10th Annual
Camp Goodtimes Wine Auction
presented by HSBC
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The Seattle Aquarium l Seattle, WA
It wouldn't be a wine auction without some amazing wines for you to taste, enjoy, and purchase in our live and silent auctions! Take a look at the generous wineries that are joining us at our 10 year anniversary event on April 6th at the Seattle Aquarium!
Silent Auction Pouring Wineries |
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Originally founded in 1999, Patit Creek Cellars (pronounced "PAT-it") is located at the Walla Walla Airport District surrounded by more than 15 other wineries. Housed in a 6,000 square foot Tuscan style building, guest can not only sample new release wines, but they can also enjoy wine by the glass while sitting in front of the fireplace during winter or outside under the covered patio in the summer. Ample space provides for private events upon request and availability.
Specializing in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, a southern Rhone style blend (called Trinite), Chardonnay, and a dry Riesling, visiting guests might also get the opportunity to experience one of Patit Creek Cellars' special "small lot" limited wines only produced during a particular vintage such as their popular Tempranillo and Zifandel of vintages past.
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Finn Hill is a "garagiste" micro-winery, dedicated to the limited production of small lots of ultra-premium wines from designated vineyards and appellations in eastern Washington State. With a total production of less than 500 cases annually, the current red focus is on Bordeaux-style blends and single varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The white focus is on non-oaked Chardonnay, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc.
Our wines are traditionally hand-crafted from carefully hand-picked and hand-sorted grapes, using modest amounts of new French oak cooperage. Finn Hill Winery is located on the outskirts of Woodinville, the "wine mecca" of western Washington.
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As pioneers in Washington State agriculture, the Mercer and Hogue families' winemaking success started as farming ventures established over 100 years ago. Through shared passions for sustainable grape growing and winemaking, the families founded Mercer Estates in the heart of the Columbia Valley in 2006. The partnership produces distinctive wines from their diverse vineyard holdings.
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Alexandria Nicole Cellars is dedicated to producing high quality hand-crafted wine from their Destiny Ridge Estate Vineyard located high above the bluff of the Columbia River where their grapes thrive in the ideal conditions of the Horse Heaven Hills. Alexandria Nicole also features exclusive wine club rooms, banquet facilities, and tasting rooms located in Prosser and Woodinville Washington.
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JM Cellars is the product of a family’s labor of love which began in the basement of their Seattle home in 1998. Now located in Woodinville Washington, JM Cellars collaborates with the best vineyards of the Columbia Valley to create exceptional high quality wine. Their wines are styled for balance, power, dimension and finesse. Limited in production and availability, JM Cellars is best known for blended reds and their signature wine “Tre”. The winery strives to craft exceptional wine that honors the land, delights those who share it and celebrates those who work it with them.
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Dinner and Silent Pouring Winery |
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First opened in 1999 on three acres in the Prosser Wine and Food Park, Kestrel Vintners has produced outstanding unique wines at reasonable prices. Kestrel specializes in producing their Lady in Red red table blend as well as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. All of their wines are aged one-to-two years in the finest French, American and Hungarian oak barrels in addition to bottle aging prior to their release.Obsession with absolute quality is carried throughout every aspect of the Kestrel experience.
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Dinner Wineries |
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Since their first vintage in 1989, Andrew Will as been producing artisinal wines of the highest quality. Located on Vashon Island, Andrew Will produces 4,500 cases of wine a year including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. Andrew Will notably makes the finest blends with the most important grape varieties grown in Washington.
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Located in the heart of Woodinville, DeLille Cellars is a 20-year tradition offering legendary Washington state wines with European-style elegance and balance. As the only winery in the world chosen for both Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of the World for two consecutive years, , DeLille Cellars offers a truly spectacular wine experience.
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Welcome Toast Winery |
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Treveri Cellars has generously donated the sparkling wine for the beginning toast of the Goodtimes Wine Auction! Yum! Treveri Cellars is a family-owned sparkling wine house that produces a wide array of sparkling wines, including non-traditional varieties like Riesling and Mueller-Thurgau. Treveri wine has been served at White House State Department functions and the James Beard Foundation in New York. |
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