santa barbara vintners foundation presents The Santa Barbara Wine auction Benefitting direct relief
santa barbara vintners presents The Santa Barbara Wine auction Deliver a World of Good saturday, March 12, 2016 Bacara Resort & Spa benefitting The Santa Barbara Wine Auction invites you to enjoy an elegant evening to benefit Direct Relief. Show your support by bidding on extraordinary silent and live auction items which includes global travel adventures, rare library wines, exclusive behind-the-scenes tours and tastings, special entertainment for your party, local dining experiences, and much more! On behalf of the Santa Barbara Vintners, Direct Relief, and the Wine Auction Steering Committee, thank you for joining our mission to provide life-saving medical aid to vulnerable people across the U.S. and around the world. We look forward to welcoming you and your guests to the Bacara Resort & Spa for a night you will not forget! 100% of the proceeds from this fabulous event will go to support Direct Relief. The Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, Federal Tax ID 91-2132001.
Evening Events 5:00-6:00 p m VIP Reception & Silent Auction Opens 6:00 p m Wine Reception & Silent Auction All guests are invited to walk the red carpet, register, and enjoy hors d oeuvres while browsing silent auction lots. 7:15 p m Welcome, Awards Ceremony, & Dinner Join us in the ballroom for an evening of entertainment, food, and locally crafted wines. Your three-course dinner will be prepared by the award-winning Chef Michael Mina, and Bacara s culinary expert Chef Vincent Lesage. 8:30 p m Live Auction & Stand Up and Be Counted Bid on extraordinary travel adventures, exclusive wine experiences, and exquisite dining packages, all benefitting Direct Relief. Our Special Guests Chris Harrison, Master of Ceremonies Host of ABC s hit romance and reality series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. DawnMarie Kotsonis, Auctioneer Charity auction expert with nearly 30 years of experience. Michael Mina, Celebrity Chef Award-winning chef and restaurateur renowned for his innovative twists on classic dishes and his focus on balance of flavors. Vintner of the Year award louisa & bob lindquist, Qupé Pioneer award Thekla & Richard Sanford and michael benedict, Founders of Sanford & Benedict Vineyards
Bacara Map 101 fwy c at h e d r a l o a k s hollister ave. N pacific ocean w s e Bacara Resort & Spa 8301 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Complimentary Parking Black Tie Attire For room reservations at the Bacara Resort & Spa, please call (855) 968-0100 For more information or to view the auction catalog, which will be available closer to the event, visit sbwineauction.org If you have any additional questions please contact Jennifer Kocian at (805) 879-4931 or Jkocian@directrelief.org
SANTA BARBARA VINTNERS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Jennifer Williamson-Doré Foxen Vineyard & Winery Vice-President Steve Fennell Sanford Winery Secretary Eric Sonquist Treasurer Susan Beckmen Beckmen Vineyards Frank Ostini Hitching Post Wines Morgan Clendenen Cold Heaven Cellars Jeanette DeLuca Terravant Seth Kunin AVA Santa Barbara/ Kunin Wines Sonja Magdevski Casa Dumetz Katie Grassini Grassini Family Vineyards Brook Williams Duvarita Vineyard direct relief BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rita Moya, Chair Angel Iscovich, M.D. Mari Mitchel Mark Schwartz Linda Gluck Steve Ainsley Patricia Aoyama Bitsy Becton-Bacon Kendall Bishop David Brown Les Charles Lawrence Dam Dante Di Loreto Charles Fenzi, M.D. Patrick Fitzgerald Gregg L. Foster Pamela Gann Dorothy Gardner Ernest J. Getto David Lee Gibbs, Ph.D. Michael Giles Bert Green, M.D. Beth Green, R.N. Joanna Kerns Nancy Walker Koppelman Mark Linehan Siri Marshall Julie Rabinovitz Mary-Louise Scully, M.D. James Selbert Steve Weintraub Thomas Weisenburger, M.D. event steering committee Co-Chairs: Lori Baur Lisa Iscovich Jen Jones Committee: Millie Barrett Susan Beckmen Jane Carey Helene Davison Julia Goggin Eden Jasiorkowski Hayley Jessup Sandy Knox-Johnston Jennifer Kocian Gillian Kulp Anne Miller Kathy Mills Helga Morris Sherrill Oneill Jill Remy Patricia Sadeghian Kara Shoemaker Roxanna Solakian Eric Sonquist Linda Teasdale Jenny Williamson-Doré Gregg Wilson
santa barbara vintners The Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation is the charitable umbrella under which the Santa Barbara County Vintners Association conducts its philanthropic work. Proceeds from the Silent Auctions at April s Santa Barbara County Vintners Festival and October s Celebration of Harvest benefit a number of community organizations. Carrying on that tradition, we are proud to sponsor the 2016 Santa Barbara Wine Auction benefitting Direct Relief. Again, this year the foundation will donate 100% of the net proceeds from this fabulous Wine Auction event to Direct Relief. The mission of Direct Relief is to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations by mobilizing and providing essential medical resources needed for their care. Direct Relief s humanitarian aid spans over 70 countries and all 50 U.S. states supporting local health care providers without regard to race, ethnicity, politics, religion, gender, or the ability to pay. Since inception the Santa Barbara Wine Auctions have raised over $3 million, which has been leveraged into almost $100 million in medical aid to equip frontline health workers, free clinics, and other health centers with medical supplies and equipment to treat the world s most vulnerable people. A special thank you to Andrew Paul, our generous invitation underwriter.