Lot 77 on the auction block for Wine for Haiti is a selection of Hudson Valley Wine. I would personally like to THANK the following wineries for making donations to this cause:
- Hudson-Chatham Winery
- Palaia Vineyards
- Brookview Station Winery
- Brotherhood Winery
- Clinton Vineyards
- Warwick Valley Winery
A special Thank You to Robibero Vineyards. They are a new kid on the block and they haven't released any wine yet, but they purchased and donated a bottle of Brotherhood Chablis and Magnanini to the lot. The rest of the wines came from my private collection..
As I write this bidding is up to $70 for the case. This is a great selection of Hudson Valley Wines and a great way to get a taste of the Valley. If you are interested go to Palate Press and bid on Lot 77. You won't be disappointed.
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing the taste of the Hudson Valley - Lot 77. It was nice going through your blog. keep it up the good work.
What a joke -- 10 wineries donating 1 bottle each and one giving 2 bottles -- at a net cost to them of what -- $5 a bottle?
What kind of message is that to send about your concern for world humanity?
The Hudson Valley wine industry comes in at the bottom once again -- a complete embarrassment.
John,
The wineries donated the bottles for a good cause and to give people an opportunity to taste the valley.
It's not about how much it cost a winery to produce a bottle. It's the donation to help raise money for a good cause.
There are many other wineries in New York State that donated wine for this auction. Are you going to say the same about them?
Really, John? Our winery offered to donate more wine to this particular auction and because it was a "collection" of wines we donated one bottle as requested. Many of the wineries are holding or participating in other fundraising events for Haiti and have made other donations, aside from this specific event.
Please focus your energy on something positive, rather than publicly criticizing people who are trying to help in whatever way we can. Do you criticize the unemployed person who can only afford to donate $5 to help the victims of the earthquake? I think not. It's what we all can do collectively that makes a difference. Keep your negativity to yourself, and help "world humanity" by being supportive.
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