Live Auction
Feels Like The Ritz in Carlton – An Elegant Wine Country Tour
Donated by Willamette Valley Limousine, The Carlton Inn Bed & Breakfast, Raptor Ridge, Lemelson Vineyards & Soter Vineyards
Start your wine country tour in style! Willamette Valley Limousine will chauffer you and your guests for a day of exclusive wine tasting and tours at Belle Pente, Lemelson Vineyards and Soter Vineyards in the heart of the scenic Yamhill-Carlton District. Retire for the evening at The Carlton Inn Bed & Breakfast, which offers relaxing wine country hospitality and accommodations. But first, you will receive a large format bottle from each winery to take home with you tonight to whet your appetite for your ritzy Carlton respite!
Mutually agreeable date to be determined
Party of 6
Value $2300
A Wine Countrified Day & Casually Elegant Night in Dundee
Donated by Inn at Red Hills
Get ready for the curtains to rise and…voila!…unveil Dundee’s newest -- and highly anticipated -- dining and overnight destination. To start this wonderful day, you will head out to deLancelotti Family Vineyard for a tasting of their acclaimed wines followed by a tour of their beautiful farm. Return to downtown Dundee for a farm-to-table dining experience at the just opened Farm to Fork restaurant. Executive Chef Paul Bachand features sustainable, organic local provisions straight from the farmstead. Rest easy overnight in Oregon wine country’s first full-service boutique hotel, the Inn at Red Hills.
Mutually agreeable date to be determined
Party of 4
Value $800
Heater-Allen’s Christmas Beer “Sandy Paws” Featuring a Mug Shot of Your Pooch
Donated by Heater-Allen & Nectar Graphics Design
Heater-Allen is the area’s hottest new micro-brewery. Owner and Brewmaster Rick Allen brews beers that have received much acclaim from afficionados throughout the region and all the best restaurants and shops are clamoring to get his beer. Now it’s your chance! Each year, Heater-Allen dons the Christmas beer label with a picture of Rick Allen’s dog. For this year’s festive label, it could be your pooch sitting in for the “Sandy Paws” portrait. Heater-Allen will deck the bottles with bow-wows of Holly…or whatever your dog’s name is. And we won’t forget you either, 2 of the 120 cases produced will be yours -- delivered to you in December – chimney not required.
Value: Priceless
Winemaker for a Day
Donated by R. Stuart & Co. & Nick’s Italian Café
There’s a romantic vision of the contemplative winemaker, with his thief and glass in hand, making his way through his cellar, meandering down each orderly row of barrels, a smell of sweet oak and aging wine wafting in the dark, cool space, as he tastes the progress of each individual cask to consider the magical formula for each unique blend. This is where the exacting science and creative artistry of the winemaker comes alive. Now, imagine yourself as the winemaker for a day! Spend the afternoon with winemaker Rob Stuart as he leads you through a barrel tasting of the very best Pinot noirs in his cellar and guides you through the process of blending them into your very own signature blend. After the work is done, stroll over to the charming R. Stuart & Co. Wine Bar, which will be closed for your private winemaker dinner. Chefs Carmen Pierano and Eric Ferguson of Nick’s Italian Café will craft each course to creatively match with selected RS & Co. wines. After the winemaking process is complete, you will receive 4 cases of your signature blend.
Mutually agreeable date to be determined.
Party of 8
Value: $2650
Trois Bouteilles de Vin Français Très Vieux – or – 3 Really Great Bottles of Old French Wine
Donated by Laura and Read Worth
Add this trio to your very own collection of unique, special wines. The first is a 1978 Chateau Margaux , which is arguably the most graceful of the Bordeaux First Growths, producing wines with floral perfume, silky texture and a perfectly lingering finish, which earned 92 points from Robert Parker and 92 points from Wine Spectator (est. value $700). The second selection is a 1979 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, often the most exotic and perfumed wine from the Médoc, Mouton-Rothschild was promoted from second- to first-growth status in 1973, the only château to be so elevated since 1855; this wine received 96 points from Wine Spectator (est. value $600). The final wine is a 1997 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes, made from a high percentage of Semillon (usually about 90%), which was to its benefit in 1997; Parker called it a “stunningly proportioned, beautifully pure wine” and awarded it with 91 points (est. value $200).
Value: $1500
Prime Parking Spot in the Grizzly Den
Donated by McMinnville High School
Ah the freedom! Finally you have your own set of wheels – you are the coolest kid ever! But wait! There is nothing cool about parking so far from the building you’re drenched by the time you get there. You remember how much you wanted one of those prime spots, and how great it felt when you finally got one. Now you can help your student upgrade to front row parking by acquiring this prime parking spot in the Mac High School lot. Now there’ll be no excuse for being tardy!
Value: Priceless
Silent Auction
Swank Poolside Cocktail Party - Rat Pack Style
Donated by Linda & Lloyd Town and Kate & Mike Passo
Here’s to a classic, baby. Like the original Ocean’s Eleven or dirty martinis at the Sands Hotel. Or, better yet! A guys and dolls poolside cocktail party with all the bells and whistles. Ain’t that a kick in the head? The first 60 people to sign up will get to attend this swank soiree at the fabulous home of Linda and Lloyd Town. Enjoy lavish cocktails by Nick’s Italian Café’s backroom bartender, Gretchen Phelps. Nibble on delish hors d’oeurves while you sway to the rhythm. As the Rat Packers would say - Wow-Ee-Wow-Wow. It’ll be platinum, pussycat!
September 12th, 2009
$75 per person
Come Sail Away! Willamette River Cruise and Dinner
Donated by Julie & David Primozich
Meet your delightful Captain (David) and his lovely First Mate (Julie) at the Wheatland Ferry boat ramp and board their 19 foot jet boat for a one-of-a-kind adventure. Enjoy appetizers and drinks as you cruise the Willamette River and watch the wildlife. Then dock at the beautiful Five Islands for a wonderful seasonal dinner on the beach. After dinner entertainment might include a little agate hunting and wading in the river. No formal bathroom facilities, but lots of trees around! This will definitely be an evening to remember!
Mutually agreeable date to be determined, but will be the most fun May – September
Party of 4
Value: $250
Release Your Inner Photographer!
Donated by Krista Beckner Photography & Shutterbug
If you’ve always dreamed of taking pictures like a pro, here’s your big chance. Photographer Krista Beckner will give you 8 one-hour photography tutoring sessions – subjects could include, but are not limited to, local outdoor photography, camera training and other fundamentals. What’s an artist without their instrument? You’ll also get this wonderful new camera: a Canon Powershot SX10 IS! Wow! There’s no stopping you now!
Value: $560
Kids Sweet Yoga Bhoga
Donated by Yogi’s Yoga Studio & Thistle
In Sanskrit, bhoga means fun or enjoyment, which is an essential part of yoga practice. Yoga helps kids develop social, emotional and cognitive skills, as it engages the heart, body and mind. Yogi’s Yoga Studio will host a bhoga-filled one hour yoga party for 8 kids. Afterwards, the little Yogis will head around the corner to Thistle, McMinnville’s newest entry in the culinary scene, where owners Emily Howard and Eric Bechard will enchant the little ones with hands-on cupcake making. It’s a delicious day of movement, flow, creativity and cupcakes. Yum!
Mutually agreeable date to be determined
Party of 8
Value: $250
Surf’s Up!
Donated by Bernt & Carole Hansen, The Delicate Palate and Basket Case Wines
Who doesn’t love a beach retreat? Pacific City is the perfect proximity to town, close, but not too close. Enjoy a two-night stay at the Hansen’s lovely one-bedroom cabin, close to the beach and Cape Kiwanda. While there you’ll have a blast when you visit Twist Wine Company -- the beachside tasting room of Basket Case and Shy Chenin Wines. Plus take home selection of their wines to enjoy later! Don’t forget dinner at The Delicate Palate, the best kept dining secret at the coast. It’s tucked away in the Pacific City Inn, with a lovely garden patio and local delicacies to satisfy all your cravings.
Accommodations subject to availability.
Perfect for a party of 2
Value: $350
A Storied Brooks Afternoon
Donated by Brooks Wines
Notably “one of the best wine stories in the Northwest is how excellent wines continue to be made under the Brooks name,” according to Cole Danehower of Northwest Palate Magazine. At Brooks, the great respect for vineyard individuality and mastery of blending, allow the wines to achieve the greatest depth, flavors and balance. You and your group are invited to visit Brooks Winery, perched on a picturesque hilltop in the heart of the Eola-Amity Hills, for a private tasting and tour, followed by a lovely wine country picnic lunch. This afternoon will make for one of your best wine stories to tell!
Mutually agreeable date to be determined
Party of 10
Value: $300
To the Nines – A Weekend in the City
Be on cloud nine as you experience the whole nine yards in Portland. This is the fabulous city weekend you’ve been wishing for. Enjoy 2 nights accommodations at The Nines -- the ultra luxurious new hotel in the heart of downtown. While in town take in the classical music of the Oregon Symphony, you decide which performance is the one you want, just check this Fall’s schedule (enclosed). No urban escape is complete without fine dining, and you’ll enjoy an exquisite dinner at the Pearl District’s new Metrovino Bistro & Bar. And just to gild the lily don’t miss a night cap at the hotel’s new bar Departure – the best outdoor rooftop seating in town! Get swept away in the fabulousness of it all!
You choose the date!
Value: $600
Mmm-mmm Marm’s Cinnamon Rolls
You can just smell those freshly baked cinnamon rolls coming out of the oven – the gooey icing, the ground cinnamon and sugar. Nothing says good mornin’ like cinnamon rolls! The first 12 people to sign up will get a batch of these celebrated cinnamon rolls by Marm Bowman, retired English teacher and legendary baker of mmm-mmm goodness! A batch of 8 ooey-gooey-licious cinnamon rolls delivered straight to your door on Saturday, September 12th. What a way to celebrate making it through the first week of school! You don’t even have to get out of your warm, fuzzy robe and slippers!
To be delivered on September 12th
Value: $50 each batch, and worth every penny!
Romantic Respite in the Dundee Hills
Donated by Red Ridge Farms & Tina’s Restaurant
Red Ridge Farms, Oregon’s premier herb and specialty plant nursery, beckons gardeners and wine lovers to the Dundee Hills. Owners Penny and Ken Durant invite you to experience a peaceful overnight stay on their working farm where they raise sheep, wine grapes and Arbequina olives they press on-site to make Oregon’s first olive oil. Stay in their beautifully appointed country-inn apartment with plenty of windows offering stunning views of the valleys and vineyards, a luxurious living space, and a private master suite. Enjoy lunch for two at the beloved Tina’s in downtown Dundee. Tina’s believes that cooking in a wine-growing region lends their food a context, flavor and experience that is unbeatable, and we couldn’t agree more! Afterwards take a leisurely stroll through the gardens and Olive Mill at Red Ridge, and enjoy a bottle of Durant wine while you take in the stunning views of the Valley.
Mutually agreeable date to be determined
Value: $300
The Earth Laughs in Flowers…said Ralph Waldo Emerson
Donated by Ginny Upton
And, Georgia O’Keeffe said “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.” What could be more lovely than receiving a fresh, new floral arrangement each week? Delight in your weekly deliveries of flowers lovingly grown and arranged by Ginny Upton. To start, you have a beautiful arrangement waiting for you here to take home tonight, and then enjoy a new one every week through September.
Note: Delivery only within McMinnville city limits, otherwise arrange for pick up
Value: $500
Egg-cellent Choice!
Donated by Erin Bowman
There’s nothing like farm fresh eggs to start your day! Receive 1 dozen organic, free-range eggs every week. This may be the best choice for the real do-gooders out there – because, just as you have a golden heart, so does an egg! Your delivery begins September 1st and will continue through December.
Note: Delivery only within McMinnville city limits, otherwise arrange for pick up.
Value: $100
