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Enjoy a Jeroboam of Schramsberg

Donated by Schramsberg Vineyards

Abalone Dinner at Shiso for 10

Omakase (Unique Culinary Adventure) Abalone Dinner at Shiso

What a Partnership! Matt Seveneau & our own Dave Pier will catch the abalone and Ed Metcalf will prepare it many ways!  Abalone will be paired with other tasty bites, wine and sake at Shiso Restaurant for 10 adventurous guests! 

  • Dinner and drinks for 10 
  • Mutually agreeable date on a Tuesday,Wednesday or Saturday evening at 7:30pm

Donated by Matt Seveneau, Dave Pier, Shiso Restaurant

Belize Adventure - Coppola Style

Complements of Francis Ford Coppola Resorts, travel to the amazing Blancaneaux Lodge in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve in western Belize’s Cayo District. Guests will enjoy 2 nights in a Riverfront Cabana of this 20-room luxury resort. 

Continue your journey to the Turtle Inn sandwiched between the Garifuna settlement of Seine Bight and the Creole fishing village of Placencia at the tip of a narrow 26-mile long sandy peninsula. Stay 3 nights in a Seafront Cottage that looks out onto the clear Caribbean Sea. This 25-room seafront hideaway combines natural wonders with luxury style.  

Includes:

  • Two 60 minute massages at the Sunset Spa at Turtle Inn
  • One-way domestic air from Placentia to Belize International Airport
  • In-country ground transfer from Belize International Airport to           Blancaneaux Lodge and from Blancaneaux Lodge to Turtle Inn.
  • Complimentary welcome cocktail upon arrival
  • 20% discount on all Coppola wines during stay

Valid February 2014 – January 2015 

Blackout dates are: 2/20-3/20, 4/17-24, 11/26-30, 12/19-1/4. 

Contact reservations manager Estela Reyes to confirm all dates and details of your trip. 501-824-4914 or email sales@blancaneaux.com

Extra nights may be added for a supplemental fee, dependent upon availability 

Donated by Coppola Presents

49er’s Tailgate Party at the Valley Wine Shack

Watch the opening San Francisco 49er game tailgate style.  Get in the spirit & decorate your own tailgate to show your 49ers Fever! Lombardi's providing classic BBQ Fare and the Valley Wine shack to donate a keg of beer & wine. Best Tailgate wins the Prize!! 8 Parking Spots to accommodate 8 people each! Tables, chairs, linens, food & beer provided- you bring the rest!

  • 8 Tailgate Spots, for 8 people each
  • Beer, Wine and Food provided
  • Date to be determined when 2014 football schedule is released.

Donated by the Valley Wine Shack, Lombardi’s Catering

Dinner Down The Wine Aisle of Sonoma Market

For the last 10 years Don & Dale have donated this elaborate four course Food & Wine Pairing served in the Sonoma Market Wine Aisle. This very special dinner party is only available to Boys & Girls Club Sweetheart Bidders! Complete with Music & Entertainment, this very special dinner party is consistently the most popular live auction item each year!

Mutually agreeable date. Expires December 2014

Donated by Sonoma Market



Mag-a-licious Board Lot

All 90 points and above! Stock your cellar with some of the finest wines your Executive Board could find…..with a little help from their friend, Windee Smith at Valley Wine Shack! Descriptors like Big, Bright, Buttery, Chewy, Complex, Creamy- we tried to cover them all with this collection of critically acclaimed magnums of vino. You be the judge!

2010 Donum Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

NV Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee, Champagne, France

2011 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos"

2007 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

2008 Dashe, Zinfandel, Todd Brothers Ranch Old Vines

2006 Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay

2009 Dom. du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 

2009  L'Ultimo Sangiacomo Family Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir

2009 Anderson's Conn Valley "Reserve" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2012 Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay

2009 Staglin Family Vineyard "Estate" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2010 Domaine Saint Siffrein Châteauneuf-du-Pape

2010 Flanagan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 

2005 Bjornstad Cellars Porter Bass Vineyard Chardonnay        

Donated by Executive Board Members, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley


Beringer Reserve Cab


Bjornstad 2005 Chardonnay

Oregon Golf Getaway

Enjoy a 7 night getaway to the beautiful Pronghorn Golf Club, an Auberge Resorts managed property in Bend, Oregon. You will stay in a gorgeous 4 bedroom Residence Club condominium. Condo has 2 master suites, 1 queen bedroom and 1 room with 2 twin beds, full kitchen, great room, washer/dryer, back deck with outdoor fire pit, BBQ and golf course views. Residence Club units are directly next to the Trailhead pools, kids club, tennis court, sport court and casual dining. Guests have access to the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course, residence club work out facilities and Clubhouse restaurant and sports bar. Pronghorn is located 15 minutes outside the charming town of Bend and 40 minutes from Mt. Bachelor.

• 7 Night Stay in 4 bedroom Residence Club Condominium; Sleeps 8 comfortably

• September 5-12, 2014

Donated by David & Kathleen Grieve



Buy-In Farm To Table Dinner (5 tables of 10)

 

Come dine with us on the ranch and experience the pleasures of eating locally and sustainably! Collect a group of friends for an amazing Farm to Table Dinner at the Atwood Ranch presented by Elaine Bell Catering, highlighting the finest local produce and meats, and featuring the farmers who grow or raise this food.  

Enjoy the setting of the sun, and watch the stars come out during the dessert course then dance under the moonlight to Live Music. 

  • Saturday, June 14, 2014
  • 5 tables of 10 people
  • Live music

Donated by Julie Atwood Events, Elaine Bell Catering, Hughes Family Winery, Sangiacomo Family Vineyards, 

SF 49ers Luxury Box

Be amongst the first to experience a game at the new San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara! Gary and Marcia Nelson have generously offered their amazing corner box for your private party plus a $2000 food credit! California Wine Tours will provide transportation to and from the game for your group of 49er fans!

  • 20 people
  • SF 49er's vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Date will be determined when the schedule is released in April.

Donated by Gary and Marcia Nelson & California Wine Tours

5L Hanzell Pinot Noir

Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it. - Anonymous

Rare Find! One-of-a-kind etched 1994 Hanzell Pinot Noir, bottled by Bob Sessions. Hanzell is California’s first ‘boutique’ wine estate. James D. Zellerbach planted their first vines in 1953. Bob Sessions was the general manager and winemaker at Hanzell for 33 years until he retired in 2005.

Donated by Carolyn & Bob Stone

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