the auction this year. Please take time to personally thank them as you see them throughout the day.

On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, I thank you for your support of the life-changing work of Vista Center and wish you a most enjoyable day at the 34th annual Vintage Affaire.

With sincere gratitude,

Susan Rinne MiklosPresident, Board of DirectorsVista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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VISTA CENTER FOUNDATIONand

VINTAGE AFFAIRE COMMITTEE

Kathryn Ladra & Elizabeth LucchesiChairs

Terri Bailard • Lisa Brandin • Pam Brandin

Marcie Brown • Cathy Carlson • Meaux Costello

Lani Dorff • Carrie Drake • Martha Edwards

Bruce Fielding • Justine Franklin

Amanda George • Dana Griffin • Dave Heppberger

Leslie Howard • Cathy Jensen • Mary Johnson

Terry Kurfess • Jean Limbach • Bridget Madigan

Ryan Manero • Susan Martin • Nancy Merwin

Sonia Mitchell • Naomi Chavez Peters • Glenn Procter

Vanessa Roach • Lisa Tayeri • Clay Tingley • Suzi Tinsley

Stephanie von Thaden • Elizabeth Wood • Jan Woolsey

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS

To all our donors, pouring vintners, chefs, patrons, guests and volunteers, we thank you for being a part of our 34th Annual Vintage Affaire.

To our generous host, Mike Murphy, who is sharing his beautiful home for the second year, we extend our heartfelt thanks for his generosity and warm welcome to Vintage Affaire.

James Abernathy • Penn and Nancy Butler • Fritz Hatton

Terri Bailard •The Collier Family Fund • Anne Dauer

Martha Edwards and John Orcutt(in honor of Kathy Ladra and Elizabeth Lucchesi)

Sally and Craig Falkenhagen • Melanie and Michael Freitas

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Frye •Susan Gregory

Michael Hensley Party Rentals • Leslie Howard • Derk K. Hunter

Rachel Hunter • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Joyce

Kathryn and Michael Ladra • La Tavola Fine Linen Rental

Suzanne Legallet • Jean and Alan Limbach

Sonia Mitchell and Henry Bullock • Patrick Moore

Beth Guillaumin and Charles Perrell • David Pratt

Blythe and Bob Rider • Kenneth Rosenthal

Joan and Elmo Sanders • Kris Spencer-Jones • Suzi and Ken Tinsley

Susan and Nels Westman • Marzette O. Woods

Jan Woolsey and Lora Perkins • William Zappettini

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founders’ award

fritz hatton

We are pleased to honor Fritz Hatton with the 2016 Vintage Affaire Founders’ Award.

The Founders’ Award was created to honor Mona Armistead and Bob Hockey, founders of Vintage Affaire, and to recognize an individual who has given extraordinary service to both Vista Center and Vintage Affaire.

No one exemplifies this more than Fritz Hatton, the inaugural Vintage Affaire auctioneer

who has returned for 29 of the 34 years. For 20 years, Fritz has generously donated wine from his own family winery, Arietta, one of Napa’s top producers of Bordeaux-style blended wines. He has given advice and contacts whenever needed. He has been an advocate and cheerleader for Vista Center and Vintage Affaire throughout his 34 years with the event both as auctioneer and friend.

Fritz has extensive experience in the wine auction and wine industry, beginning with his career in Christie’s Wine Department in 1980. He was the aucioneer for the first Peninsula Center for the Blind auction in 1983 and has orchestrated hundreds of other charitable organization auctions thereafter, most notably the renownedNapa Valley Wine Auction. He was the first auctioneer to exceed$1 million for an auction item -- a 6 L 1992 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, the most expensive bottle ever auctioned. He worked for both Christie’s and Zachys as a consultant and wine advisor. He continues to conduct all commercial wine auctions for Zachys, as well as numerous other charity wine auctions nationwide.

Fritz founded his own winery, Arietta, in 1996 and he and his wife Caren became sole owners in 2005. Fritz and Caren Hatton reside in Napa with their two daughters. Apart from family and wine, his major interest is classical music. Fritz is just as happy playing the piano as he is encouraging bidders to turn cash into collectible wine.

VISTA CENTER BOARD

Susan Rinne MiklosPresident

Claire BiancalanaBridget Madigan

Vice Presidents

Jovita HonorTreasurer

Elizabeth DaySecretary

Pam Brandin, MPAExecutive Director

Amy Andonian • Recia Blumenkranz, M.D.Carrie Borofka • Catherine Carlton

Annie Chapin • Charles ChenMargaret Day • Joan Desmond

Bruce Fielding • Michael FreitasSusan Glass • David HoffmanGlenn Johnson • Patricia Joyce

Kathy Ladra • Susan MartinArtis Montague, M.D., Ph.D. • Mark O’Boyle

Alla Panchenko • Maria Espinosa ShipleySusan Ure • Nels Westman

Karen Wick • Mark Wieland, M.D.

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MASTER CHEFS

& POURING VINTNERS

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our master chefsEXECUTIVE CHEF XAVIER SALOMONThe Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon BayOne Miramontes Point Road,Half Moon Bay650.712.7000www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/HalfMoonBay

Fourth in his family to earn the title of Maître Cuisinier de France (French

Master Chef), and a fifth generation Chef, Xavier Salomon’s passion for food began at his family’s restaurant in Savoie, France.

Chef Salomon graduated from Thonon les Bains Culinary Academy. His European tenure includes training under Jo Rostang at his Michelin Three-Star restaurant La Bonne Auberge in Antibes and at Le Bateau Ivre in Courchevel. In 1991 he joined The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company as the Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Aspen and in 1996, moved to Atlanta at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead.

Since joining The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay in July 2001, Chef Salomon has overseen all dining experiences throughout the resort including its signature restaurant Navio. His passion for utilizing Northern California’s rich bounty of local harvests has resulted in national recognition for The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay and its accomplished culinary team.

Chef Salomon is a recognized ambassador for the Ritz-Carlton Culinary division. He has participated in over 20 new Ritz-Carlton openings and provided his expertise through out the world. In 2011 he was awarded the Chef of the Year Award for Culinary Excellence for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company worldwide.

is honored to support

Vintage Affaire

and

Vista Centerfor the Blindand Visually Impaired

MENLO EQUITIESAdding Value Through Expertise

in Commercial Real Estate

www.menloequities.com

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EXECUTIVE CHEF PETER RUDOLPHMadera, Rosewood Sand Hill2825 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park650.561.1540www.maderasandhill.com

Peter Rudolph is the Executive Chef of Madera, the signature restaurant at Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, Rosewood Hotels

and Resorts’ newest addition to its collection of distinctive properties. Chef Rudolph comes to Madera following two years as Executive Chef at famed Campton Place in San Francisco, where he was named one of StarChef.com’s Rising Star Chefs in San Francisco.

Chef Rudolph became interested in cooking while growing up in Martinez, an East Bay town near San Francisco, where he was surrounded by fresh produce that grew in his grandparents’ garden. Spending time in his grandmother’s kitchen eventually led him to the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, where he graduated in 1995. Shortly thereafter, he began his culinary career as a pastry chef at San Francisco’s Brasserie Savoy.

Chef Rudolph refocused on savory cooking by making his way into the kitchens of fine hotels, spending 10 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. His career with the luxury hotel brand began at the award-winning Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in suburban Atlanta. He eventually returned to the West Coast as Sous Chef at Jer-Ne in The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, and as Chef de Cuisine for Navio at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay.

At Madera, Chef Rudolph says he is coming back to cooking the cuisine he is most comfortable with – refined yet approachable food that honors the many culinary traditions of the Western United States. The well-crafted, market-driven cuisine with bold flavors will be centered on a wood-fire grill. Chef Rudolph will highlight his menu with sustainably harvested and produced seafood and meats that are paired with the bountiful harvest of the surrounding farming communities.

Chef Rudolph lives in San Francisco with his wife, Kristie and son, Logan. In his free time, he is an avid cyclist.

OWNER AND EXECUTIVE CHEF GUILLAUME BIENAIMEZola Restaurant565 Bryant Street, Palo Alto650.521.0651www.zolapa.com

Growing up in both France and the U.S., Chef Owner Guillaume Bienaime

was exposed from a young age to the conviviality brought on by good food and wine. He first began his journey as an intern at Marché during his culinary studies at Johnson & Wales University. Upon graduating, he was hired on as a Sous Chef at the popular Menlo Park restaurant. It is there that he developed his cooking repertoire, steadily moving up the ranks to Executive Chef.

After seven years, he moved on to open Portola Kitchen, developing the concept and menu from scratch. It was shortly after leaving Portola Kitchen that he discovered the space that would eventually become Zola. Small, intimate and located in the heart of downtown Palo Alto, he couldn’t think of a better spot for a neighborhood gathering place that could hearken to his upbringing and training, while simultaneously filling a void. He opened Zola in fall of 2014.

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CHEF/OWNER CRAIG STOLLDelfina Restaurant Group651 Emerson, Palo Alto650-353-2208

James Beard Award Winner and critically acclaimed chef, Craig Stoll, might be a New York native and a San Franciscan at heart, but it's his love

and respect for soulful Italian cooking that have come to define him. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America and working through some of San Francisco's finest restaurants, Craig was awarded a scholarship to attend the ICIF cooking school in Torino, Italy. There it was an externship at Tuscany’s one-Michelin-star restaurant Da Delfina that paved his vision. He returned to San Francisco and in 1998, along with his wife Annie Stoll, opened Delfina, a relatively casual 50-seat restaurant located in the still up-and-coming Mission District, serving rustic Italian food infused with San Francisco’s local and sustainable values.

Delfina quickly became a major dining destination, bringing people from all over to try Craig’s cooking including signature dishes like the Fresh Grilled Calamari, Insalata di Campo and Spaghetti and demanding the restaurant's expansion to 85-seats. This ultimately garnered him a place as one of Food & Wine’s “Best New Chefs” in 2001 and Best Chef: Pacific from the James Beard Foundation in 2010. In 2005, the Stoll’s opened their first Pizzeria Delfina next door, following up with a second location in Pacific Heights in 2009 and two more down on the Peninsula in Burlingame and Palo Alto in 2014. And with the addition of Locanda, an upscale Roman Osteria & Bar complete with artisanal cocktails, Craig solidified his reputation as one of the country’s most dynamic and influential chefs.

CHEF ANTON VOKELPalace Café Catering139 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale408-774-6111

Being a San Francisco Bay Area native and raised in Lake Tahoe, Chef Anton was bitten by the culinary bug early on

working in an apprentice position as Chef de Partie on Lake Tahoe’s North Shore with legendary Chef Douglas Dale at WOLFDALES. Chef Anton feels this experience gave him the skills, appreciation, understanding and eventually the opportunity needed to foster his career today.

After time spent in San Francisco at the California Culinary Academy and learning from some of the Bay Area’s most influential chefs, Vokel was quickly recruited by Graham Rock of Chambers Landing and Backstage Bistro as Chef, where Graham mentored Chef Anton in the culture and history behind food.

Since then, Chef Anton has expanded his career working in different aspects of the food industry, leading kitchens and consulting with new restaurant and catering company owners.

Now settled in where both his love of food and customer satisfaction meet, Chef Anton is the Culinary Director working with proprietor and Palace Café Catering founder and owner Donna Eaton-Busse. Together they have assembled an impressive team and continually treat their clients to fresh, consistent, quality driven ideas and culinary adventures.

As a chef, Vokel strives to make the experience of eating a memorable one, whether in a daily corporate setting, intimate dining occasion or large-scale event celebration, his appreciation for great flavors and his desire to put the client first resonates with each occasion.

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our pouring vintners

SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDSTHE COUNCILTHE COUNCIL

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WINE MENU

Alpha Omega Winery Tasting: 2014 Sauvignon Blanc 2012 Proprietary Red

Dinner: 2013 Chardonnay2012 Cabernet Sauvignon

Arietta Tasting: 2014 “On the White Keys”2013 Arietta Merlot2013 Arietta H Block

Dinner: 2012 Arietta Artists’ Reserve 2011 Arietta H Block2010 Arietta Variation One

Bell Wine CellarsTasting: NV Blanc de Noir, North Coast BrutDinner: 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

The CouncilSanta Lucia HighlandsTasting: 2012 Council 2012 Anti Council2011 The Council

Dinner:2010 The Council2010 Anti Council

Darioush Winery

Tasting: 2015 Signature Voignier2013 Signature Cabernet

DeSanteTasting: 2014 Old Vine Chardonnay, Napa Valley2013 The Old Vines, Napa Valley White Field Blend2013 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon2013 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

Dinner: 2014 Old Vine Chardonnay, Napa Valley2013 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

Duckhorn VineyardsTasting: 2013 Merlot, Three Palms Vineyard2013 Goldeneye Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley2013 Migration Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

Dinner:

2013 Migration Chardonnay, Russian River Valley2013 Goldeneye Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

Gary Farrell Vineyards& WineryTasting: 2014 Baciagalupi Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley2014 Rochioli Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley2014 Hallberg Vineyard, Dijon Clones Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley2014 Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley

Dinner: 2014 Russian River Selection Pino Noir, Russian River Valley

Freemark AbbeyTasting: 2014 Chardonnay, Napa Valley2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé, Napa Valley2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford

Dinner: 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

HALL and WALT WineTasting: 2014 Hall T Bar T Ranch Sauvignon Blanc2014 Walt Blue Jay Pinot Noir2012 Hall Jack’s Masterpiece

Cabernet Sauvignon

Dinner: 2012 Hall Jack’s Masterpiece Cabernet Sauvignon

Liquid SkyTasting: 2008 Liquid Sky Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon2010 Liquid Sky Vineyards Syrah2014 Liquid Sky Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc

Dinner:2008 Liquid Sky Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon2010 Liquid Sky Vineyards Syrah2014 Liquid Sky Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc

Mindego Ridge VineyardTasting: 2014 Chardonnay2014 Pinot Noir

Dinner:2014 Pinot Noir

Phifer PavittTasting: 2015 Date Night Sauvignon Blanc2012 Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon

Dinner: 2015 Date Night Sauvignon Blanc2012Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon

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Ramey Wine CellarsTasting:2013 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Dinner: 2014 Syrah, Sonoma Coast2010 Chardonnary, Hudson Vineyard, Napa-Carneros2007 Cabernet Sauvignon “Annum”, Napa Valley

Ridge VineyardsTasting: 2014 Estate Chardonnay2014 Zinfandel, Geyserville Blend

Dinner: 2013 Estate Merlot

Rombauer VineyardsTasting:2014 Carneros Chardonnay2012 Carneros Merlot2014 Rombauer Zinfandel2013 Napa Cabernet

Dinner: 2012 Carneros Merlot2014 Rombauer Zinfandel

SkipstoneTasting:2014 Viognier2013 Faultline

Dinner: 2013 Oliver’s Blend

Spring Mountain VineyardTasting: 2012 Sauvignon Blanc2012 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Elivette

Dinner: 2012 Cabernet Sauvgnon

Testarossa WineryTasting: 2014 Chardonnay, Sierra Madre Vineyard2014 Pinot Noir, Doctor’s Vineyard2012 Meritage, Santa Cruz Mountains

ZD WinesTasting: 2015 Rosa Lee Grenache Blanc, Sonoma Coast2014 Chardonnay 2014 Pinot Noir, Carneros2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Dinner:

2014 ZD Reserve2014 ZD Founder’s Reserve Pinot Noir, Carneros

Paula & SteveSmith

PROUDLY SUPPORT

Vista Center

for The Blind andVisually Impaired

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Menlo Charity Horse Showbenefiting Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

August 9-14, 2016, 7 am to 7 pm190 Park Lane, Atherton, CA 94027

$10 per day(children under 12 complimentary)

• Over 600 of the West Coast’s top riders and their horses competing in Olympic-style open-field jumping

• Non-stop competition in 3 arenas daily

• Over forty equestrian boutiques

• Refreshments available on the grounds

• Over $150,000 in prize money and awards

Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Horse Show Committee

salute our exhibitors and sponsors for their generosity.

For futher information call: (650) 701-0542www.menlohorseshow.org

SILENT AUCTION

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silent auctioncategories

Indulge

Lots 101 - 110Enhance your life with services, products and experiences that tempt, pamper and treat you.

Pouring Vintners

Lots 201 - 213In addition to their generous offering for your tasting and dining pleasure, our Pouring Vintners have contributed experiences and wines created expressly for our Vintage Affaire guests.

Special Moments

Lots 301 - 312Includes short local get-aways, fun experiences, sports packages and above all, unique opportunities you won’t be able to resist.

Winning Wines

Lots 501 - 520As is always the case, you have many outstanding opportunities to enhance your own wine cellar and take home a bounty of special and rare wines generously provided by our Vintage Affaire donors.

Callan is proud to sponsor Vintage Affaire, benefitting the Vista Center for the Blind.

AtlantaChicagoDenver

New JerseySan Francisco

www.callan.com

SILENT AUCTION SILENT AUCTION

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INDULGE

LOT 101 A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR YOUR FINE WINESYour investment in fine wines is only as good as their proper storage. Let The WineBank in Menlo Park protect your collection with a locker holding up to 20 cases for one year. This state-of-the-art facility offers convenient and secure temperature-controlled storage of your finest vintages. The value of this lot may be applied to the rental of a locker already occupied.1 20-Case Locker for 1 Year 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by The WineBank

LOT 102 UP THE WOW FACTOR IN YOUR GARDEN!Give your garden a facelift! Work with Suzanne Legallet, local horticulturist and gardener extraordinaire to add sparkle to your garden. She will share 6 hours of consulting time to offer plant suggestions and improvements that will give your garden a lush and inviting look. Use this certificate before June 18, 2017.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Suzanne Legallet

LOT 103SUMMER STUNNERS Carmen Priolo honed her extraordinary design skills throughout Europe – Italy, Germany and England – before moving to the U.S. where she fell in love with the beauty and serenity of Carmel and moved there in 1989. Her pieces are one of a kind. You will be the

proud owner of this stunning necklace and coordinating earrings featuring 8mm pearls and turquoise.1 necklace and 1 pair of earrings in allDonated by Carmen Priolo Design

LOT 104 CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF YOUR FAMILY Joshua Ets-Hokin has been photographing Bay Area families for over 25 years. He guarantees that you will not only be happy with your photographs but thrilled. He will spend all the time necessary to understand and create photographs of you and your family that will be keepsakes forever. Voted “Best of the Bay” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua gives you a $500 gift card or a hand-printed black and white photograph matted to 16 x 20. This package is non-transferable. Weekend and holiday upgrades are available. Mail your activation card within 30 days to activate your certificate. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Ets-Hokin Studio

LOT 105 LUXE LUX EYEWEAR FOR HIM AND HER Lux is the Peninsula’s premier destination for eyewear, offering the finest optical materials with uniquely iconic, artisan designs. Decorated with Austrian crystals, sunglasses for her by Judith Leiber are sure to add elegance to everyday wear. David Yurman for him features a handsome titanium detail. Each creation is executed with a meticulous attention to detail. Two Sunglasses in allDonated by Lux Eyewear


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LOT 106BREW YOUR OWN BEER AT DIVING DOG Brew and bottle your own beer at Uptown Oakland’s hottest brew house. The Diving Dog is located at 1802 Telegraph Avenue, across from the Fox Theater and next to the 19th Street Bart Station. Diving Dog provides the recipes, ingredients and instructions to brew and bottle your own beer. You choose one of the 20 recipes covering all major styles. Your beer then ferments onsite in a temperature-controlled room for a few weeks (timing dependent on the style chosen). Once fermented, your beer is then filtered, carbonated, kegged and ready for your follow-up bottling appointment. One brew-session (kettle) yields approximately 6 cases of 12 / 22-oz bottles of beer. Provide the artwork and Diving Dog will provide you with your own custom labels. Make a party out of it and bring your friends or office mates! Your brew session must be scheduled online at www.divingdogbrew.com. Must be used by June 30, 2017.1 Gift Certificate (Mounted on Bottle) in allDonated by Terri and Tom Bailard

LOT 107DESIGN CONSULTATION WITH MICHAEL MERRILL Michael Merrill Design Studio is one of San Francisco’s premier residential interior designers. Let Michael come into your home for a 2-hour site evaluation, consultation and budget discussion to assess your needs and desires, and to offer his vision. Appointment to be scheduled for a mutually convenient date and time. Expires June 18, 2017. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Michael Merrill Design Studio

LOT 108SAY CHEESE FOR A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY PORTRAIT Enjoy a weekday family portrait session from Eric Schumacher Fine Photography. Specializing in fine art, black and white, one-of-a-kind documentary-style photographs, Eric focuses on the relationships among family members and the joy they bring each other. Eric will personally review your images and curate the perfect photographic collection for your home. This includes a signed museum quality, black and white photograph matted to 16 x 20 or a $500 print credit. This is non-transferable and must be used by June 18, 2017.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Schumacher Photography

LOT 109FUN AND FUNCTIONAL PLADRA PLAID These fun, fashionable and functional shirts (one women’s and one men’s) are sure to become your favorites. You’ll feel good wearing it at your favorite Giant’s game or when you’re out about town. Pladra, founded in 2013, is built on the foundation of quality of construction and materials. Traditional design combined with distinctive details make a Pladra shirt stand out from the traditional flannel. Additional sizes available. 2 shirts in allDonated by Kathy and Michael Ladra

LOT 110CARRY ME AWAY!Carry your wine in style with this handy two-bottle tote made of salvaged, old-growth redwood. Pairs well with red or white!Donated by Peter Moore


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POURING VINTNERS

LOT 201 MAGNIFICENT MONTE BELLO The exotic, flamboyant Ridge Vineyards 2013 Monte Bello, a 3-decade wine for longevity, is voluptuous, layered, seamless and concentrated yet still elegant. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, with a small amount of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, it offers great polish and depth, with mountain briar and cassis fruit, licorice, flowers, wet stone mineral and sweet toasted oak. The wine is full, richly structured, with firm acidity and tannins and a long, intense finish. Since its first commercial release in the early 1960s, Ridge Monte Bello has remained one of the most pedigreed wines in the U.S.Ridge Vineyards 2013 Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains(1 3-liter bottle) 1 3-liter bottle in allDonated by Ridge Vineyards

LOT 202 MINDEGO RIDGE TOUR, TASTING AND DINNER IN THE VINEYARD FOR SIX Six friends will enjoy an exclusive visit to Mindego Ridge Vineyard, a private vineyard gem in the Santa Cruz Mountains on a bucolic estate with 10-acres planted to vine. Wines are made by acclaimed vintner, Ehren Jordan, of Turley and Failla pedigree. Mindego Ridge Vineyard is not open to the public so take advantage of this unique opportunity to tour Mindego Ridge’s beautiful site with proprietors Dave and Stacey Gollnick and enjoy their single vineyard, estate grown wines, both library and current releases. Then enjoy a four course farm-to-table dinner in the vineyard. This lot includes a 1-year complimentary membership to Mindego Ridge Vineyard’s

Collector’s Club, which includes Spring and Fall shipments of 6 bottles each and other special members-only vineyard events.Tour, Tasting and Dinner for 62 Gift Certificates in allDonated by Mindego Ridge Vineyard

LOT 203 VINEYARD VIEW TOUR AND TASTING AT ZD FOR FOURVisit ZD Wines and enjoy a Vineyard View Tour for 4 guests. Following a behind-the-scenes tour of ZD’s cellar and a barrel sampling, you will enjoy a private, seated tasting of reserve wines in the Vineyard View Room. Each wine is complemented with artisan cheese and charcuterie, finishing with a decadent chocolate truffle. The winning bidder will receive a magnum of ZD’s 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon and a magnum of ZD’s 2014 Chardonnay.Tour and Tasting for 4ZD 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (1 magnum)ZD 2014 Chardonnay (1 magnum)1 Gift Certificate and 2 magnums in allDonated by ZD Wines

LOT 204 PHIFER PAVITT TOUR AND TASTING FOR FOUR The winning bidder will enjoy a tour and tasting for 4 at the Phifer Pavitt Winery. This lot also includes 3 bottles of Phifer Pavitt 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Date Night, rich, wild, and densely layered, with focused, silky flavors and velvety tannins, structured to afford delicious drinking through 2035. The 2015 Sauvignon Blanc is vibrant and lively, showcasing citrus, peach and melon, with an elegant minerality. Tour and Tasting for 4


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Phifer Pavitt 2012 Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (3)Phifer Pavitt 2015 Date Night Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley (3) 1 Gift Certificate and 6 bottles in allDonated by Phifer Pavitt Winery

LOT 205 RAMEY – A CALIFORNIA WINE PIONEER NOTED FOR BENCHMARK CALIFORNIA STYLEDavid Ramey is widely acknowledged to be among the wine pioneers whose efforts helped raise the bar for all California winemakers. He produces handcrafted wines in an Old World tradition, coupled with New World innovation and California terroir. His traditional, artisan techniques create the elegance and richness of Ramey wines. Ramey Chardonnay shows great depth of flavor, aromatic complexity and a fine balance between richness and delicacy. Ramey Cabernet is velvety textured, weighty and balanced, with lots of fruit and tannin. Ramey Wine Cellars 2008 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Carneros (1 etched 3-liter bottle) Ramey Wine Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon “Annum” Napa Valley (1 etched 3-liter bottle) 2 etched 3-liter bottles in allDonated by Ramey Wine Cellars

LOT 206 DISTINCTIVE DESANTE DeSante produces wines that are fresh, fragrant, elegant and flavorful and this lot is solid affirmation of that. The Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon is a bold red capable of aging 15-20 years. The fruit is from the prestigious 100-point Fortuna Vineyard. The Rutherford Cabernet offers mild, smooth tannins and is full and

sweet. The Old Vine Chardonnay, from vines planted in the early 60s, is fruit-driven, with a stripe of minerality. It is crisp, with a toasty note on the long finish. The Old Vines White is produced from heritage grape varieties, dry farmed since the mid-50s, with vines ranging from 50-90 years of age. It is fresh, broad and focused. DeSante Wines 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville (2 magnums) DeSante Wines 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford (2 magnums) DeSante Wines 2013 The Old Vines White Napa Valley (2 magnums) DeSante Wines 2014 Chardonnay Old Vine Napa Valley (2 magnums) 8 magnums in allDonated by DeSante Wines

LOT 207 BELL WINE TASTING AND TOUR FOR EIGHT Established in 1991, Bell Wine Cellars is a small family-owned winery in Yountville dedicated to producing handcrafted Napa Valley wines. You will be the lucky recipient of a Grape to Glass Tasting and Tour for 8 guests. Greeted with delicious sparkling wine, you will have the opportunity to take a tour of the vineyard and winemaking facility and receive an in-depth history of the winery. Appreciate a taste of 5 of their current wines along with a yummy cheese pairing.Grape to Glass Tasting and Tour for 8 guests1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Bell Wine Cellars

LOT 208PRIVATE TOUR AND TASTING AT TESTAROSSA FOR TWELVE Enjoy a private tour and wine and cheese paired tasting for 12 guests at Testarossa’s 19th century stone winery in the heart of Los Gatos. The beautiful winery, on the site of the caves and cellars of the old Novitiate winery, was founded in 1993 by Diana and Rob Jensen.


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Experience the rustic elegance of the historic winery and a salon-style wine tasting of some of Testarossa’s acclaimed single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs paired with a selection of artisan cheeses. The winning bidder will also receive a magnum of the Testarossa 2013 Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir and a magnum of the Testarossa 2013 Dos Rubios Vineyard Pinot Noir. Tour and Tasting for 12Testarossa 2013 Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard (1 magnum)Testarossa 2013 Pinot Noir Dos Rubios Vineyard (1 magnum)1 Gift Certificate and 2 magnums in allDonated by Testarossa Winery

LOT 209 A TASTE OF HALL CULINARY PROGRAM EXPERIENCE FOR EIGHTTour the HALL 33-acre property in St. Helena, the historic 150-year-old Bergfeld Vineyard, and lush gardens. Enjoy a cooking demonstration in the St. Helena demo kitchen, followed by a multi-course, seasonal food pairing with a generous flight of current release HALL wines. HALL Wines is a critically acclaimed producer of artisan Napa Valley Cabernets in two locations, St. Helena and Rutherford. The winning bidder will take home a 3-liter bottle of the HALL 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet.Private Taste of Hall Culinary Program ExperienceHALL 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet (1 3-liter)1 Gift Certificate and 1 3-liter bottle in allDonated by HALL Wines

LOT 210 FREEMARK ABBEY – EXCELLENT NAPA VALLEY WINE Freemark Abbey’s Bosché Vineyard has been regarded as one of California’s leading vineyards for over 40 years and the Bosché Cabernets are legendary. Named for John Bosché, the San Francisco attorney who planted the 21-acre vineyard in Napa’s Rutherford Bench, the Cabernet Bosché was one of Napa’s first vineyard-designate wines. The 1999 Cabernet Bosché is balanced, complex, elegant and long, showing black cherry, plum, currant, spice, earth and sage, with good acids and tannins and a chocolate-tinged finish. The 1999 Sycamore Cabernet is very flavorful, fruit flavors abound, hinting of berries, cranberries, black cherries, plums and raisins, accented by dried bay leaves, cedar, vanilla, pepper and spicy oak.Freemark Abbey 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Bosché Vineyard Rutherford (2 magnums) Freemark Abbey 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Sycamore Vineyard Rutherford (2 magnums) 4 magnums in allDonated by Freemark Abbey

LOT 211 SKIPSTONE TOUR AND TASTING FOR SIX Six guests will enjoy a private tour at Skipstone, a 200-acre estate situated between two hillsides in the mountains overlooking the Alexander Valley. Skipstone makes exceptional terroir-driven wines from their organically farmed vineyards. Following your tour, taste the wines paired with a luncheon. After the tour, take home 6 bottles of the 2013 Oliver’s Blend. Tour and tasting to be scheduled Monday through Friday only.Private estate tour and paired lunch for 61 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Skipstone


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LOT 212 GARY FARRELL SENSE OF PLACE TERROIR TASTING FOR SIXCome to Gary Farrell’s private tasting salon to explore the renowned Russian River Valley vineyards by sampling a flight of current and library release wines. Personally hosted by an estate ambassador, this educational experience features 6 highly allocated releases of single vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, highlighting the elegance, balance and natural acidity that is their winemaking hallmark. Included is a wooden box containing a bottle of the Gary Farrell Rochioli Chardonnay from 2011, 2012 and 2013.Sense of Place Terroir Tasting Experience for 6Gary Farrell 2011 Chardonnay Rochioli (1) Gary Farrell 2012 Chardonnay Rochioli (1) Gary Farrell 2013 Chardonnay Rochioli (1) 1 Gift Certificate and 3 bottles in allDonated by Gary Farrell

LOT 213 DUCKHORN VINEYARDS TASTING FOR TWO AT THEIR THREE WINERIESEnjoy the “Elevated Tasting Experience” for 2 guests at 3 wineries: Duckhorn Vineyards, Paraduxx and Goldeneye. Duckhorn has been crafting distinctive Bordeaux varietals, especially top-notch Merlot wines, since the late 1970s, maintaining their tradition of quality and excellence. The Duckhorn family includes Duckhorn Vineyards in St. Helena, Paraduxx Winery on the Silverado Trail near Yountville in the center of Napa Valley and Goldeneye Winery on Hwy 128 in Philo, the heart of Anderson Valley. The lot also includes 2 wines from 2012. The Duckhorn Merlot, in a 3-liter bottle, offers rich, soft, spicy red and blue fruit, supported by structured tannins, accented with notes of chocolate and cedar. The Goldeneye Pinot Noir, in magnum, is rich and robust, with sweet

and savory elements, hinting of earth, leather, lavender, cherry, plum, black currant, chocolate and oak.Elevated Tasting Experience for 2 guests at 3 WineriesDuckhorn Vineyards 2012 Merlot in Original Wood Box (1 3-liter) Goldeneye 2012 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley (1 magnum) 1 Gift Certificate, 1 magnum and 1 3-liter bottle in allDonated by Duckhorn Vineyards

SPECIAL MOMENTS

LOT 301 TRUMP, NO TRUMP – IT’S BRIDGE, NOT POLITICSSuzanne Legallet and Cynthia Hockey will be your hostesses for two tables at party-style bridge at the Menlo Circus Club. You and 5 friends will play bridge in style, situated in a lovely setting and enjoying a fabulous luncheon as well. Prizes and party favors will add flair to this special afternoon. Arrange for a mutually agreeable date before June 1, 2017.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Suzanne Legallet and Cynthia Hockey

LOT 302MARINE MAMMAL CENTER – TIME TO GO HOME The core work of the Marine Mammal Center is the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured marine mammals. Every year, the Center helps roughly 600 distressed marine mammals, rescuing them and rehabilitating them at their state-of-the-art hospital facilities in the Marin Headlands. Release back to the wild is the


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ultimate goal for every animal treated by the Center. The winning bidder and 3 friends will participate in a release event to send a lucky Center patient back to its home in the wild. Release event to be scheduled in the Spring-Summer of 2017. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by The Marine Mammal Center

LOT 303 TOUR AND TASTING FOR FOUR AT GLORIA FERRER CAVES & VINEYARDSGloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards is a renowned sparkling wine house located in the beautiful rolling hills of the Sonoma Carneros region of Northern California. One of their Wine Educators will take the 4 of you on a private tour, where you will taste a selection of their award-winning wines, learn about the intricate traditional méthode champenoise winemaking process, as well as the Ferrer families’ century-old rich winemaking history. Afterward you will have access to Gloria Ferrer’s exclusive Wine Club area to enjoy breathtaking panoramic views from the Vista Terrace overlooking their estate vineyards. To commemorate the event, you will take home a magnum of the Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut after the tour. This crisp, toasty, elegant wine is lively, with creamy Asian pear and citrus aromas and crisp apple, yeasty cinnamon and mineral flavors.Tour and Tasting for 41 Gift Certificate in all Donated by Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards

LOT 304 IDYLLIC OCEANSIDE RETREAT AT THE INN AT SPANISH BAY Enjoy a 2-night stay in a garden view room at The Inn at Spanish Bay and golf for 2 players (including cart) on The Links at Spanish Bay. Non-golfers may use the golf credit for spa, restaurant or other

Inn amenities at Pebble Beach Company properties. Located on the scenic 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, the Inn is renowned for legendary service, luxurious accommodations and elegant dining. Relax in the beautiful setting among the Monterey Pines and the Pacific Ocean. Use after June 30, 2017 may be subject to a rate increase.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Barb and Ron Peyton

LOT 305 FABULOUS FILOLI GARDENS AND HOUSE TOUR FOR TWELVEEnjoy a private tour of Filoli’s Gardens and House for 12 people and be transported to another era. The 654-acre estate, situated 30 miles south of San Francisco on the eastern slope of the Coast Range, has 16 acres of magnificent formal gardens surrounding the historic house. It is one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th Century. Knowledgeable docent Suzanne Legallet will guide you through Filoli on a specially arranged tour of this beloved Peninsula landmark. Available Tuesday through Sunday on a mutually agreeable date, to be used before June 18, 2017. Please schedule at least 3 months in advance.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Suzanne Legallet

LOT 306MELT STRESS AWAY AT SEA RANCH Escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and unwind on the beautiful and rugged Mendocino/Sonoma Coast. You will enjoy a 4 day, 3 night stay in a newly remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath house at Sea Ranch, located along a spectacular 10-mile stretch of


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the Pacific Coast. Delight in the ocean view and beautiful sunsets from a private, outdoor hot tub. De-stress in the serenity of the redwood groves, grassy bluffs and lovely meadows. Enjoy golf, fishing, kayaking, tennis, swimming, hiking and picnicking. Dates must be mutually agreeable and used by June 18, 2017. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by DPR Construction

LOT 307TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME San Francisco Giants vs Colorado RockiesStay for the most spectacular fireworks in the Bay AreaMonday, July 4, 2016 at 1:05 pm4 tickets in LB 104, Row 25, Seats 5-8Donated by Patterson + Sheridan

LOT 308BATTER UP San Francisco Giants vs Baltimore OriolesGaylord Perry Statue DedicationSaturday, August 13, 2016 at 6:05 pm4 tickets in LB 104, Row 25, Seats 5-8Donated by Patterson + Sheridan LOT 309 BATTLE OF THE TWO CALIFORNIAS San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles DodgersWillie Mac Award PresentationFriday, September 30, 2016 at 7:15 pm4 tickets in LB 104, Row 25, Seats 5-8Donated by Patterson + Sheridan

LOT 310SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Sunday, October 23, 2016 Levi Stadium4 tickets: Section C239, Row 7, seats 13-16These tickets are on the 45-yard line, in the shadow of the suite tower (i.e. not on the sunny side). Enjoy premium seating at the world’s top sports venue as the Niners take on the Buccaneers just about mid-season under new coach Chip Kelly.Donated by an Anonymous Donor

LOT 311 THE ESTATE COLLECTION FROM FAR NIENTE INCLUDING TWO WINERY VISITS FOR FOUR For those who want a taste of everything they make, The Estate Collection contains 4 bottles, presented in a custom-made wooden box, each an iconic wine representative of Far Niente’s family of wineries. Established in 1979, Far Niente specializes in making luxury class wines that consistently deliver beautiful depth and structure with an elegant touch. This lot also includes winery tours and tastings for 4 at both Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel Wineries. At Far Niente, visit the historic tri-level winery built into the hillside, with its 13 acres of stunning gardens and see the 400,000 square feet of wine aging caves, followed by a tasting of current releases and wines from the Cave Collection with seasonal cheese pairings. At Nickel & Nickel, see the classic barns, Queen Anne style home and historic 1880s farmstead winery on 42 acres, as well as the underground barrel aging cellar, followed by a seated, guided tasting of wines paired with artisanal cheeses.Far Niente 2014 Chardonnay Napa Valley (1) Nickel & Nickel 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Branding Iron Oakville (1) EnRoute 2013 Pinot Noir Les Pommiers Russian River Valley (1) Dolce 2009 Late Harvest Napa Valley (1 375ml) 2 Winery Tours and Tastings for 4


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2 Gift Certificates and 4 bottles in a custom-made wooden box in allDonated by Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel, EnRoute Wineries and Dolce

LOT 312 ORACLE TASTING FOR FOUR -- INSPIRATION AND REVELATION AT MINER FAMILY WINERYFour guests will enjoy a special cave tour and barrel tasting of The Oracle, Miner’s flagship wine at Miner Family Winery in Oakville. The Oracle is an exceptionally balanced, full-bodied red blend produced from grapes grown at the Stagecoach Vineyard in the eastern hills of Napa Valley. The wine features all 5 Bordeaux family wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. The 2011 Oracle, Merlot-driven, is decadent yet reserved, with lush aromatics and flavors of fruit. Acids and tannins are beautifully balanced and the wine is structured for graceful aging. Tour and Tasting for 4Oracle 2011 Red Napa Valley (1 magnum) 1 Gift Certificate and 1 magnum in allDonated by Miner Family Winery

WINNING WINES

LOT 501 CHILEAN CHARM A joint venture between France’s Baron Philippe de Rothschild and the Chilean powerhouse of Concha y Toro, Almaviva, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère, is a seductive, smooth, lush

wine. Scents and tastes are rich, velvety and balanced nuanced with berries, cherries, plums, cocoa, incense, oak and leather.Vina Almaviva 2004 Puente Alto Chile (1) 1 bottle in allDonated by the Walsh Family

LOT 502 SOUTHERN STARS – BORDEAUX-STYLED AUSTRALIAN WINESThe Shiraz-based, Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale wines are big, full-bodied and rich. Torbreck, which has a small amount of Viognier in the oak-aged blend, offers blackberries, truffles, flowers and savory tannins. The Rockford wine shows a delightful array of sweet fruit and oak, leather, spice and earth. Burge is a full-throttle, complex wine that is still refined and focused. Lindemans wines are made from older vines, full of berries, spice and mocha notes. Limelight is aromatic and packed with sweet, dark fruit. Larrikin is mouthfilling and fleshy, with lovely black fruit. Paxton is beautifully scented, with good fruit intensity.Torbreck 2004 Descendant Shiraz-Viognier Barossa Valley (1)Rockford 2002 Basket Press Shiraz Barossa Valley (1) Burge 1996 Shiraz Reserve Draycott Barossa Valley (2) Lindemans 1997 Shiraz Cabernet Limestone Ridge (1) Lindemans 1991 Shiraz Cabernet Limestone Ridge (1) Limelight 1998 Shiraz McLaren Vale (2) Larrikin 1998 Shiraz Barossa Valley (1) Paxton 1998 Shiraz McLaren Vale (2) 11 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family and the Haley Family


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LOT 503 PRODIGIOUS PORTS FROM THE CLASSIC VINTAGES OF 1977, 1985 AND 1997 The vintages of 1977, 1985 and 1997 are among the greats of the 20th century. Most houses declared and the wines have aged amazingly well, yielding outstanding wines that are elegant and complex. The 1977 Graham is elegant, balanced, vibrant and full-bodied, offering cherry, mulberry, blueberry and spice, ending in a long finish. The 1985 Graham is still youthful, showing great color, extract, fruit intensity and depth, accented with sweet plum, spice and sandalwood. Acidity is crisp and tannins are soft. The 1997 Fonseca is smooth, elegant and complex, with a floral nose, etched with berries, tobacco, cedar and spice. It has great depth, rich fruit, round tannins and excellent length. W & J Graham 1977 Vintage Port (2) W & J Graham 1985 Vintage Port (2) Fonseca 1997 Vintage Port (2) 6 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family and Dr. and Mrs. James Losito

LOT 504 CLOS DE LA TECH – UNCOMPROMISING PINOT NOIR Clos de la Tech, an artisan winery located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, only released its debut vintage in 2000. But the winery has already developed a stellar reputation for making lovely, elegant Pinots, renowned as one of the most ambitious and innovative Pinot producers in California. They have adopted the winemaking process used at Domaine de la Romanée Conti in Burgundy as the baseline for how to make wine. They produce 5 exciting, terroir-driven Pinots from 3 estate vineyards. They are lovely, elegant, silky and smooth, with excellent aging potential, arguably among the top Pinots grown outside France. Clos de la Tech 2009 Pinot Noir Domaine Lois Louise Twisty Ridge (1)

Clos de la Tech 2009 Pinot Noir Domaine Valeta Sunny Slope (1) Clos de la Tech 2009 Pinot Noir Domaine Lois Louise Cote Sud (1) Clos de la Tech 2010 Pinot Noir Domaine Lois Louise Cote Sud (3) Clos de la Tech 2010 Pinot Noir Domaine Lois Louise Twisty Ridge (3) Clos de la Tech 2010 Pinot Noir Domaine du Docteur Rodgers (2) Clos de la Tech 2010 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountain Estate (2)Clos de la Tech 2010 Pinot Noir Domaine Valeta Sunny Slope (2) 15 bottles in allDonated by an Anonymous Donor

LOT 505 BEWITCHING BANDOL – BEAUTIFUL WINE WITH CLASS AND AGEABILITY With every swallow of Bandol, you will imbibe the spirit of Provence – lavender, rolling hills, olive trees, steep and terraced vineyards and incredible cuisine. Domaine Tempier, producing wines since 1834 in the heart of Provence, is the archetype of an Old World winery, an icon of deep history and tradition. Bandol is a little tourist town on the Mediterranean coast. The winery is owned by the Peyraud family, among the finest producers in Provence. Bandol’s Cuvée La Tourtine, a blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan, is redolent of blackberry, dark cherry, cassis, cedar, leather and spice, with good acidity, moderate tannins, and an underlying minerality. The La Migoua, a blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah is deep, structured, concentrated and refined, with notes of blackberry, plum, cherry, flowers, mocha and spice. The wines, sourced from 40+ year old vines, are full, balanced and well-defined, ending in long, rich finishes, with a potential for aging of 20+ years. Domaine Tempier 2004 Bandol La Tourtine (1) Domaine Tempier 2005 Bandol La Tourtine (1) Domaine Tempier 2006 Bandol La Tourtine (1) Domaine Tempier 2007 Bandol La Tourtine (1) Domaine Tempier 2008 Bandol La Tourtine (1)


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Domaine Tempier 2009 Bandol La Tourtine (1) Domaine Tempier 2004 Bandol La Migoua (1) Domaine Tempier 2005 Bandol La Migoua (1) Domaine Tempier 2006 Bandol La Migoua (1) Domaine Tempier 2007 Bandol La Migoua (1) Domaine Tempier 2008 Bandol La Migoua (1) Domaine Tempier 2009 Bandol La Migoua (1) 12 bottles in allDonated by the Vintage Affaire Cellar

LOT 506 FAILLA WINES – A REFERENCE POINT WINERY FOR THE SONOMA COASTFailla is noted for producing elegant, cool-climate, finesse-styled wines influenced by European rather than New World models. The Chardonnay is crisp, vibrant, and tangy, showing notes of lemon oil, flowers, citrus, mineral and spice. The Pinot Noir is elegant, textured and supple, ending in a lingering, sweetly spicy finish.Failla Wines 2014 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (1 magnum) Failla Wines 2014 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (1 magnum) 2 magnums in allDonated by Failla Wines

LOT 507 POWERFUL, COMPLEX WINES FROM MARCASSIN AND PETER MICHAELMarcassin wines are produced by Helen Turley and John Wetlaufer, renowned winemakers, entrepreneurs and consultants. Their Chardonnays are consistently among the finest anywhere and their Pinots are very highly-rated. The Marcassin Chardonnay is full-blown, mature, layered and complex, with zesty acidity, redolent of

anise, smoky oak, fig, apricot, honeysuckle, citrus, peach and gravel. Marcassin’s Pinot, with a floral/savory character, reveals red and black fruit including pomegranate, plum, cassis and dark cherry, etched with crushed flowers, herbs, tobacco, anise and a note of foresty underbrush. Peter Michael wines, prized for their luscious mountain-grown fruit, are elegant and powerful, yet graceful and harmonious. Sir Peter Michael, a London-born computer engineer, attributes his vinous success to mountain vineyards, classical winemaking and limited production. Les Pavots, his flagship wine, a Bordeaux blend, shows lovely fruit concentration, blackberry, cassis, plum and cherry. The wine is full, dense, seamless and supple, with added notes of espresso, spice and vanilla, culminating in a long, sweet finish. Peter Michael’s Chardonnay has a heady, exotic perfume of pear, peach, lemon, lees, smoke and flowers. It is rich, weighty and zesty, with flavors of citrus, butterscotch, tropical fruit, a mineral underpinning and a complex finish with touches of fig and melon.Marcassin 2009 Estate Chardonnay Sonoma Coast (1) Marcassin 2010 Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard Sonoma Coast (1) Peter Michael 2009 Ma Belle-Fille Chardonnay Knights Valley (1) Peter Michael 2009 Les Pavots Estate Red Knights Valley (1) 4 bottles in allDonated by Marla Stark and Doug Collom

LOT 508NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR These seven producers are noted for making delicious cool climate wines. Drew Family is one of the popular Pinot producers in Anderson Valley. Freeman makes wines approachable on release but structured to allow additional development over the long term. Sojourn is a Sonoma-based artisan winery, following a hands-off natural winemaking style. Small Vines makes pure, balanced wines that are silky and sexy with dark palate notes from its estate vineyard near Sebastopol. Londer Vineyard, one of the coolest of the area,


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makes highly acclaimed wines. Peay Winery, also located on the west Sonoma coast, makes Pinots of rare intensity and precision. Twomey Cellars grows grapes in the coastal regions of California and Oregon believing the maritime influence creates the ideal environment for growing the finest grapes. Drew Family 2011 Pinot Noir Morning Dew Ranch Anderson Valley (1) Drew Family 2012 Pinot Noir Balo Anderson Valley (1) Drew Family 2012 Pinot Noir Fog Eater Anderson Valley (1) Freeman 2009 Pinot Noir Akiko’s Sonoma (1) Small Vines 2012 Pinot Noir Rosé Sonoma (1) Small Vines 2011 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (1)Sojourn 2007 Pinot Noir Windsor Oaks Sonoma (1) Sojourn 2007 Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Sonoma (1) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (2) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Wohler Vineyard Russian River Valley (1) Londer 2009 Pinot Noir Corby Anderson Valley (2) Londer 2009 Pinot Noir Paraboll Anderson Valley (1) Londer 2010 Pinot Noir Londer Vineyard Anderson Valley (1) Londer 2010 Pinot Noir Ferrington Anderson Valley (1) Peay 2009 Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf Sonoma (2) Twomey Cellars 2012 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (1) 19 bottles in all Donated by Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson, Linda and Anthony Meier and an Anonymous Donor

LOT 509 SWEET SEDUCTION FROM AROUND THE GLOBE The NV Cockburn’s Port is lush, velvety and flavorful in a lighter-styled, casual Port. The 1983 Ficklin, aged in oak, is aromatic and lush. The NV Ficklin Tawny Port offers aromas of fine cognac and a finish of rich vanilla and wood. The 1998 Rutherford Hill Zinfandel Port reveals pleasing aromas and flavors that are only slightly sweet. V. Sattui’s NV Madeira Reserve is solera made, wood-

aged and fortified with brandy. Cockburn NV Porto Special Reserve (1) Ficklin 1983 Special Bottling #6 Central Valley (1) Ficklin NV 10 Years #9 Tawny Port (1) Rutherford Hill 1988 Zinfandel Port (1) V. Sattui NV Madeira Reserve (1) 5 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family

LOT 510 RHONES RULE!!The Châteauneuf du Pape, a stunning, world renowned Rhone is produced by Château de Beaucastel, owned by the Perrin brothers. The 2000 vintage is dense, dark, packed with layers of fruit, tannin and a multitude of delightfully enticing aromas and flavors of black fruit, wood, spice, leather, earth, smoke and chocolate. The wines have fine tannins, good acidity and excellent length.Perrin & Fils Château de Beaucastel 2000 Châteauneuf du Pape (4) 4 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family

LOT 511 SILVER OAK – LIFE IS A CABERNET!Silver Oak, long one of California’s most successful wineries, produces highly collectible Cabernets prized for their deep, concentrated, powerful ripe fruit. Sourced from both Napa and Alexander Valleys, the wines are richly textured and opulent on the day of release as well as after 20+ years of aging, attributable to extended aging in both barrel and bottle. Silver Oak 1993 Napa Valley (1) Silver Oak 1994 Alexander Valley (1)


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Silver Oak 1995 Napa Valley (1) Silver Oak 1996 Napa Valley (1) Silver Oak 1996 Alexander Valley (1) Silver Oak 2011 Alexander Valley (1) 6 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family, Dr. and Mrs. James Losito, the Taube Family and Glenn Procter

LOT 512 BUY! BUY! BLACKBIRD – LUSTY AND DECADENT ARTISAN WINESBlackbird Vineyards produces Pomerol-inspired Merlot from its location in the Oak Knoll District in Napa Valley. This ultra-premium label is part of the Bespoke Collection of limited production, artisan wines led by Proprietor Michael Polenske and President Paul Leary. Renowned winemaker Aaron Pott makes these innovative, masterly blended, elegantly styled and beautifully balanced, very age-worthy wines. The Illustration is the most decadent of Blackbird wines, packed with dark fruit, chocolate, flowers, licorice, mint and coffee notes, richly textured and opulent, offering a luscious mouthfeel, and a long, lingering finish.Blackbird Vineyards 2013 Illustration Red Blend Oak Knoll (2 magnums) 2 magnums in allDonated by the Taube Family

LOT 513 PLUSH PINOTS FROM CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST Central Coast Pinots are noted for dark richness, minerality and a great potential for aging. These are some of California’s most talented Pinot Noir producers with tremendously impressive wines. The Santa Barbara region, called the “promise land” of the Pinot

Noir grape, includes Santa Rita Hills, an area renowned for complex and balanced wines full of finesse. Pinots from the Santa Lucia Highlands are consistently outstanding, rich and flavorful. The Chalone AVA is warmer and the wines tend to be more robust. Sea Smoke 2009 Pinot Noir Southing Santa Rita Hills (1) Sea Smoke 2009 Pinot Noir Ten Santa Rita Hills (1) Roar 2009 Pinot Noir Garys’ Santa Lucia Highlands (1) A.P. Vin 2011 Pinot Noir Rancho Ontiveros Santa Maria Valley (1) Fulcrum 2011 Pinot Noir Brosseau Vineyard Chalone (1) Roar 2007 Pinot Noir Garys’ Santa Lucia Highlands (1) Testarossa 2011 Pinot Noir Fogstone Santa Lucia Highlands (1) 7 bottles in allDonated by Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson, and an Anonymous Donor

LOT 514 OREGON PINOTSIt takes a great deal of care and skill to make Pinot Noir perform and its elusive charm has earned adoration from wine-lovers all over the world. While many try to emulate Burgundian style, different regions in California, Washington, New Zealand and especially Oregon have their own individual expression and interpretation of the varietal. Patricia Green Pinots are delicious, terroir-driven, sweet, velvety and very aromatic, tinged with cherries, violets, oak, herbs, earth and berries. Auteur, who also makes wines in Northern California, produces Pinots in Oregon that are big, structured, with lively acidity and a vivid intensity of fruit. Owen Roe Pinots showcase bright red fruit with delicate floral and spice notes. Domaine Serene makes Pinot from 6 vineyard sites that are complex, balanced, elegant and very age-worthy. Bethel Heights makes Pinot Noir on some of the oldest vines in the Willamette Valley. Their gnarly old vines and hillside soils produce wines with firm backbones, depth of character and distinct personality.


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Patricia Green 2008 Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge (1) Patricia Green 2010 Pinot Noir Ana (1) Patricia Green 2010 Pinot Noir Bonshaw (1) Patricia Green 2010 Pinot Noir Durant (1) Patricia Green 2010 Pinot Noir Etzel (1) Patricia Green 2010 Pinot Noir Balcombe (1) Patricia Green 2010 Pinot Noir Whistling Ridge (1) Auteur 2008 Pinot Noir Shea (1) Auteur 2008 Pinot Noir Ophelia (1) Owen Roe 2008 Pinot Noir (1) Domaine Serene 2011 Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve (1) Bethel Heights 2012 Pinot Noir Casteel Reserve Eola Amity Hills (1) 12 bottles in allDonated by Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson, and Linda and Anthony Meier

LOT 515 RIDGE MONTE BELLO – CALIFORNIA’S CHÂTEAU LATOURCalifornia’s first growth Ridge Monte Bello, the classic reference point for top quality California Cabernet, is sourced from the Santa Cruz Mountain appellation at 2,600-foot elevation. California’s Premier Cru, formerly all Cabernet, is now a Cabernet-dominant Bordeaux blend. The 1971 Monte Bello achieved international renown when it placed fifth in the famous Judgment of Paris. In the 30th anniversary of the Paris tasting in 2006, the 1971 Monte Bello was awarded first place. Award winning Paul Draper has been the chief winemaker at Ridge since 1969, making big and muscular yet graceful and elegant wines. Noted for their exceptional structure, complexity, and balance, Monte Bellos are generally 20 to 30 year wines. Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains 2008-2012 5-Bottle Vertical (1 bottle each) 5 bottles in allDonated by Polly and Eric Fox

LOT 516 CALIFORNIA ZINS AND SYRAHSRidge Vineyards is renowned for making lovely, delicious, immensely fruity and flavorful Zins that drink beautifully on release and are very age-worthy. Linne Calodo, a reference point for top Paso Robles wines, produces compelling, innovative blends, with Zinfandel as their core component, combined with Rhone varietals of Mourvèdre and Syrah for added complexity. Delectus is a small, family-owned winery handcrafting luxury red wines, especially Syrahs that are very expressive, big, bold and consistently excellent.Ridge 2013 Zinfandel 3 Valleys Sonoma County (4) Linne Calodo 2007 Zinfandel Blend Outsider Paso Robles (1) Linne Calodo 2009 Zinfandel Blend Outsider Paso Robles (1) Linne Calodo 2012 Zinfandel Blend Cherry Red Paso Robles (1) Delectus 2008 Syrah Napa Valley (4) 11 bottles in allDonated by the Haley Family and the Vintage Affaire Cellars

LOT 517 FABULOUS FAIVELEYFaiveley, a highly successful négociant and vineyard owner, is one of Burgundy’s great sources for top-quality wines. This wine is elegant, rich, concentrated and sumptuous, with velvety-textured, oak-tinged fruit. It is perfumed, balanced, rounded yet muscular, revealing lovely red fruit, leather, tobacco and spice and is very age-worthy.Domaine Faiveley 1993 Latricières Chambertin (2) 2 bottles in allDonated by The Walsh Family


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LOT 518 THE NAPA VALLEY RESERVE WINES The Napa Valley Reserve wines are produced by a private wine club started by famed cult winemaker Bill Harlan in the 1980s. The Reserve winemaking team is led by Harlan Estate winemaker Bob Levy. The 2001 Napa Valley Red is smooth, balanced, layered and firm, with rich red and black fruit, good depth, integrated tannin, notes of cedar, lead pencil and spice and an underlying minerality. The 2006 Napa Valley Red is aromatic, flavorful, velvety, vibrant and long, edged with currant, berry, cherry, plum, cedar, spice, earth and vanilla. Both wines are very age-worthy.The Napa Valley Reserve 2001 Napa Valley Red (1) The Napa Valley Reserve 2006 Napa Valley Red (1) 2 bottles in allDonated by Lynn and Tom Meredith

LOT 519 AWESOME ARIETTA – WINES THAT SINGArietta, the super-premium artisanal winery owned by Fritz Hatton, the nation’s foremost wine auctioneer, means short aria or art song. “On The White Keys,” a white Bordeaux-inspired blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, is refined, elegant, bright and vibrant, laced with white flowers, orange peel, lemon zest, subtle oak, honey and vanilla. Arietta 2013 “On The White Keys” (8) 8 bottles in allDonated by an Anonymous Donor

LOT 520CLASSIC CABERNET FROM CAYMUSCaymus is one of the world’s best selling Cabernets and the 2013 vintage is one of the greatest vintages in recent memory. The

2013 Caymus Cabernet, a blend of 8 out of 16 sub appellations, represents complexity through judicious blending. The wine is beautifully aromatic with notes of dark cherry, blackberry and vanilla that segue to a bright, balanced, explosive palate. Cassis fruit is at the center, edged with cocoa and sweet tobacco, culminating in a long, lingering and fruit laden finish.Caymus Vineyards 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (1 3-liter bottle)1 3-liter bottle in allDonated by Caymus Vineyards

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conditions of saleThe items listed in this catalog may be amended by addendum and/or announcement and will be offered for sale by Vista Center Foundation (Vintage Affaire) on the following terms and conditions.

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The Buyer must remove all auction items from the premises onJune 18, 2016. All sales are final and items may not be returned, exchanged and/or transferred. If the foregoing Conditions of Sale or any other applicable conditions herein are not complied with, Vintage Affaire may exercise all available remedies available at law or in equity, including the right to hold the Buyer liable for the bid price. In addition to other remedies available to Vintage Affaire whether in law or equity, Vintage Affaire at its option may:

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LOT 701 HEAVENLY HARLAN – NAPA’S ORIGINAL CULT WINEBill Harlan’s Harlan Estate wine has been called the “single most profound red wine” by Robert Parker, calling to mind the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. This rare, highly collectible Bordeaux blend is intense, voluptuous, rich, lush, highly extracted and very age-worthy. The 1994 Estate wine is mind-blowing from the first sniff, swirl and sip. It is beautifully perfumed, with youthful dark fruit, coffee, smoke, spice and earth, showing Pomerol-like silkiness, with rich, deep, concentrated, textured layers and a finish that goes on forever. Harlan 1994 Estate Proprietary Red Napa Valley (3) 3 bottles in allDonated by an Anonymous Donor

LOT 702 PAUILLAC POWERHOUSESThe wines of Pauillac are often considered the quintessence of Bordeaux. While fifth growth in status, Lynch-Bages has often produced wines equivalent to a second growth. The 1986 is big and weighty, with black currant, edged with earth, leather, oak and cedar. The 1989 Lynch-Bages, arguably a 50-year wine, is lovely, vital, rich, seamless and voluptuous, drinking beautifully after resolution of formidable tannins. The 1996 Latour is spectacular, sweet, pure and intense, with very high extract, redolent of cassis, mineral and spice. Powerful, rich, and very aromatic, it has great aging potential for another 25+ years. Second growth Pichon Lalande wines are renowned for their long life and remarkably consistent high quality, regardless of vintage conditions. The 1983 is still aging gracefully, redolent of lovely, sweet black fruit, accented with tobacco. The 2000 is a dramatic effort, full, opulent, silky and long, packed with cassis, espresso, violet and toast. The 1986

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Mouton, rich, dense and opulent, is nuanced with cedar, cigar box, lead pencil and lovely black fruit. The 1987 Lafite is typically elegant yet still powerful, with intense flavors, great concentration and length. Château Lynch Bages 1986 Pauillac (1)Château Latour 1996 Pauillac (1) Château Lynch Bages 1989 Pauillac (3) Château Pichon Lalande 1983 Pauillac (3) Château Pichon Lalande 2000 Pauillac (1) Château Mouton Rothschild 1986 Pauillac (1)Château Lafite Rothschild 1987 Pauillac (1)11 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family, Dr. and Mrs. James Losito, the Vintage Affaire Cellars and an Anonymous Donor

LOT 703 EIA MAKOU HAWAII! Here we are, Hawaii! Take your friends or family to enjoy 7 nights in a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on the Big Island of Hawaii in North Kohala with gorgeous views of both the ocean and mountains. Blessed by a Hawaiian Kahu, it is furnished in Hawaiian style with every modern amenity blended with the spirit of Aloha. You can enjoy these spectacular views on the lanai by the 40 foot solar heated salt water pool or its accompanying hot water spa. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood, close to the best beaches of the Kona coast and the charming town of Waimea. You will feel like a native as you head in the morning to the Fish Truck or Da Fish House for fresh fish to BBQ that evening. Don’t want to cook? Pop down to a bevy of great casual restaurants (Seafood Bar, Pesto, Kohala Burger & Taco, Hawaiian Style Café). And don’t miss Adventure X for whale watching and dolphin adventures. Eia Makou is the perfect base for exploring the diversity of the Big Island, from beaches to volcanoes. E komo mai! (Please come in!)

Note you have 2 years to schedule your winning stay. Expires June 18, 2018. 1 Gift Certificate in all Donated by Sylvie and Don Way, Elizabeth and Steve Lucchesi

LOT 704 ICONIC CHEVAL BLANC – ONE OF BORDEAUX’SLONGEST LIVED WINESA nearly 50/50 blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, with a very small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheval Blanc offers a complex, powerful perfume, polished silk and velvet textures and is very rich but never heavy. The 1982 Cheval Blanc is elegant, silky and polished, with cherries and other sweet dark fruit. The 1983 Cheval Blanc shows depth and richness, with explosive aromatics of smoke, Asian spice and coffee-etched plums and black currants, a seductive wine with velvety tannins and a silky texture. Both wines are fully mature, beautifully aged and deliver great drinking pleasure. Cheval Blancs are renowned for their long aging capabilities.Château Cheval Blanc 1982 St. Émilion (3) Château Cheval Blanc 1983 St. Émilion (2) 5 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family and Laura and Guy Conger

LOT 705ALPHA OMEGA WINES TOUR & TASTING FOR EIGHT Alpha Omega, a boutique winery from the Rutherford AVA, creates a balance between Old World and New World styles in their handcrafted, finesse-driven wines that are full, complex and fruit forward. Alpha Omega’s Flagship wine, ERA, is a handcrafted and barrel-fermented blend of Cabernet Sauvignon highlighting various terroirs in Napa Valley. The unique style of blending results


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in a wine with the perfect balance of depth, intensity and elegance. This lot includes a bottle of Alpha Omega’s 2013 ERA and a Single Vineyard 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Box of 6 bottles of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, each from an iconic and historic vineyard. The selected vineyards include: Beckstoffer Georges III, Sunshine Valley, Beckstoffer To-Kalon, Beckstoffer Las Piedras, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane and Stagecoach. These vineyards highlight the exceptional diversity of Napa Valley terroir and are components of ERA. Alpha Omega 2013 ERA Napa Valley (1) Alpha Omega 2013 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon in Original Wood Box (6) Single Vineyard Tour & Tasting for 81 Gift Certificate and 7 bottles in allDonated by Alpha Omega Wines

LOT 706UNE SOIRÉE MERVEILLEUSE French Chef, Annie Nunan, former owner and chef of Nouveau Trattoria in Palo Alto, will provide a gourmet, 4-course French dinner for 12 in your own home. Annie will work with the winning bidder to create a memorable menu. The evening will begin with light hors d’oeuvres and will continue with mouthwatering delights. A trio or harp player will add the perfect backdrop to the evening. Annie has hosted Hillary and Bill Clinton, Amy Tan and a variety of other well-known celebrities. She is returning to Vintage Affaire as one of the original auction donors!The Council 2011 Grand Cuvée Rosella’s Vineyard (3) Rombauer 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Carneros (3) Kistler 2010 Chardonnay Vine Hill Sonoma (3) Anaba 2012 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (3) Spottswoode 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (3)

Grgich Hills Violetta Late Harvest (2 375ml bottles) 1 Gift Certificate, 15 bottles and 2 375ml bottles in allDonated by Annie Nunan, The Council, the Haley Family, the Walsh Family, the Vintage Affaire Cellars and an Anonymous Donor

LOT 707 DELICIOSO! HOT REDS FROM ITALY The Super Tuscans are among the most enthralling and diversified wines in Italy. Highlighted in this varied collection of Italian beauties are wonderful bottles from Marchesi Antinori, and Tenuta San Guido. Antinori is one of Italy’s most important and world-renowned wine producers and his Tignanello is arguably the bottle that changed Italian wine forever. It is a Super Tuscan cult wine, along with his Solaia and Guado al Tasso. The Sassicaia is another of Italy’s trail-blazing Italian wines. The 1997 Solaia, aging beautifully, is fresh and focused, with red and black fruit, earth, cassis and plum. The 1986 Tignanello, evolving gracefully, is nuanced with blackberry, raspberry, tobacco and leather. The 1998 Sassicaia is thick and mouthfilling, showing body, grip and a lovely flavor of blackberry jam, earth and spice. The 2006 Guado al Tasso, full, racy and refined, offers toasty vanilla, blackberry, currant, pepper and dried flowers, with a minerally undertone. Ruffino is a paragon for Chianti and the 1988 Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale, still vibrant from its excellent acidity, hints of assorted red fruits, with resolved tannins. The Barbera d’Alba Carolina has a big frame and generous fruit, laced with smoke, licorice, toasted oak and dark cherries. Meleto’s Chianti Classico Riserva is round and velvety, with violets, cherries, berries, spice, coffee, mocha and toast. Ceretto’s Chianti Classico is robust, with good acids and tannins, dark red fruit and a full body. The 1997 Paneretta has a lovely textural richness, with red berries, rose petals and savory herbs. The Chianti Classico from Castello d’Albola is silky, balanced, elegant, vibrant and long, with appealing cherries,


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strawberries and minerals. Ricasoli, a benchmark winery for Chianti Classico, made another elegant wine in 1997, showing sweet fruit, toast, cherries, berries, violets, vanilla and spice. Firriato’s Santagostino is soft, textured and concentrated with cherries, berries, cloves, herbs, licorice and tobacco.Marchesi Antinori 1986 Tignanello Toscana (2)Marchesi Antinori 1997 Solaia Toscana (1) Marchesi Antinori 2006 Tenuta Guado al Tasso Toscana (1) Tenuta San Guido 1998 Sassicaia Bolgheri (1) Ruffino 1988 Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (1) Canonica a Cerreto 2004 Chianti Classico (1) Cascina Val del Prete 2003 Barbera d’Alba Carolina (2) Castello d’Albola 2008 Chianti Classico Estate (2) Castello di Brolio 1997 Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico (2) Castello di Meleto 2001 Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Casi (1) Castello della Paneretta 1997 Chianti Classico (1) Firriato Santagostino 2004 Rosso Baglio Soria Sicilia IGT (1) 16 bottles in allDonated by Dr. and Mrs. James Losito, the Walsh Family and the Haley Family

LOT 708VIVA L’ITALIA! Get away from it all and live like a native at La Quercia, a beautifully restored stone farmhouse that is a part of Altabella Italian Properties. You will stay 7 nights in this stunning 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom villa which sleeps up to 8 people and is ideal for 4 couples. The picturesque Niccone Valley is the perfect central point from which to explore the hill towns of both Umbria and Tuscany. It is located midway between Rome and Florence, just north of Lake Trasimeno and close to many historic Italian cities. This farmhouse boasts spectacular views and is surrounded by wild cherry trees and sheltering oaks, from which the house takes its name. Restored in the late nineties, La Quercia is a blend of old materials and modern

comforts. Rentals are from Saturday to Saturday. Winning bidder has 3 years (until June 18, 2019) to book a mutually convenient date. Airfare and ground transportation not included. This is a true country living experience and a car is needed to get to the property.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Altabella Italian Properties

LOT 709 GO GIANT OR GO HOME! Gather 19 of your friends and come cheer on the Giants towards another winning season from this luxury box ideally situated behind home plate! A $750 credit is included toward the purchase of food and beverages for you and your guests. Opening Day and all playoff games are excluded. Call after the 2017 season schedule is released and before April 2017 to schedule a mutually agreeable date. Must be used before September 1, 2017. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by DPR Construction

LOT 710ARIETTA PRIVATE TASTING WITH THE WINEMAKER AND WINE In honor of Arietta’s long association with Vintage Affaire and in celebration of its 20th Anniversary, you and 7 of your friends will be entertained by vintner and auctioneer Fritz Hatton for a musical tasting of Arietta wines in Napa. You will also receive two signed and engraved imperials (6-liter bottles) of Arietta’s most popular wines: Arietta White Wine “On The White Keys” 2013 and Arietta’s flagship wine, Arietta Red Wine H Block Hudson Vineyards 2013. The White Keys is a barrel fermented blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, and the H Block is Arietta’s flagship


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co-fermented blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, first produced in 1996. Only 5 imperials of each wine were produced, and the 2013 vintage is hailed by wine critics as the finest ever in Northern California. Tasting to be scheduled on a mutually convenient date to occur by June 18, 2018. Arietta Private Tasting for 8 Arietta 2013 “On the White Keys” (6 liter), engravedArietta 2013 H Block (6 liter), engraved1 Gift Certificate and 2 6-liter bottles in all Donated by Arietta Wine

LOT 711WINTER WONDERLAND AT CHRISTMAS Northstar is the premier destination for skiing and snowboarding. This private home, with magnificent vistas, can sleep up to 14 people with 4 bedrooms/3 baths, a spacious deck with a hot tub, a sleeping loft, and access to all Northstar Village recreation facilities. It is ideal for 4 couples. Enjoy Northstar for your own winter wonderland during the week between December 17-27 or choose a mutually agreeable week before June 18, 2017. Please schedule before October 2016.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Suzanne Legallet, Frank Galli III and Peter Galli

LOT 712SKI WEEK WONDERLAND Northstar is the premier destination for skiing and snowboarding. This private home, with magnificent vistas, can sleep up to 14 people with 4 bedrooms/3 baths, a spacious deck with a hot tub, a sleeping loft, and access to all Northstar Village recreation facilities. It is ideal for 4 couples. Enjoy Northstar for your own winter wonderland during February ski week or choose a mutually

agreeable week before June 18, 2017. Please schedule before October 2016.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Suzanne Legallet, Frank Galli III and Peter Galli

LOT 713 BORDEAUX BEAUTIESThe 1989 Angélus is rich, full-bodied, soft and opulent, with aromas and flavors of cassis, cedar, spice and vanilla. The 1995 Angélus is charming, supple, rich and full of lovely black fruit, layered with truffles and toast. The 1997 Cos d’Estournel, a second growth, offers great drinking now, with its deep fruit intensity, blackberries and cherries, edged with herbs. The wine is rich, rounded, fruity and flavorful, packed with charm. The Ducru Beaucaillou, a second growth, is the essence of elegance, symmetry and balance with class and distinction. The Smith Haut Lafitte is among the finest of Pessac Léognan wines, rich, elegant, complex and aromatic. The 1989 Gruaud Larose is rich, ripe and sweet, with lovely scents and tastes of cedar, tobacco, red and black fruit and earth.Château Angélus 1989 St. Émilion (2) Château Angélus 1995 St. Émilion (2) Château Cos d’Estournel 1997 St. Estèphe (4) Château Ducru Beaucaillou 1999 St. Julien (1)Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2003 Pessac Léognan (1) Château Gruaud Larose 1989 St. Julien (1)11 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family, Dr. and Mrs. James Losito and the Vintage Affaire Cellars

LOT 714 CALIFORNIA CULTS AND CLASSICSBeaulieu Vineyards world-class Cabernets are aromatic, beautifully balanced, smooth, silky, richly textured and long, with red and black fruit, spice, vanilla, earth, cedar and oak. Beringer’s Cabernet is bold, rich, complex, highly extracted and full of lovely fruit,


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accented with leather, spice, herbs and wood. A French-styled wine made from ripe Napa fruit, Dominus, owned by Christian Moueix, is lush and lovely, rich and concentrated, offering dark fruit, earth, pepper, spice and oak. Gemstone is a richly textured red wine from Bordeaux varietals. Staglin’s Cabernet, structured and long, with medium tannins, a polished core and fine, rich fruit etched with Rutherford dust, should keep well for years. Robert Mondavi’s Cabernets are reflective of the California icon’s energy, vision and innovation. They are elegant, structured, balanced and focused, hinting of black fruit, spice, herbs, flowers, soft tannins and toasty oak. Spottswoode, owned by the Novak family, is renowned for producing exceptional, classic, elegant, concentrated, age-worthy wines that consistently showcase the unique terroir of their St. Helena vineyard. Viader is one of Napa’s first growth wineries. Delia Viader is noted for her consistently reliable production of top quality wines. Jason Pahlmeyer makes wines of power and finesse, beginning with his iconic Napa Valley Red Bordeaux blend. BV 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve (4) BV 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve (2) Beringer 1989 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve (1 3-liter) Dominus 1991 Estate (1) Gemstone 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon (1) Staglin 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (4) Robert Mondavi 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon (6) Spottswoode 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (4) Viader 1999 Red Blend (2) Pahlmeyer 2006 Red Blend (2) Pahlmeyer 2010 Red Blend (1) 27 bottles and 1 3-liter in allDonated by the Walsh Family, the Haley Family, Serl Zimmerman and

Steven Lipson, the Taube Family, the Vintage Affaire Cellars and an Anonymous Donor

LOT 71540TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS . . . IN ATHERTON! Be transported back to Paris, 1976 and Bottle Shock! Think luscious food together with award winning wines. Organized by Steven Spurrier in 1976, French wine judges did a blind tasting, known as the Judgment of Paris, of both French and California wine. To the French judges’ chagrin, 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon was rated superior to all the Red Bordeaux and the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay (made by Mike Grgich) was also rated superior to all the white Burgundies. Steven Spurrier is a British wine expert and champion of French wines who wanted to promote the expansion of wine production in the U.S. Now you and 15 friends will be treated to a blind tasting hosted by a knowledgeable professional. Wines from the winning vineyards will be paired with delicious treats set in a French ambiance. Arrange on mutually agreeable date and to be used by June 18, 2017. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Kathy and Michael Ladra, Elizabeth and Steve Lucchesi andthe Vintage Affaire Cellars

LOT 716 BURGUNDY SUPERSTARHenri Jayer, one of Burgundy’s greatest winemakers, produced wine from his small Vosne-Romanée property, the greatest Pinot Noir village in the world. Jayer’s wines are still on collectors “must-have” lists despite his death in 2006. They vie with DRC and Pétrus for wine auctions’ most expensive wines in the last few years. The 1982 Echezeaux still shows vibrant fruit, good depth, lovely flavor, a refined texture and excellent color. Rich blackberries, black cherries, roasted plums, dark chocolate and Indian spice permeate the nose and palate, carrying through to the lingering finish. The


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wine is balanced with moderate, integrated acids and tannins.Domaine Henri Jayer 1982 Echezeaux (1) 1 bottle in allDonated by the Walsh Family

LOT 717WORLD CLASS PINOT FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Names synonymous with brilliantly crafted Pinots, Williams Selyem and Kistler are renowned for their consistently excellent and exceptional high quality, cool climate wines. Their Pinots, offering true Burgundian character, are highly sought after for their lovely hedonistic style, complex fruit profile, refined tannins and generous oak. A.P. Vin specializes in handcrafted, vineyard-designate, limited production wines. Aubert is considered one of California’s cult Pinot producers, making full-blown, hedonistic wines. Auteur is rich, vibrant, firm, tight, savory, complex and concentrated with dried berry and herb flavors, edged with spice and a licorice note. Benovia makes superbly balanced, artisan wines sourced from cool climate vineyards. Chasseur is dedicated to small lot, handcrafted wines in the old French tradition. Kanzler, located in Sebastopol, makes wines from 20-year-old vines based on Pommard Pinot clones. Fulcrum is a very small operation in Napa, making wines in Anderson Valley, Carneros, Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley and Chalone. Drew makes Pinot Noir and Syrah from its vineyards at California’s northern coastal edge. Littorai is owned by Ted Lemon, the first American ever selected as winemaker and vineyard manager of the Burgundian estate of Domaine Roulot. Martinelli has grown grapes in Sonoma County since the 1880s making wines from their family owned and operated estate. Sojourn is a Sonoma-based artisan winery making Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet, using a hands-off natural winemaking style. Merry Edwards, called the Queen of Pinot, makes her critically acclaimed wines in the Russian River Valley that are prized for their pure fruit character, elegance and charm.

Kistler 2007 Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard Sonoma (1Kistler 2007 Pinot Noir Cuvée Natalie Sonoma (1) Kistler 2007 Pinot Noir Cuvée Elizabeth Sonoma (1) Kistler 2007 Pinot Noir Cuvée Catherine Sonoma (1) Williams Selyem 2011 Pinot Noir Burt Williams Morning Dew RanchAnderson Valley (1) Williams Selyem 2007 Pinot Noir Weir Vineyard Yorkville Highlands Mendocino (1) Williams Selyem 2007 Pinot Noir Vista Verde Vineyard San Benito (1) Williams Selyem 2011 Pinot Noir Rochioli Riverblock Russian River Valley (1)A.P. Vin 2011 Pinot Noir Kanzler Sonoma (1) Aubert 2007 Pinot Noir UV Sonoma (1) Auteur 2013 Pinot Noir Manchester Ridge Mendocino (2) Benovia 2011 Pinot Noir Bella Una Russian River Valley (1)Benovia 2011 Pinot Noir Cohn Russian River Valley (1) Chasseur 2011 Pinot Noir Freestone Russian River Valley (2) Chasseur 2011 Pinot Noir Umino (1) Chasseur 2011 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (1) Kanzler 2011 Pinot Noir Sonoma (1) Fulcrum 2011 Pinot Noir Gap’s Crown Sonoma (2) Drew Family 2012 Pinot Noir Balo Anderson Valley (1) Drew Family 2012 Pinot Noir Fog Eater Anderson Valley (1) Littorai 2011 Pinot Noir Mays Canyon (1) Martinelli 2011 Pinot Noir Lolita Ranch Sonoma (1) Martinelli 2011 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch Sonoma (1) Martinelli 2011 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge Sonoma (1) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Sonoma (1) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Campbell Ranch Sonoma (1) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Silver Eagle Sonoma (1) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Ridgetop Sonoma (1) Merry Edwards 2011 Pinot Noir Olivet Lane Russian River Valley (1) Merry Edwards 2011 Pinot Noir Coopersmith Russian River Valley (1) Merry Edwards 2009 Pinot Noir Georganne Russian River Valley (1) 34 bottles in all Donated by Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson, Stephanie and Gregg von Thaden and an Anonymous Donor


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LOT 718LA FOLIE MAGNIFIQUE! Chef Roland Passot’s La Folie has continued its excellent service and fantastique food throughout its years on Russian Hill in San Francisco. La Folie is an elegant family run restaurant that continues to be rated 4 stars by the San Francisco Chronicle. 12 guests will enjoy appetizers and a 4-course French Contemporary dinner in their intimate private dining area. Corkage fees will be waived for this dinner. Any extra wine purchased at the dinner is the responsibility of the buyer. Use by June 1, 2017 on a mutually agreeable date. Not valid on Fridays, Saturdays, the month of December or holidays. Gratuity and tax are not included. The Council 2011 Grand Cuvée Rosella’s Vineyard (3) Rombauer 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Carneros (3) Kistler 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Sonoma (3) Anaba 2012 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (3) Pahlmeyer 2006 Red Blend Napa Valley (3) Grgich Hills Violetta Late Harvest (1 375ml bottle) Bonny Doon NV Marion (1 375ml bottle) 1 Gift Certificate, 15 bottles and 2 375ml bottles in allDonated by La Folie, The Council, the Walsh Family, the Taube Family and the Vintage Affaire Cellars

LOT 719FABULOUS FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI IN HAWAII Enjoy a 4 day, 3 night stay for 2 in an Ocean View room at the premier hotel on the Big Island, Four Seasons Hualalai. Nestled along the legendary Kona-Kohala Coast of Hawaii Island, Hualalai is a Hawaiian destination unlike any other. Blessed with 863 acres of lush oceanfront beauty, authentic Hawaiian artistry and the highly customized services of the award-winning Four Seasons, Hualalai is a holistic, sustainable and globally renowned community that continues to set the standard by which all other resorts are measured. Please note the following conditions that apply to this certificate:

Subject to availability and blackout dates will apply. This certificate cannot be combined with any promotional packages. It will not be replaced in case of loss nor extended beyond the expiration date of June 18, 2017. It will not be redeemable for cash. Airfare is not included. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Four Seasons Resorts

LOT 720SERENE SILVERADO Silverado Resort and Spa, in the heart of Napa Valley, offers tennis courts, swimming pools, a deluxe spa, bicycle and jogging trails, and award-winning fine and casual dining. Enjoy 4 days and 3 nights in a luxurious 3 bedroom private home at The Residences at Silverado and a foursome of golf during your stay. With over 400 wineries in close proximity, you’ll want to wend your way through the wine country, enjoying tastings and perhaps a tour or two. Please use before June 18, 2017.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by DPR Construction


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invest in vision

Every dollar raised at tonight’s Fund A Need will benefitVista Center’s Technology Program.

Open up new worlds for visually impaired individuals that were only available to the sighted community before accessible technology. The future of access technology is not only exciting but seems limitless in light of the development of such products as driverless cars and interactive voice control of television, smart phones, appliances, computers and other consumer devices.

Our program includes:

• Access Technology Lab Days• Tech Users Groups• Access Technology Training• New: Technology for Youth

Annual Cost is $240,000

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Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired3200 Hillview Avenue, Suite 120

Palo Alto, California 94304www.vistacenter.org

LOT 721ULTIMATE 49ER EXPERIENCE: 49ERS VS. PATRIOTS,NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Enjoy the ultimate view of Suite 526 with 15 of your friends or family (16 tickets total with 4 parking passes) in the finest premium seating at the world’s top sports venue. Revel in fully upholstered theater seating with incredible sight lines, multiple flat screen monitors and internet access. Both traditional and upscale catering menus are available for your dining pleasure. Catering is not included in package. Yes, Tom Brady will be back on the field as the 49ers attempt to erase memories of the last season as they began a new era with Coach Chip Kelly and the Patriots attempt to recover from last year’s “deflate-gate” and Tom Brady’s suspension.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by DPR Construction

LOT 722EXPLORE HAWKE’S BAY – NEW ZEALAND’S BORDEAUXWINE COUNTRY Hawke’s Bay is the oldest wine region in New Zealand, with a maritime climate similar to Bordeaux on the North Island. It is the leading producer of full-bodied red wines in New Zealand. The region also specializes in rich and complex Chardonnays, Pinot Gris and Viognier.This personalized tour for 4 people includes 3 fantastic days with Grape Escape New Zealand’s “Chief Wine Tasting Officer” Greg Beachen. Greg will be your personal escort for the tour. Accommodations will be in an apartment with gorgeous sea views. You will visit and taste at 9 of the top wineries of the region. Included meals are 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner plus sightseeing trips to include Napier’s Art Deco district, the Tuki Tuki River Valley and the Te Mata peak. Please use by June 18, 2017. Airfare not included.


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Also included is a very special selection of 15 Hawke’s Bay wines for winning bidders to take home and sample in anticipation of their visit to New Zealand. 2014 Elephant Hill “Reserve” Sauvignon Blanc Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Millton “Te Arai Vineyard” Chenin Blanc Gisborne (1)2013 Quarter Acre Viognier Hawke’s Bay (1)2012 Craggy Range “Kidnappers Vineyard” Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Terraces Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Trinity Hills Sauvignon Blanc Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Trinity Hills Gimblett Gravels – The Gimblett – Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Trinity Hills Pinot Noir Hawke’s Bay (1) 2014 Trinity Hills “The Trinity” Red Blend Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Trinity Hills Gimblett Gravels Syrah Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Elephant Hill “Le Phant Rouge” Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay (1)2012 Cypress “Terraces” Syrah Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 Quarter Acre Merlot-Malbec (Bordeaux Blend) Hawke’s Bay (1)2010 Craggy Range “Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Syrah Hawke’s Bay (1)2013 De la Terre Tannat “Reserve” Hawke’s Bay (1)1 Gift Certificate and 15 bottles in allDonated by Dr. Joe Aita and Greg Beachen

LOT 723VOULEZ VOUS DÎNER AVEC MOI? Cercle De L’Union, a.k.a. “The French Club” was established over 100 years ago as a dining club for the French businessmen of San Francisco. It is now a private club where you and 19 guests will enjoy a celebration of fine dining and exquisite wines in the French version of Downton Abbey hosted by Kirsten and Jok Legallet. Accompanying the dinner will be a fabulous array of wines. Begin the evening with sparkling wines and Sauvignon Blancs. Accompanying the main courses will be a selection of California Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs and Red Bordeaux from France. Finish the meal with a French Sauternes and a Port.

Available Tuesday through Friday evenings only on a mutually agreeable date prior to June 18, 2017. The Council 2011 Grand Cuvée Rosella’s Vineyard (6) Rombauer 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Carneros (6) Miner 2013 Chardonnay Napa Valley (6) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Gap’s Crown Sonoma (4) Sojourn 2011 Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Sonoma (2) Château St. Georges Pavie 2000 (3) Couvent des Jacobins 1985 St. Émilion (3) Château Filhot 2001 Sauternes (1 375ml) Niepoort NV 20-Year Old Tawny Port (1) 1 Gift Certificate, 31 bottles and 1 375ml bottle in all (wine will be cellared until the dinner)Donated by Kirsten and Jok Legallet, Bette and Jon Legallet, the Walsh Family, The Council, Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson and the Vintage Affaire Cellars

LOT 724DARIOUSH TOUR & TASTING FOR EIGHTVisit Darioush Winery for a destination like no other. Founded by Darioush Khaledi in 1997, the 120-acre estate is noted for a limited production of Bordeaux-styled wines, utilizing Old World, labor-intensive, micro-vineyard management and New World state-of-the-art technology to make fine wines from southern Napa Valley and the rock slopes of Mt. Veeder. The Elevated Experience, “By Invitation Only” for 8 people, offers a guided tour and a visit to Khaledi’s private wine cellar, where you will sample the rare and exclusive offerings from his estate featuring the crown jewel Darius II Cabernet Sauvignon and limited and winery-only releases in an intimate and engaging setting. As you enjoy the wines, indulge in small bites crafted by the estate’s private chef. This lot includes 6 bottles from Darioush Signature Series, the most celebrated of his portfolio. The Cabernet offers concentrated, powerful and complex


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blue and black fruit, laced with espresso, anise, sage and cigar box. The Merlot has an exotic nose of lavender, plum and incense that segues to a juicy core of black cherry and blackberry liqueur, with hints of cola, graphite and tobacco. The Viognier offers bright fruit with floral and tropical toned flavors, citrus and stone fruit, with refreshing acidity ending in a finish of crème brulée.Darioush Elevated Experience “By Invitation Only” Tasting for 8Darioush 2013 Signature Cabernet Sauvignon (2) Darioush 2013 Signature Merlot (2) Darioush 2015 Signature Viognier (2) 1 Gift Certificate and 6 bottles in allDonated by Darioush Winery

LOT 725AN EVENING WITH “POKER BRAT” PHIL HELLMUTHSpend an evening with 14-time World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth, the Poker Brat. This is your chance to discuss strategy and techniques to raise your game to the next level. Gather your poker -playing friends at your home to play a few hands with commentary and coaching by Phil and learn the unique qualities it takes to be a successful poker player. You plan the evening and Phil will provide the poker wisdom and entertainment. Schedule on a mutually agreeable date that works into Phil’s busy schedule at a location on the Peninsula. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by Phil Hellmuth

LOT 726SPRING MOUNTAIN TOUR AND TASTING FOR SIX This is a one-of-a-kind exploration of the private 845-acre Spring Mountain Vineyard estate in Napa Valley. Four guests will travel

by Pinzgauer, a classic WWII troop carrier, up the mountain through terraced vineyards, stopping to explore two 19th century architectural gems – the “ghost” wineries of La Perla and Chateau Chevalier – that still grace the landscape. Reaching the vineyard’s highest elevation, guests will be greeted with a breathtaking view of the Napa Valley. The next stop is the elegant 1885 Villa Miravalle Victorian for a rare, vertical tasting of the estate’s signature wine, Elivette. Spring Mountain Vineyard is an historic, family-owned and sustainably farmed estate, primarily devoted to the Bordeaux grape varieties that produce distinctive, low yield wines of concentration, elegance and longevity. The winning bidder will take home a 3 vintage vertical of Elivette in magnums, including the outstanding 2007, 2008 and 2009 vintages.2007 Spring Mountain Elivette (1 magnum)2008 Spring Mountain Elivette (1 magnum)2009 Spring Mountain Elivette (1 magnum)1 Gift Certificate and 3 magnums in all Donated by Spring Mountain Vineyard

LOT 727DELIGHTUL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Enjoy 5 days and 4 nights at Caleton 16, a privately owned luxury villa situated on the 16th hole of the Punta Espada Golf Course in Cap Cana. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Punta Espada is the #1 rated course in the Caribbean. The villa has 3 bedrooms with 6 beds, sleeping up to 12 people. Airport transfers to/from Punta Cana airport, the services of a maid, chef/butler, concierge, and a $600 activity voucher to be used for resort activities (including golf) are all included.Bookings are subject to availability, and the following blackout dates apply: Christmas Week, Valentine’s Week, Easter Week,


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and November 6-9, 2016. Please use by June 18, 2017. Airfare not included.1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by an Anonymous Donor

LOT 728 THE NAPA VALLEY RESERVE WINES The Napa Valley Reserve is a private wine club founded by William Harlan, owner of Harlan Estate Winery, Napa’s first cult wine. It is located on 80 acres in St. Helena near the Meadowood Resort and its members pay a significant entry fee of more than $135,000 and help with certain winemaking activities, such as harvesting grapes. Members also pay for allotments of wine, which are not available for sale from the club. About 500 couples share interests in grape growing and winemaking. The Reserve winemaking team is led by Harlan Estate winemaker Bob Levy and resident winemaker Marco Gressi. The 2009 vintage of The Napa Valley Reserve is big, powerful, oaky, rich, chewy, dense and extracted. The wine is full-bodied, balanced, opulent and very long.The Napa Valley Reserve 2009 Napa Valley Red (12) 12 bottles in allDonated by Matthew Powers

LOT 729DIVINE WINE – SUN VALLEY WINE AUCTIONON JULY 20 – 25, 2016 Attend the 2016 Sun Valley Wine Auction in style with a Premier Cru Package for two! (The auction dates are July 21-23, 2016.) This package includes Dinner with the Vintners, the Wine Auction Gala, plus early access to Vine & Dine. Dinner with the Vintners consists of a private sit-down dinner at a host home with renowned

winemakers and fabulous chefs. The Wine Auction Gala takes place in the Dollar Mountain Lodge Tent, featuring wines, food and live entertainment. Vine & Dine is a lawn party with wines, tapas, live music and dancing at the Dollar Mountain Lodge. Also included is a 5-night stay at the Knob Hill Inn. Well-appointed guestrooms have king-sized beds and offer spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. Sun Valley Wine Auction tickets valid for 2016 only. Knob Hill Inn reservation valid for July 20 - 25, 2016 only. 2 Gift Certificates in allDonated by Sun Valley Wine Auction, Susan Martin, and Knob Hill Inn

LOT 730 REGAL RHONES INTERNATIONALLY PRIZED AND BUILT FOR AGINGChâteau de Beaucastel, owned by the Perrin brothers, produces a stunning, world-renowned Châteauneuf du Pape that is dense, dark, packed with layers of fruit, tannin and a multitude of delightfully enticing aromas. The Châteauneuf du Pape from the family estate of Beaurenard is complex, soft, round and very attractive. Vieux Télégraphe, another of Châteauneuf du Pape’s most famous estates, is exceptionally rich and long-lived with an attractive sweetness and lushness. Domaine de Beaurenard 1990 Châteauneuf du Pape P. Coulon (9) Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe 1992 Châteauneuf du Pape La Crau H. Brunier (3) Perrin & Fils Château de Beaucastel 1990 Châteauneuf du Pape (7) Perrin & Fils Château de Beaucastel 2000 Châteauneuf du Pape (3)Perrin & Fils Chateau de Beaucastel 2004 Châteauneuf du Pape (1) 23 bottles in allDonated by Elizabeth and Stephen Lucchesi, Cindy and Buff Miller, and the Walsh Family


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LOT 731A RARE RHONE OPPORTUNITY Marius Gentaz is one of Côte Rôtie’s greatest winemakers and his wines, marvels of finesse and richness, are almost impossible to find. His last vintage before retiring was 1993. Marius was a supreme artisan, making wines by hand in a tiny cellar from his 2.9 acres of 60+ year old vines. He kept his wines in wood barrels, some of which were 100 years old, for 18-24 months, then fined each barrel with egg whites and bottled the wines by hand. The Gentaz-Dervieux 1991 Côte Rôtie Cuvée Réservée Côte Brune, laced with black raspberry, roasted meat, damp earth and saddle leather, is muscular, full-bodied and exceptionally concentrated, with a velvety texture and a long, sweet finish. Gentaz-Dervieux 1991Côte Rôtie Cuvée Reservée Côte Brune (2)2 bottles in allDonated by the Walsh Family

LOT 732AUTHORITATIVE CABERNETS & RED BLENDS Delectus makes big, bold expressive wines that are not overpowering but show balance and a sense of terroir. Marke, located in the Coombsville area of Napa Valley, emphasizes aromatics and balance in achieving a true expression of fruit. Aida is a Bordeaux blend produced by famed Vineyard 29 estate, with Cabernet Sauvignon as its backbone. Oracle, a full-bodied, exceptionally balanced red Bordeaux, is the flagship wine of Miner, a dynamic, family-owned winery in Oakville. Captûre Wines Alliance, a Bordeaux-style blend, is sourced from their mountain vineyard high upon Spring Mountain. The Merlot Prince of Hearts Rosé from Blankiet in Paradise Hills is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, made in 100% new French oak then aged for one year before bottling, for a unique, elegant Rosé. Liquid Sky, located in the Moon Mountain AVA on a ridge high above the Sonoma Valley, makes

single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, noted for depth, character and elegance from their intensely flavored grapes. Skipstone’s Oliver’s Blend is a blend of Cabernets from up to 20 individual small lots, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc added to embellish the Cabernet for a fully layered and complex blend. ZD Reserve Cabernet is produced from several Napa Valley vineyards to achieve a layered, balanced, exceptionally flavorful wine. Rombauer Cabernets are big, rich and extracted yet elegant and graceful, capable of long-term aging. Carhartt Winery’s Grenache from the Happy Canyon AVA in Santa Ynez Valley is richly textured with tannins and structure, promising years of delicious drinking. The lush mountain-grown grapes from the hillside vineyards of Howell Mountain are the source of Teres, made by famed winemaker Philippe Melka, in the structure of classic Bordeaux. Elizabeth Spencer’s Special Cuvée is a blend of fruit sourced from growers in premier vineyards in St. Helena, Rutherford, Oak Knoll, Calistoga, Coombsville, Atlas Peak and Mt. Veeder.Delectus 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Bear Crossing (1) Marke 2012 Red Coombsville (4) Vineyard 29 2011 Aida (5) Miner 2009 Oracle (1 magnum) Miner 2010 Oracle (1 magnum) Captûre Wines 2010 Alliance Red Sonoma (6) Blankiet 2010 Merlot Prince of Hearts Rosé (3) Liquid Sky 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (1) Skipstone 2011 Oliver’s Blend (1 magnum) ZD 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary Reserve (3) Rombauer 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (1 magnum) Rombauer 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Selection (1 magnum)Carhartt Vineyard & Winery 2013 Grenache (1) Adamus 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Teres (1) Elizabeth Spencer 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Cuvée (1) 26 bottles and 5 magnums in allDonated by the Vintage Affaire Cellar, the Haley Family and Linda and Anthony Meier


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LOT 733TOP FLIGHT CHARDONNAYS These are delicious Chardonnays from Northern, Central and Southern California. Dutton Goldfield is firmly structured with lovely extracted fruit, a creamy mouthfeel and is fresh and lively. Kistler’s Chardonnays are consistently excellent. The wines are rich and vibrant, fruity and flavorful, offering apple, pear, lemon and fig, with notes of nuts, spice, flowers, honey and an underlying minerality. Rombauer’s Chardonnays are rich, with juicy fruit, rounded, balanced, creamy textured and delicious. Roar’s Chardonnays are sweet, aromatic and minerally, with stone fruit, creamy oak and a crisp finish. Sea Smoke is sumptuous and rich, offering exotic fruit, buttery caramel, stony mineral and lemony acidity. Rochioli offers clean, fresh fruit intensity, a lovely vibrancy of citrus and orchard fruit. Freeman is richly structured, with fine acidity and laced with honey-tinged orchard and passion fruits. The elegant Kosta Browne Chardonnay is richly textured, full-bodied with vibrant acidity and lovely notes of stone fruit, mineral and toast. Sourced from low-yielding vineyards in the Napa Valley, Miner offers crisp apple, melon and citrus, balanced with toasty oak and bright acidity. Dutton Goldfield 2010 Chardonnay Russian River Valley (3) Kistler 2010 Chardonnay Vine Hill Sonoma (4) Kistler 2010 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Sonoma (3) Kistler 2010 Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen Sonoma (2) Kistler 2010 Chardonnay Trenton Roadhouse Sonoma (1) Kistler 2010 Chardonnay Hyde Sonoma (1) Kistler 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Sonoma (3) Rombauer 2011 Chardonnay Carneros (1) Rombauer 2012 Chardonnay Carneros (1 magnum) Rombauer 2013 Chardonnay Carneros (1) Roar 2011 Chardonnay Sierra Mar Santa Lucia Highlands (1) Sea Smoke 2011 Chardonnay Gratis Santa Rita Hills (1) Rochioli 2011 Chardonnay Estate Russian River Valley (1)

Freeman 2011 Chardonnay Ryo-Fu Russian River Valley (3) Kosta Browne 2011 One Sixteen Russian River Valley (1) Miner 2013 Chardonnay Napa Valley (6) 32 bottles and 1 magnum in allDonated by Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson, the Taube Family and an Anonymous Donor

LOT 734 PINOT AFICIONADOS – DON’T MISS THE COUNCIL’SHANDCRAFTED WINES! The Council, an exceptional Pinot Noir, was created in July of 2005 in the caves of Santa Lucia Highlands’ Pisoni Vineyard. The wine represents the collective efforts of renowned winemakers and winegrowers, Jim and Bob Varner, Gary Pisoni, Gary Franscioni, Jerry Yang, Kyle Ditzler and Paul Brown. The wine is a blend of Pisoni clones from the vineyards of Pisoni, Garys’ and Rosella’s. The Council’s handcrafted wines show ripe, supple, engaging fruit, edged with spice, cedar and oak and are complex, concentrated, balanced and long. The Council decides the final blend and the Anti-Council works its magic with the rest. The Council Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 2010-2014 Vertical (2 bottles/year) Anti-Council Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 2010-2014 Vertical (2 bottles/year) 20 bottles in allDonated by The Council

LOT 735OLDIES BUT GOODIES – SEPTEMBER 18, 2016Have you ever wanted to stroll through a wine cellar and pull a beautifully aged dusty bottle off the shelf and taste it? Here’s your

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chance! We are continuing to explore Bill and Jane Walsh’s cellar and are adding some rare and collectible wine from our other donors. Most are drinking beautifully and there are likely to be a few surprises. A gourmet menu of elegant pairings will accompany the rare and collectible wines. A wine professional will lead us through the tasting, educating and enlightening guests. Please join hosts, Karin and Paul Wick, on Sunday, September 18, 2016 for this unique opportunity to enjoy good company, good wine and delectable food – all while supporting an extraordinary organization. Bidding will be $250 per person. Donated by the Walsh Family, Karin and Paul Wick and Vintage Affaire

LOT 736 SWEET DREAMS IN ULTIMATE COMFORT You’ve heard others rave about them, now you can have your own! Locally made, McRoskey mattress and box spring sets are prized by generations of loyal customers. Extraordinary workmanship using quality materials and refined construction techniques make this mattress a true dream. Enjoy this $6,000 gift certificate towards a McRoskey mattress of your choice and discover what McRoskey owners love about sleeping. You’ll never be happy sleeping on anything else! Gift certificate expires June 18, 2017. 1 Gift Certificate in allDonated by McRoskey Mattress Company

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