Sonoma's 21st Annual Salute to the Arts
Salute Celebrates Coming of Age with food, wine, art & music at the Peak of Perfection
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NEWS Sonoma, CA ~ Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner
The entertainment will continue at the Salute to the Arts Live Auction & Dinner at Chateau St. Jean on Saturday evening. Enjoy music by Susie and Dave Straight of The New Moon Quartet as you peruse the silent auction, taste the best wines Sonoma County has to offer, and indulge in sumptuous hors d’oeuvres. The quartet will then take the stage, presenting a mix of country tunes and soulful blues as you enjoy a sumptuous gourmet dinner by Executive Chef Michael McDonald of The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. The live auction will be conducted by auctioneer Mark Ebner, who annually presides over the Macy's Passport Auction; Sonoma's own Susan Scarborough and Jason Geislan of Buena Vista Winery will assist. See also (below): Auction Catalog and Text Downloads >>> AUCTION TEASER -
WINE
• DUELING CORKS – A double magnum of Mumm Brut
Prestige and a double magnum of Domaine Chandon
California Brut Classic. What a way to start
a party!
• A TASTE OF THE HOUSE - Add to your
private cellar - or start a new one - with three
bottles (more than four cases) of wine from the 17
wineries featured at this year’s Salute to the
Arts Auction reception.
• THREE DEADLY ZINS –
Ravenswood, Kenwood Vineyards, and Wildhog
Vineyard Zins
• And more to come!
PREMIUM WINES PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS
• Five Liter Buena Vista Carneros Grand Reserve
1992 Pinot Noir painted by Thomas Patrick
• Double
Magnum 1998 Georges De Latour Private Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley painted by Chester
Arnold
• Six Liter Clos Du Bois 1998 Alexander
Valley Reserve Sheraz painted by Helene Minelli
• Etched Double Magnum 1998 Collaboration Chardonnay
By Canoe Ridge Vineyard and Woodward Canyon Winery
painted by Kate Murphy
• Bookends - Double Magnum
Chateau St. Jean 1999 Sonoma County Merlot and a
Double Magnum Chateau St. Jean 2000 Sonoma County
Cabernet Sauvignon painted by Dennis Ziemienski
• Double Magnum Brutocao Cellars 2000 Cabernet
Sauvignon painted by Caroline Hipkiss
• Double Magnum Seghesio Family Vineyards 1999 Omaggio
painted by Zachary McCormick
• Double Magnum
Seghesio Family Vineyards 2000 Sonoma Zinfandel
painted by Shiloh McCloud
• Double Magnum Gundlach
Bundschu Bearitage "Lot 10" Claret painted by
Brigitte McReynolds
SONOMA OVERNIGHT PACKAGES
• EL DORADO - SONOMA'S MOTHER LODE - Four rooms
for two nights at the El Dorado Hotel, dinner at
Piatti Restaurant (value $300), with six bottles
of Kistler Vineyards 2000 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir,
and six bottles of Gan Eden wine including two
each: 1997 Limited Reserve Chardonnay, 2000 Syrah,
2000 Late Harvest Gewürztraminer, a custom tour by
Burdick Vineyard Tours, and lunch by Wild Thyme Events.
• SADDLE UP AT MACARTHUR PLACE - Wine
country getaway for eight includes a two night
stay in four MacArthur Place suites, dinner at
Saddles, a mixed case of Richardson wines, a
luxury trail ride through the historic Roche
Ranch, followed by barrel tastings and special
appetizers prepared by the winery's in-house chef,
and a vineyard tour with Beau Wine Tours with a
picnic lunch by Sonoma Cheese Factory.
• THE LODGE
AT SONOMA – A deluxe room for one night, dinner
for two at Carneros Restaurant, two one hour spa
treatments at The Raindance Spa, breakfast for
two, complimentary use of health club and pool.
• CARNEROS GOLD – This lush Buena Vista lot will
include an overnight stay for six at the Carneros
Vineyards House, dinner at Vaquero, wine… and more…
WINEMAKER DINNERS
• CRÉME DE LA CREMA AT DRY CREEK KITCHEN -
Winemaker dinner for six plus your hosts at Dry
Creek Kitchen with La Crema.
• SANTE´- A SPARKLING
SALUTE - Dinner for ten catered by The Fairmont
Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa Executive Chef Michael
McDonald at Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves.
• "SHARP" SHOOTIN' - AIM HIGH - Winemaker dinner for
twelve at Sharp Cellars, including your hosts
Vance and Monika Sharp, with limousine
transportation provide by Beau Wine Tours.
• SONOMA COUNTY BOUNTY - Winemaker dinner at John
Ash and Company for eight including your two
Paradise Ridge Winery hosts.
SPECIAL DINNERS
• A HOT TIME TONIGHT WITH TERRA FUSION! Catered
five-course dinner for twelve in your home or a
location of your choice with a full kitchen within
the North Bay Area with Davis Bynum and Kistler
Vineyards wines.
• TRUE GRIT - Barn party for
twenty-four at Atwood Ranch with D'Argenzio wines
and Lagunitas ale.
• GATHER YOUR PARDNERS - Dinner
for ten at the Plaza Bistro with owner Martin
Chavez as your host. Start with a Martini and
Manhattan hour.
• FLAVORS OF THE WINE COUNTRY -
Dinner for eight hosted by Sonoma Saveurs partners
and Mayo Vineyards.
• THE MEN IN BLACK ARE BACK!
Dinner for 12 prepared and served by the now
famous Men in Black at Domaine Carneros, paired
with Domaine Carneros wines, Paul Hobbs
Chardonnay, with limousine transportation provided
by Beau Wine Tours - and entertainment!
• SUNDAY DINNER WITH WINE FOR TWELVE IN THE NAPA VALLEY
WINE TRAIN’S DOME CAR WITH KGO’S DON SANCHEZ,
CHERYL JENNINGS, AND THEIR TWO GUESTS.
• WOMEN IN RED - Winemaker dinner for 12, featuring Guest
Chef Carlo Cavallo, Chef/Owner of Sonoma-Meritâge,
presented by the Women in Red, with limousine
transportation and music…at an undisclosed
location!
TRIPS
• MAHALO NUI LOA! - Eight exquisite Fairmont
nights in Hawaii - Four nights in a deluxe ocean
view suite at The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui and four
nights hotel accommodations at The Fairmont Orchid
Hawaii.
• WALK THE PINK SANDS OF BERMUDA - Five
night stay in Bermuda in a deluxe room at either
The Fairmont Hamilton Princess or The Fairmont
Southampton, one round of golf for two, an
afternoon tea at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess,
dinner for two at the Fairmont Southampton, with
complimentary ferry service between the
properties. Roundtrip air transportation provided
by American Airlines.
• MANZANILLO MAGNIFICO - Six
night, seven day Mexican vacation for eight at
beautiful Casa Papalotl on the magnificent
Santiago Bay adjacent to the world-renowned resort
of Las Hadas in Manzanillo, Mexico.
• VIVE LA
FRANCE! Two nights in Paris and two nights in
Burgundy in Chambolle-Musigny, Sonoma’s Sister
City with Roundtrip Business Class air
transportation for two to Paris (Value $12,000)
provided by American Airlines … and more …
ART
• HAPPY TRAILS ARTWORK - Original 2003 Salute to
the Arts artwork by Dick Cole.
SPECIAL LOTS
• COOL DOWN YOUR STONESTREET - Viking Wine Cellar
filled with three cases of ultra-premium
Stonestreet wines.
• HOT LAPS & MORE - YOUR DAY AT
THE RACETRACK - Hot Laps, luncheon, and meeting
accommodations for twelve at Infineon.
• UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN - Salute Benefactor Package
for Six and the Head Table at the 2004 Auction
• HOME HOME ON
THE GRILL – Outdoor 53" Viking stainless steel gas
grill and cart with ten pounds of assorted gourmet
Sonoma Sausage and wine.
• NAPA VALLEY MUSTARD FESTIVAL
ROUNDUP - Napa Valley Mustard Festival 2004 VIP
package for four, two rooms for two nights at
Embassy Suites, Napa Valley, poster and T-shirts,
limousine transportation opening night provided by
Beau Wine Tours.
- More to Come! Be sure to be there and invite your friends!
Downloads -
Download the Complete Auction Catalog [Warning!
this is a very large file - 15 Mb PDF]
Download Live Auction Lots (68 Kb MSWord doc); Download Silent Auction Lots (24 Kb MSWord doc).
(Subject to change without notice)
Proceeds Net proceeds from Salute to the Arts fund scholarships for high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in the arts; and provide funding for approximately 20 Sonoma Valley arts, cultural, and arts educational non-profit organizations. Proceeds enhance and enrich local endeavors from theatre and opera, to public school music programs and children's art classes throughout the year. The scholarship fund, established in 1998, provides awards for music, visual art, theater art, and literary students. In 2002 awards for promising culinary and enology/viticulture students were added. ### prepared by Summers-McCann, Inc. Public Relations P.O. Box 1947 Sonoma, CA 94599 707.938.1133 info@salutetothearts.com See Also:
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