| Date |
April 28-30, 2005 |
| Location |
Embassies, Residences, Restaurants,
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
and Ronald Reagan Building
& International Trade Center |
| Net Amount Raised |
$815,000 |
| Chairmen |
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.
George Vradenburg |
| Honoree |
The Honorable Ted Stevens |
| First Growths |
- Domaine Clarence Dillon
featuring Château Haut Brion
and Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Presented by
HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg
and Jean-Philippe Delmas
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| Special Guests |
Bill Plante, CBS News
Jamie Ritchie, Sotheby's, Auctioneer
Serena Sutcliffe, MW, Sotheby's |
| Participating Châteaux |
- Château Angelus, St. Emilion
- Château Bahans Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Branaire Ducru, St. Julien
- Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux
- Château Canon La Gaffelière, St. Emilion
- Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis en Medoc
- Château Climens, Sauternes-Barsac
- Château Corbin, St. Emilion
- Château Cos d'Estournel, St. Estèphe
- Château d'Issan, Margaux
- Château Fombrauge, St. Emilion
- Château Gazin, Pomerol
- Château Guiraud, Sauternes
- Château Haut Bailly, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Jean de Gué, Lalande de Pomerol
- Château la Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
- Château La Couspaude, St. Emilion
- Château La Fleur de Boüard, Lalande de Pomerol
- Château la Lagune, Haut-Medoc
- Château la Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
- Château la Tour Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
- Château la Tour Blanche, Sauternes
- Château Lagrange, St. Julien
- Château Malartic-Lagraviere, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Palmer, Margaux
- Château Pape Clement, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Paveil de Luze, Margaux
- Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac
- Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
- Château Rauzan-Segla, Margaux
- Château Rol Valentin, St. Emilion
- Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Suiduraut, Sauternes
- Château Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol
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| Participating Chefs |
- Mark Allen, Le Soir (Boston)
- José Andrés, Jaleo, Café Atlantico, minibar, Zaytinya & Oyamel
- Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve (Alexandria)
- Graham Elliot Bowles, Avenues (Chicago)
- James Clark, Palette
- William Conway, Harry's Tap Room (Arlington)
- Ariane Daguin, D'Artagnan (New Jersey)
- Craig Deihl, Cypress (Charleston)
- Roberto Donna, Galileo
- Neal Fraser, Grace (Los Angeles)
- Craig Hartman, Coeur de Lion and Morrison-Clark Inn
- Jeff Heineman, Grapeseed (Bethesda)
- Adrian Hoffman, One Market (San Francisco)
- Christine Keff, Flying Fish (Seattle)
- Brian Kenny, Red Sage
- Gerry Klaskala, Aria (Atlanta)
- Matias Lagos, Ortanique
- Michael Laiskonis, Le Bernardin (New York)
- Cesare Lanfranconi, Ristorante Tosca
- Dale Levitski, Trio Atelier (chicago)
- Shawn McClain, Spring and Green Zebra Restaurants (Chicago)
- Michael Mitchell, La Tache (Chicago)
- Frank Morales, Zola
- Patrick O'Connell, Inn at Little Washington
- Thierry Rautureau, Rover's (Seattle)
- Michel Rostang, Restaurant Michel Rostang (Paris)
- Geoffrey Tracy, Chef Geoff's and Chef Geoff's Downtown
- Jeff Tunks, DC Coast/TenPenh/Ceiba
- Johnny Vinczencz, Johnny V (Fort Lauderdale)
- Bryan Voltaggio, Charlie Palmer Steak
- John Wabeck, Firefly
- Robert Wiedmaier, Marcel's
- Santi Zabaleta, Taberna del Albardero
- Randy Zweiban, Nacional 27 (Chicago)
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| Thursday Dinners |
- Sushi-ko/Château Malartic-Lagraviere/Château la Lagune/Paul Lukacs
- Residence of the Ambassador of France/Ambassador and Mrs. Jean-David Levitte/Château Haut-Brion
- Home of J.D. Murphy/Chef Robert Wiedmaier of Marcel's/ Château Rauzan-Segla
- Willard Room/Chef Michel Rostang (Paris)/ Château Cos d'Estournel
- Embassy of Australia /Phyllis Richman, The Washington Post/Inn at Easton
- Palette/Chef James Clark/ Château Pape Clement/Ben Giliberti, The Washington Post
- Home of Camaliers/Chef Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve/ Château Corbin/Château d'Issan/ Château Lagrange
- Residence of the Ambassador of New Zealand/ Ambassador and Mrs. John Wood /Cloudy Bay
- Residence of the Ambassador of Chile/Ambassador and Mrs. Andres Bianchi
- Sauternes Dinner/Firefly/Chef John Wabeck/Château Climens/Château Guiraud/Château La Tour Blanche/Château Suiduraut
- Residence of the Ambassador of Spain/Ambassador and Mrs. Westendorp/José Andrés of Jaleo, Café Atlantico, minibar, Zaytinya & Oyamel
- Coeur de Lion/Chef Craig Hartman/Château Brane-Catenac/Château Chasse-Spleen
- Galileo/Chef Roberto Donna
- Residence of the Ambassador of Argentina/Ambassador and Mrs. José Octavio Bordón
- The Inn at Little Washington/Chef Patrick O'Connell
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| Top Sponsors |
- DaimlerChrysler
- Northrop Grumman
- American Airlines
- Computech
- K. Hovnanian Homes
- Amherst Securities Group, L.P.
- Argy Wiltse & Robinson, PC
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Clark Charitable Foundation
- Danker Furniture
- EJ Krause & Associates, Inc.
- Epstein Becker & Green
- Fleishman-Hillard International Communications
- Gordon and Helen Smith Foundation
- Greenberg, Wexler & Eig LLC
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation
- Novartis Corporation
- Patton Boggs, LLP
- Prudential Financial
- sanofi-aventis
- UnitedHealthcare
- Vradenburg Foundation
- Wachovia
- 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
- Balthazar Château Haut-Brion 2000
- Case of Rare 1997 California Cabs
- Trip to Bordeaux for Two with a First-Class Stay in Paris and London
- Bryant Family Vineyards Vertical
- Culinary Trips to Chicago, Seattle and New York
- Two Cases Château Haut-Brion 1982
- Domaine Clarence Dillon Wine Dinner in Sotheby's Fabulous Boardroom
- Insider's Trips to Napa/Sonoma/San Francisco, Champagne, Bordeaux
- Chefs Table at Ristorante Tosca with Wines from Piedmont's Premier Producer - Bruno Giacosa
- Jeroboam La Grande Dame 1990 and La Grand Dame Mallette from Champagne Veuve Clicquot 1995 Burgundy Dinner for 8 with Pierre Rovani at CityZen
- Bottle of 1899 Château Latour
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