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Fostering Change Gala 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Live & Silent Auction
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Cruise the Bay in Style

Your family or group of eight friends is invited to sail the Bay with Natasha and Dave Dolby. Choose your favorite pizza from Delfina and set off on a San Francisco sunset cruise on a 40-foot Riviera Twin Diesel motor yacht! Your special journey starts at the San Francisco Marina and spans the San Francisco city seascape as you swing past AT&T Park, see Alcatraz up close, and pass under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Your hosts will be DJ-ing your favorite hits and serving their favorite sparkling wine from Gloria Ferrer. If kids join your group (kid-size life jackets available!), apple juice will be provided to toast along! Let Uber be your ride to and from the marina. 

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Acclaimed Wines by Thomas Rivers Brown

Be the Envy of Wine Collectors Around the World -Build your wine collection with this incredible case of wines by one of America’s most celebrated winemakers, Thomas Rivers Brown. With eight Robert Parker 100 scores to his name, The Terroirist Wine Journal called Brown“the nation's hottest winemaker”and Food & Wine named him 2010Winemaker of the Year. Some of these wines were such limited production, they were never rated and are nearly impossible to find. Hand-picked bottles include:

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Date Night for a Year

So many restaurants, so many (more) dates! Whether you're looking to spice up your relationship or have been madly in love for years, you're going to want to splurge on this amazing Date Night package. Kick off your year of dates with a four-course dinner at the acclaimed La Folie. Then, a good old-fashioned movie date with dinner and drinks served in your seats at the refurbished Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Theater. To keep the dating going strong all year long, we've hand-selected some of the top restaurants in San Francisco for you to sample, including Flour & Water, Boulevard, Saratoga, Wayfare Tavern, Foreign Cinema, Park Tavern, SPQR, Perbacco, Bar Agricole and A16. Leave the kids at home, entrusted to UrbanSitter and leave the driving to Uber.

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Local Music Experience

What is access to the Bay Area’s incredible music scene worth to you? You and a guest will enjoy a VIP experience at the opening of A Night with Janis Joplin at A.C.T., attend any or all 3 days of BottleRock Napa, see a private concert of your choice at KFOG’s playspace, and see Depeche Mode in concert at Oracle Arena. Uber will be your driver to and from the shows.

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Ultimate Wine Country Getaway

Wine lovers and foodies, your getaway starts in Yountville, where you and a guest will get a private tour of the French Laundry gardens and maybe even a peak into their brand new kitchen. Afterwards, lunch at the restaurant awaits you. We’ll even make the reservation for you! After your meal, experience the ultimate Napa retreat at the acclaimed Calistoga Ranch for a three night stay in a luxurious lodge with two complete bedroom suites. A luxury Napa resort nestled in a secluded Upper Napa Valley canyon on 157 lush, oak-lined acres, is a rarefied luxury retreat where nature not only coexists with, but helps create, a completely new level of connection, comfort and contentment. Named the #1 hotel in California, #5 in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. As you explore all that Napa has to offer, make sure you stop by the famous Grgich Hills Estate for a private tour and tasting of some of their finest vintages. Leave the driving to Uber.

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Williams Selyem Experience

Take home two excellent 750ml Pinot Noirs from Williams Selyem, eight exquisite WS wine glasses, and a 1.5l magnum for those special occasions! And don't forget to stop by the winery for a private tour and tasting for four and immediate membership on The WS List with an allocation for the next release.

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2007 Joseph Phelps Insignia
Enjoy this 2007 Joseph Phelps Insignia 99 point Robert Parker. Joseph Phelps is best known for Insignia, its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varieties first produced in 1974 and the 2007 Insignia received some of the best reviews. "...notes of graphite, spring flowers and smoky oak. This full-bodied, classic Insignia reveals fabulous depth, ripeness, texture, viscosity and richness. Still young and unformed, it should evolve for 25 or more years." Robert Parker
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2006 Bond Grand Crus Portfolio

This members-only collectors’ item packed in its original wood crate showcases the full five-vineyard portfolio of 2006 Bond wines, sold out long ago. Based in Oakville, California, Bond makes widely acclaimed single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons. Founded by H. William Harlan (Harlan Estate), Bond’s winemaker Bob Levy uses grapes from five vineyards to create these unique “grand crus,” Vecina, Melbury, Quella, St. Eden and Pluribus. All rated 90 or higher by Robert Parker.

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2013 Maybach "Materium" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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Four year vertical of Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet

Taste 4 acclaimed vintages of this flagship Robert Mondavi Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, rated 92-96 by Wine Enthusiast. These wines are known for exceptional balance and aging well. 

 

Gala Co-Chairs

Matthew & Ingrid Rechtin

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Allison Eisenhardt, Board Chair

Lisa Pearson, Vice Chair

Elizabeth Carey, Treasurer

Matthew Rechtin, Secretary

Members

Jeffrey Davidson

Mikhail Hess

Katy Hope

Margaret Keane

Anthony Lencioni

Hector Melendez

Ryan Miller

James SanMarco

Lisa Spinali

Harry Turner

Claire Ucovich

Jennifer Young

SFCASA Staff

Reneé Espinoza

Amy DiBenedetto

Erika Dirkse

Paul Knudsen

Maggie Swanson

Judy Rutherford

Brittni Tanenbaum

Naomi Irvine

Tom Prado

Maria Vierra

Alexandra Stanley

Janey Kemp

Jamie Coronato

Juan Ascencio

Soyeon Davis

Victoria Crucena