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Thomas Fogarty Winery Meets Zola
Table of Contents It Started with a Vision 2 It Continues with a Promise Schedule of Events 4 Message From Philippe Dietz, 5 Head of School Message From Tania and Stéphane Hauradou, 6 Soirée du Vin Co-Chairs With Gratitude 8 Sponsors 9 Pouring Vintners 10 Guest Speaker 11 Donors 12 Menu 13 Important Auction Information 14 Conditions of Sale 16 Live Auction Lots 19 Advertisements 69 sound pedagogical values. Students become critical thinkers, risk- takers, open-minded collaborators and communicators who are From a humble past... ready to have a positive and lasting impact on the world. Our close-knit international community also allows our students to interact with and learn from teachers and students from countless diverse backgrounds. Foreign exchange trips reinforce cultural literacy, which promotes understanding, adaptability, diversity of thought, and a responsible international mindset. Today, we have greater dreams and ambitions still, and with your generous support, we will continue to educate and nurture generations of disruptors and thought leaders with innate curiosity and diverse skillsets. All proceeds from tonight’s Soirée du Vin will go towards ISTP’s Charlotte de Géry Endowment Fund. Named after our school’s founder, this endowment fund is in honor of her vision and the school’s humble beginnings. Contributions to this fund are used to support ISTP’s programs, which pave the way for a stronger and brighter future - spearheaded by individuals who believe in what is possible when we believe in building a better and more peaceful world through an international education. Madame de Géry introduces the school’s first students to the Atari 400 (1979). -
Pinotfile Vol 6, Issue 58
If You Like It, Then It Is A Good Pinot PinotFile Volume 6, Issue 58 The First Wine Newsletter Exclusively Devoted to Pinotphiles May 7, 2008 Inside this issue: The Boys of John Ash & Co. Kastania 10 Over the past year I have spent considerable time snooping around the Russian River Valley looking for those historical figures and places that have been seminal Pinot Czarina - Lane 11 to the evolution of California Pinot Noir as we know it today. The Santa Rosa restau- Tanner rant, John Ash & Co., was a recurring feature of recollections of those that I inter- Twin Oaks Cellars 13 viewed. John Ash & Co. was known for spawning numerous innovative ideas that Small Sips of Pinot 14 have become commonplace in restaurants today. It was here Pinot Briefs 19 that restaurant wine-by-the-glass service originated in Cali- fornia, and organized blind tastings of wines and creative Pinot Events 21 wine dinners emphasizing food-wine pairings were popular- Long & Winding 22 ized. John Ash & Co. was among the first restaurants to have a Road, Part X wine bar and an associated wine retail store. The culture of wine and food pairing flourished here as California wine took its true place on the table as both a compliment to food and a star in its own right. There was an emphasis on seasonality in the menus and the procurement of foods from local artisans, farmers and fisherman. Over the years, numerous ex- employees of the restaurant went on to become successful winemakers, winegrowers, and key employees in various wine-related businesses. -
Pinotfile Vol 8 Issue 45
Pinot Noir is like pie ala mode with ice cream Volume 8, Issue 45 November 1, 2011 Davis Family Vineyards: On a Quest for “Perfect” Pinot Noir “The pursuit of creating the perfect Pinot Noir is like the pursuit of the Holy Grail; only a few of us believe it exists and we wake up at dawn every day to move one step closer in our quest!” Guy Davis, Founder/Farmer/Winemaker The perfect Pinot Noir hasn’t been produced yet, but some of the ephemeral Pinot Noirs crafted by Guy Davis of Davis Family Vineyards have come darn close. Guy’s style matches bright, complex aromas and flavors with silky textures and impeccable balance, while capturing the essence of Russian River Valley terroir. I am not the only fan, for Davis Family Vineyards’ wines have won praise from wine critics such as Robert Parker, Jr., and have been awarded many Best of Class and Gold Medal accolades in numerous major wine competitions. Guy is a cerebral winemaker who clearly understands his quest. His “Top 5 Rules for Crafting Great Pinot” include the following: (1) Only grow on sites destined for greatness (Guy’s estate hillside vineyard in the middle of the Russian River Valley is a site blessed with the cool microclimate, soils and exposures of sunlight to please the delicate nature of Pinot Noir.); (2) Precision viticulture (Guy does not farm his 7 acres of Pinot Noir - he farms 9,274 vines, striving to get twelve to fourteen touches for every vine during the growing season from pruning to harvest.); (3) Pick on the right day! (Guy is obsessive, focused and fanatical about picking the right day to harvest. -
California Wines Score Style Points - the New York Times
2/28/2020 California Wines Score Style Points - The New York Times https://nyti.ms/ZMptxR THE POUR California Wines Score Style Points By Eric Asimov June 13, 2013 The polarizing years of California wine are over. No longer can its styles be summed up in a descriptive phrase or two, like plush, concentrated cabernet sauvignon; lush, jammy pinot noir; buttery oak-bomb chardonnay; or extravagantly ripe, blockbuster zinfandel. Those dominant styles gave the impression of a monochromatic wine culture, in which more was good and even more was better. Many people embraced these wines and still do. But a significant minority dismissed them and California wines in general, though in truth, a careful search could have always turned up producers who valued finesse and subtlety but were largely ignored by critics. Now California can be characterized by its stylistic diversity. Partly, this is because of a widening and maturing of consumer tastes. These days, the public is less reliant on two or three dominant wine critics who essentially share the same perspective. More important, though, a new wave of energetic California winemakers has helped to push stylistic boundaries while bringing more attention to older producers who had been considered behind the times or out of fashion. These newer producers have been shaped by the same worldwide diversity of wines as their audience. They have been inspired not just by Bordeaux and Burgundy, Napa Valley and a neighboring producer whose wines received 100-point scores. Instead, they’ve looked to the traditions of northeastern Italy and the Jura, of Galicia and Sicily, of the Rhône Valley, Slovenia and many other lesser-known regions that make this moment so exciting for wine lovers. -
Pinotfile Vol 8 Issue 22
Only Sexual Analogies can do Pinot Noir Justice Volume 8, Issue 22 September 24, 2010 Kistler Vineyards Pinot Noir Tasting There is no other iconic winery like it in California. Despite the popularity of social networking as a marketing tool for wineries, you won’t find this winery on Facebook or Twitter. The winery is not open to the public, there is no tasting room, the wines are not poured for tasting at any public wine event or winemaker dinner sponsored by the winery. The wines are only submitted to two wine critics for review, Robert Parker and Stephen Tanzer (Parker’s scores are usually higher!), who both visit the winery annually. The winery was one of the few not included in John Winthrop Haeger’s compendium, North American Pinot Noir, because the winery opted out. The winery does not belong to its appellation winegrowers association. A winery website did not appear until 2005 although the winery was founded over 30 years ago. The wines are sold primarily to consumers through a mailing list based on years of customer loyalty and volume of customer purchases. Minimum purchase is a case of wine with each offering (there is a spring and fall offering), which with tax and shipping can easily top $1,000. If you don’t buy, your allocation will quickly dwindle until you are unceremoniously dropped from the mailing list. Is this anyway to operate a winery in today’s competitive wine business? Winemakers Steve Kistler and Mark Bixler decided early on to direct their energies completely to vineyard management and winemaking, avoid the public eye, and let the quality of their wines speak for themselves. -
THE VINTNERS of Mayacama
THE VINTNERS of mayacama 32 WINDS WINE :: ED MASCARIN Down a dirt road, tucked away against the beautiful Steelhead Run section of Dry Creek, 32 Winds is Sonoma Wine Country at it’s best. Award winning, hand-crafted wines await you along with the famous 32 Winds hospitality in their new tasting room. Enjoy private tastings at the community table inside the renovated barn or outside overlooking the creek and vineyards. If you time it right, you can enjoy schools of Steelhead as they travel upstream. A RAFANELLI WINERY :: SHELLY RAFANELLI Since the early 1900’s the Rafanelli family has been growing grapes and making wine in the Dry Creek Valley. Four generations later they are still keeping with the tradition, growing premium grapes and producing world class wines. The winery is small, and being family owned and operated, production is limited, with the focus on quality not quantity! The family prides themselves on producing consistently exceptional wines year in and year out, specializing in some of the finest Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. ACCENDO CELLARS :: BART & DAPHNE ARAUJO Accendo pays homage to an earlier era and marks a beginning of a promising new paradigm: to source grapes from some of the finest vineyard sites and terroir in Napa Valley; to make a wine of balance in the style of Napa Valley’s past wines; and to produce this wine with the commitment, and attention to detail that characterize their past efforts. ADAMVS :: STEPHEN & DENISE ADAMS Denise and Stephen Adams discovered the idyllic ADAMVS property in 2008. In its mosaic of five vineyard sites, iron-rich red soils, ideal elevation and diversity of vineyard exposures, they saw the perfect convergence of geology and geography. -
Wesmar: a Lasting Vestige of the Original Williams Selyem Winery
If you drink no Noir, you Pinot Noir Volume 11, Issue 42 April 10, 2019 WesMar: A Lasting Vestige of the Original Williams Selyem Winery Pinot Noir lovers will always harbor fond memories of the legendary Williams Selyem Winery started in 1981 by Burt Williams, Ed Selyem and their families. The winery’s success was unprecedented given that Burt and Ed went from making wines in a garage to producing world-class Pinot Noir without any formal training or experience in winemaking. Burt was a printing press operator for the San Francisco News Agency and a home grape winemaker, while Ed was a wine buyer and accountant for Speer’s Market in Forestville as well as a home beer and fruit winemaker. They began making wine together from Sonoma grapes for their own use in Burt’s garage in 1979. Burt’s desire was to make world-class wine, mainly for his own consumption, and Ed’s dream was to create a thriving business from the local agricultural bounty. Together, they started with no capital, never borrowed, and grew their business while they continued to raise their families and work at their day jobs. The pair launched their commercial winery, Hacienda del Rio, in 1981 and their first Russian River Valley Pinot Noir release in 1982 was instantly popular with Burgundy lovers. A complaint from Hacienda Winery led the partners to drop the original name and use their own names. The classic Williams Selyem label first appeared in 1984, designed by a graphic artist, displaying a simple red and black color scheme and adorned with a single dingbat.