| Date |
May 11-13, 2006 |
| Location |
Embassies, Residences, Restaurants,
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
and the Omni Shoreham Hotel |
| Net Amount Raised |
$1,070,000 |
| Chairmen |
Samuel Schreiber
Richard L. Thompson |
| Honoree |
The Honorable Jim McCrery |
| First Growths |
- Château Margaux
presented by Paul Pontallier
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| Special Guests |
Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator
Bill Plante, CBS News
Jamie Ritchie, Sotheby's, Auctioneer
Serena Sutcliffe, Sotheby's |
| Participating Châteaux |
- Château Angelus, St. Emilion
- Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, St. Emilion
- Château Branaire Ducru, St. Julien
- Château Camensac, St. Emilion
- Château Canon, St. Emilion
- Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis en Médoc
- Château Corbin, St. Emilion
- Château Cos d'Estournel, St. Estèphe
- Château Coutet, Sauternes - Barsac
- Château d'Issan, Margaux
- Château du Tertre, Margaux
- Château Giscours, Margaux
- Château Guiraud, Sauternes
- Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan
- Château La Fleur de Boüard, Lalande de Pomerol
- Château La Gaffeliére, St. Emilion
- Château La Lagune, Haut-Médoc
- Château Lagrange, St. Julien
- Château Les Ormes de Pez, St. Estèphe
- Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
- Château Malartic-Lagravière, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Palmer, Margaux
- Château Pape Clement, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
- Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan
- Château Suduiraut, Sauternes
- Château Talbot, St. Julien
- Château Tertre Daugay, St. Emilion
- Château Valandraud, St. Emilion
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| Participating Chefs |
- Tammy Alana, Alizé at the Top of the Palms (Las Vegas)
- Eric Bertoïa, Café Boulud (New York)
- Philippe Boulot, The Heathman (Portland)
- Graham Elliot Bowles, Avenues (Chicago)
- Yannick Cam, Le Paradou
- Annie Clemmons, Cyrus (Healdsburg)
- Sue Conley & Peggy Smith, Cowgirl Creamery (Point Reyes Station, California)
- William Conway, Harry's Essential Grille (Vienna, VIrginia)
- Ariane Daguin, D'Artagnan, Inc. (New Jersey)
- Craig Deihl, Cypress (Charleston)
- Chris Douglass, Icarus (Boston)
- Christophe Emé, Ortolan (Los Angeles)
- Neal Fraser, Grace (Los Angeles)
- Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Butter (New York)
- Craig Hartman, Morrison-Clark Inn
- Adrian Hoffman, One Market (San Francisco)
- Sean Huggard, Black Pearl (Denver)
- Gerry Klaskala, Aria (Atlanta)
- Jamie Leeds, Hank's Oyster Bar
- Eddie Marine, Red Sage
- Frank Morales, Zola
- David Myers, Sona (Los Angeles)
- Sean O'Brien, Myth (San Francisco)
- Thierry Rautureau, Rover's (Seattle)
- Scott Shampine, Olea (Portland)
- Geoffrey Tracy, Chef Geoff's, Chef Geoff's Downtown & Lia's
- Jeff Tunks, Acadiana, Ceiba, DC Coast and TenPenh
- Johnny Vinczencz, Johnny V, Las Olas (Fort Lauderdale)
- Bryan Voltaggio, Charlie Palmer Steak DC
- Santi Zabaleta, Taberna del Alabardero
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| Thursday Dinners |
- Morrison-Clark Inn/Chef Craig Hartman/Château La Lagune/Château Lynch-Bages/Château Les Ormes de Pez
- Residence of the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic/Ambassador and Mrs. Alexandros Mallias
- Residence of the Ambassador of France/Ambassador and Mrs. Jean-David Levitte/ Château Margaux
- Champagne Dinner/Firefly Restaurant/Chef John Wabeck
- Willard InterContinental/Chef Scott Bryan of Veritas (New York)/Château Margaux
- Le Paradou/Chef Yannick Cam/Château Pape Clement/Château Valandraud
- The Caucus Room/Chef Lisa Graves/Château Beau-Séjour Bécot/Château La Gomerie/Château La Gaffelière/Château Tertre Daugay
- Residence of the Ambassador of Italy/Ambassador and Mrs. Giovanni Castellaneta/Vinnaioli Jermann
- Home of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Murphy, Jr./Chef Robert Wiedmaier -Marcel's/Château Pontet-Canet, Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte
- Home of Dr. & Mrs. Pierre Asmar/Chef David Myers of Sona (Los Angeles)/Château Corbin/Château d'Issan/Château Lagrange
- Zola/Chef Frank Morales III/Château Haut-Bailly/Château du Terte/Château Giscours
- Residence of the Ambassador of Argentina/Ambassador and Mrs. José Octavio Bordón/Nicolás Catena
- Café M o ZU/Chef Christian Schmidt/Château Malartic-Lagraviére/Château Palmer
- Embassy of Australia/Grateful Palate
- 1789 Restaurant/Chef Nathan Beauchamp/Château Coutet/Château Guiraud/Château Suduiraut
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| Top Sponsors |
- DaimlerChrysler
- Northrop Grumman
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Computech
- American Airlines
- Telebright
- Wachovia
- Westport Corporation
- Abbott
- Amherst Securities Group L.P.
- The Clark Charitable Foundation
- Fleishman-Hillard International Communications
- Novartis
- Prudential Financial
- Toyota Motor North America
- WebFirst
- Wine Spectator
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| Top Auction Lots |
- 13 lots - collection of large format wines straight from the Châteaux, will be signed by the winemaker/owner and winning bidder will receive photo with winemaker
- Case of Château Margaux 1996
- Double Magnum La Mission Haut-Brion 2000
- First Class Wine Trips to Napa/Sonoma/San Francisco, Seattle/Portland, Bordeaux, Champagne, Provence, and Italy
- Jeroboam of Château Marguax 1996
- Dinner at the chefs table at Central Michel Richard
- Culinary trips to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Twin Farms Country Estate in Vermont
- Burgundy Wine Dinner with Robert Kacher
- Vertical of Dominus
- Château Haut-Brion dinner with Jackie Quillen, founder of Christie's Wine Department
- 6 bottles Château Mouton-Rothschild 2000
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