| Date |
May 6-8, 2004 |
| Location |
Embassies, Residences, Restaurants,
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
and Ronald Reagan Building
& International Trade Center |
| Net Amount Raised |
$675,000 |
| Chairman |
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| Honoree |
The Honorable Ted Stevens |
| First Growths |
- Château Latour
and Château d'Yquem
Presented by Florence Pinault-Rogers,
Frederic Engerer
and Aymeric de Montault
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| Special Guests |
Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate
Bill Plante, CBS News
Jamie Ritchie, Sotheby's, Auctioneer |
| Participating Châteaux |
- Château Angelus, St. Emilion
- Château Branaire Ducru, St Julien
- Château Brane Cantenac, Margaux
- Château Canon La Gaffelière, St. Emilion
- Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Chasse-Spleen, Medoc
- Château Climens, Sauternes-Barsac
- Château Clos de l'Oratoire, St. Emilion
- Château Corbin, St. Emilion
- Château Cos d'Estournel, St. Estèphe
- Château d'Aiguilhe, Côtes de Castillon
- Château D'Issan, Margaux
- Château du Tertre, Margaux
- Château Domaine de Chevalier, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Fombrauge, St. Emilion
- Château Gazin, Pomerol
- Château Gigault, Cuvee Viva, Premiere Côtes de Blaye
- Château Giscours, Margaux
- Château Guiraud, Sauternes
- Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan
- Château La Fleur de Boüard, Lalande de Pomerol
- Château La Lagune, Haut-Medoc
- Château La Mondotte, St. Emilion
- Château Lagrange, St. Julien
- Château Léoville-Poyferre, St Julien
- Château Les Grands Marechaux, Premières Côtes de Blaye
- Château Les Ormes de Pez, St. Estèphe
- Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
- Château Malartic-Lagraviere, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Marojallia, Margaux
- Château Pape Clement, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Paveil de Luze, Margaux
- Château Pavie Macquin, St. Emilion
- Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac
- Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
- Château Rol Valentin, St. Emilion
- Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Valandraud, St. Emilion
- Château Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol
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| Participating Chefs |
- Jamison Blankenship, Nectar
- David Daniels, Federalist, XV Beacon Hotel (Boston)
- Terrell Danley, Caucus Room
- Tuesday Evans, Empire Torte Company (Boston)
- Michael Greenstein, Red Sage
- Manuel Hernandez, Orsay (New York)
- Randy Johnston, Smith & Wollensky
- Paul Kahan, Blackbird (Chicago)
- Gerry Klaskala, Aria (Atlanta)
- Cesare Lanfranconi, Ristorante Tosca
- Dennis Leary, Rubicon (San Francisco)
- Jamie Leeds, 15 ria
- Steve Mannino, Olives
- Shawn McClain, Spring (Chicago)
- Frank Morales, Zola
- Jerry Pellegrino, Corks (Baltimore)
- Melissa Perello, Charles Nob Hill (San Francisco)
- Bill Telepan, JUdson Grill (New York)
- Geoffrey Tracy, Chef Geoff's and Chef Geoff's Downtown
- Jeff Tunks, DC Coast/TenPenh/Ceiba
- Didier Virot, Aix (New York)
- Bryan Voltaggio, Charlie Palmer Steak
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| Thursday's Dinner |
- Sushi-Ko/Château Pape Clement/ Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte
- Embassy of Australia/Dog Ridge Vineyards/ Michael Franz, The Washington Post/Inn at Easton
- Residence of the Ambassador of New Zealand/ Ambassador and Mrs. John Wood/Villa Maria Estate
- Residence of the Ambassador of France/ Ambassador and Mrs. Jean-David Levitte/ Château Latour/Château d'Yquem
- Firefly Restaurant/Chef John Wabeck/ Eve Zibart, The Washington Post/ Château Corbin/ Château d'Issan/ Château Lagrange
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| Top Sponsors |
- DaimlerChrysler
- Northrop Grumman
- Computech
- Amherst Securities Group, L.P.
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals
- Banc of America Securities
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Clark Charitable Foundation
- George Vradenburg III
- Gordon and Helen Smith Foundation
- Greenberg, Wexler & Eig LLC
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation
- Novartis Corporation
- Prudential Financial
- UnitedHealthcare
- Washington Homes
- WebFirst
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| Top Auction Lots |
- 13 lots - collection of large format wines straight from the Chateaux, will be signed by the winemaker/owner and winning bidder will receive photo with winemaker
- First Class Wine Trip to Napa/Sonoma/San Francisco, Seattle, Bordeaux, Italy
- Mouton Rothschild Collection
- Wine Dinner with Robert Parker at Veritas in New York
- Gaja Wine Dinner at Ristorante Tosca's Chefs Table
- Burgundy Wine Dinner with Robert Kacher
- Case of Sine Qua Non
- Pride Mountain lot with wine, tour and mailing list slot
- Great case of 1982 Bordeaux
- Culinary trips to New York, Chicago, Twin Farms Country Estate in Vermont
- 1982 Bordeaux Dinner with Pierre Rovani at Le Paradou
- Case of Maison Leroy Mazis Chambertin 1983 in original wooden case
- Three magnums of Château Mouton Rothschild 1975
- Half Case Château Mouton-Rothschild 2000
- Château Haut-Brion dinner with Jackie Quillen, founder of Christie's Italian Wine Dinner at the Chef's Table at Tosca
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