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Heart’s Delight WINE TASTING & AUCTION WASHINGTON, DC BENEFITING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN: MATTHEW R. SHAY, by a live auction led by Sotheby’s Jamie NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION Ritchie featuring wine directly from the Heart’s Delight is widely recognized cellars of our friends from Bordeaux in as a premier destination event where grand format. master winemakers, culinary greats and our distinguished guests gather to play Saturday March 9th is our Bordeaux and bid in the Nation’s Capital. This Master Class & Grand Tasting. It is a festive distinctive event is a four-day celebration of exceptional wine and food with unique celebration of the epicurean lifestyle. You touches woven throughout. will participate in a unique wine tasting experience with the visiting Château Wednesday March 6th is the Congress owners and wine directors. This year’s Has Heart celebration showcasing some tasting will include the 2016 Bordeaux of the best in American wine. Highlighted vintage as well as an older vintage chosen wines will be presented by owners and by the Château. The adventure continues winemakers and will include a with exciting seminars, wine from around live auction. This will be followed the world, and food prepared by by the highly sought-after BYO Celebrating some of the country’s favorite Collectors Dinner. chefs plus a spirited silent and live auction. Thursday March 7th is our Embassy & Winemaker Over the past nineteen years Dinner Series. These intimate 20 Heart’s Delight has raised more experiences feature dinners years than $18 million net for the at the official residences of American Heart Association. The Ambassadors, personally hosted event began in 1999 in memory dinner parties at the homes of area of Bruce Bassin of MacArthur Beverages. wine enthusiasts and vintner-led dining The mission of the American Heart experiences at some of Washington, Association is to be a relentless force for DC’s most notable restaurants. a world of longer, healthier lives. Heart disease is the number one killer in the Friday March 8th is the Vintners Dinner world and stroke is number two. It is only & Auction. This is Washington, DC’s most through the continued support of qualified exclusive fine dining and wine event of research projects and tailored educational the year. The evening features the wine of opportunities that will allow us to bridge a premier cru from Bordeaux paired with the gap between current knowledge and exquisite cuisine. The dinner is followed future lifesaving techniques. Thank You to our Sponsors 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONGRESS HAS HEART DINNER SERIES PRESENTING SPONSOR PRESENTING SPONSOR BALTHAZAR SPONSOR OFFICIAL AIRLINE PARTNER CHÂTEAU SPONSOR IMPERIAL SPONSORS SHANNON FINLEY LAIRD LOTT & LINDA GOODEN GENEVIEVE MURPHY BALLY SHANNON PARTNERS DINNER SERIES SPONSORS VINTNERS DINNER TABLE SPONSORS Kaiser Permanente Association for Accessible Medicines Conrad Kenley Exelon Corporation Joel Kleinman & Mary Pat Brown General Atomics Debbie & Russ Potee Grant Thornton LLP Health Care Service Corporation WINEMAKER SPONSORS GRAND TASTING SPONSORS American Express Cushman & Wakefield AT&T EY Sandy Spring Bank GRAND TASTING TABLE SPONSORS CONGRESS HAS HEART SPONSORS Monument Wealth Management DDC National Restaurant Association Nathanson + Hauck UPS PhRMA Listed are sponsors as of printing date. Decade Society CELEBRATING OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, it is the perfect time to reflect and thank all of the amazing friends who helped us throughout the years. We have shared hundreds of meals and thousands of bottles with incredible people all for a great cause. We are honored to have you all with us this year, on our 20th anniversary, as a part of the Heart’s Delight family. Over the years, you have generously donated and together we have raised millions of dollars for the American Heart Association. THANK YOU! 20 YEARS We wanted to take the opportunity to thank those who have participated in Heart’s Delight every year since 1999 and are here with us again this year! Addy Bassin’s Château Guiraud Chef Jeff Tunks MacArthur Beverages Bill Plante Mark Wessels Susan & Manfred Arnold Jamie Ritchie 10 YEARS (+) Thank you to all of our friends who have participated in at least 10 years – we couldn’t have done it without you! Abacus Technology Château d’Issan Jake Jones American Advertising Château Lagrange Conrad Kenley Distributors Château Lynch-Bages Joel Kleinman American Airlines Château Malartic L’Academie de Cuisine Sean Ballington Lagravière Mr. and Mrs. John Miklos Barbara Bassin Château Pontet-Canet Dean Morehouse Gail Bassin Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Maureen Nelson Ruth Bassin Design Cuisine Nomad Event Systems Charles & Sharon Bates Daimler Omni Shoreham Hotel Annie Boutin-King Chef Graham Elliot Eric Platt Kevin Brandt Embassy of Australia Paolo Sacco John Brooks Embassy of France Roger Schagrin David Brown Exelon Jeff Schragg Deborah Bumbaugh EY Sam Schreiber Nick Calio John Garr Gordon & Helen Smith Michael Capretti Susan Grais Sofitel Hotels and Resorts Château Angélus Scott Greenberg Rick & Myrna Toren Château Cos d’Estournel Robert Helm Dennis Yee Château Coutet Marc Hodies Congress Has Heart & Collectors Dinner 20TH ANNIVERSARY WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2019 Our Congress Has Heart celebration showcases some of the best in American wine. Highlighted wines will be presented by owners and winemakers and will include a live auction. The reception will be followed by the highly sought after BYO Collectors Dinner. ADDAX WINES EARLY MOUNTAIN WINERY SCHUG CARNEROS Napa, California Madison, Virginia ESTATE WINERY Brian Kearney Ben Jordan Sonoma, California Claudia Schug BROOKS FLÂNEUR WINES Amity, Oregon Willamette Valley, Oregon SOLISTE Chris Williams Marty Doerschlag Sonoma Coast, California Claude and Elisabeth CHIMNEY ROCK WINERY LARKMEAD VINEYARDS Koeberle Napa Valley, California Napa Valley, California Elizabeth Vianna Laurie Taboulet THIBAUT-JANISSON WINERY CONSTANT DIAMOND NICOLAS-JAY Monticello, Virginia MOUNTAIN VINEYARD Willamette Valley, Oregon Claude Thibaut Calistoga, California Jay Boberg Greg DeLeo TURLEY WINE CELLARS OCEANO WINES Paso Robles, California DIVISION WINEMAKING Central Coast, California Whitney Tennessee Turley COMPANY Rachel Martin Portland, Oregon TURNBULL WINE CELLARS Kate Norris PEAY VINEYARDS Oakville, California Sonoma Coast, California Zoe Johns DOMAINE Andy Peay DROUHIN OREGON WINEAMERICA Willamette Valley, Oregon PLUMPJACK Michael Kaiser David Millman ESTATE WINERY Napa Valley, California John Conover CONGRESS HAS HEART COLLECTORS DINNER TASTING RECEPTION Rooftop Charlie Palmer Steak 101 Constitution Avenue, NW 101 Constitution Avenue, NW Guests will join participating winemakers for dinner in this BYO-style celebration. Each guest will 6:00 – 8:00 pm share a bottle from their own cellar in an attempt to impress and outdo their fellow diners. In this Tickets: $200 per person friendly competition, there are no losers. 8:00 – 10:30 pm Tickets: $500 per person + showcase bottle (includes entrance into the rooftop reception) Sponsorships: $5,000, $10,000 & $50,000 • Business Attire Embassy & Winemaker Dinner Series 20TH ANNIVERSARY THURSDAY MARCH 7, 2019 Dinner SPONSOR: General Dynamics WINE: Château Angélus presented by Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal 1 7:00 pm | 24 guests | $ on hold for sponsors Dinner SPONSOR: Available WINE: Matthiasson Wines presented by Steve Matthiasson Home of Congressman Mike Thompson Washington, DC 2 7:00 pm | 11 guests | $ on hold for sponsors Dinner HOST: His Excellency, Henne Schuwer, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands SPONSOR: National Retail Federation CHEF: Joakim Söderberg, Ambassador’s Chef WINE: Château Giscours and Château du Tertre 3 presented by Alexander van Beek Residence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands 2347 S Street, NW 7:00 pm | 24 guests | $ on hold for sponsors Dinner HOST: His Excellency Kurt Jaeger, The Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and Mrs. Laurette Jaeger SUPPORTED BY: Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein SPONSOR: Available WINE: Wine selected by Ambassador Jaeger including a selection from the vineyards of the Liechtenstein 4 Princely Family Residence of the Ambassador of Liechtenstein 2900 K Street, NW 7:00 pm | 10 guests | $500 Embassy & Winemaker Dinner Series 20TH ANNIVERSARY THURSDAY MARCH 7, 2019 Dinner SPONSOR: Available CHEF: Jason Schreuder, Cork Wine Bar & Market WINE: Château Lascombes presented by Karine Barbier Château Guiraud presented by Luc Planty Cork Wine Bar & Market 5 1805 14th Street, NW 7:00 pm | 20 guests | $400 Dinner SPONSOR: Kaiser Permanente CHEF: Zack Brown, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse WINE: PlumpJack Estate Winery, CADE Estate Winery and Odette Estate Winery presented by John Conover Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse 6 950 I Street, NW 7:00 pm | 20 guests | $ pre-sold Dinner HOST: The Ambassador of Italy and Mrs. Armando Varricchio CHEF: Roberto Grazioli, Ambassador’s Chef WINE: From the Carmignano Estate of Fabrizio Pratesi presented by Signor Pratesi Villa Firenze, Residence of the Ambassador of Italy 7 2800 Albemarle Street, NW 7:00 pm | 24 guests | $ on hold for sponsors Dinner SPONSOR: Debbie and Russ Potee & American Airlines CHEF: Marc Hennessy, Rare Steakhouse and Tavern WINE: Château Lynch-Bages presented by Kinou Cazes Hachemian Rare Steakhouse and Tavern 1595 I Street, NW 8 7:00 pm | 24 guests | $ pre-sold Embassy & Winemaker Dinner Series 20TH ANNIVERSARY THURSDAY MARCH 7, 2019 Dinner SPONSOR: Available