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Summertime ¡Salud! Photo Essay and the Next ¡Salud! Event
Organizations like ¡Salud! make me proud to be a part of the great state of Oregon and our thriving wine industry. ¡Salud! was created by a group of Oregon winery owners and Tuality Healthcare physicians to provide healthcare to thousands of seasonal vineyard workers. Supported by fundraisers, ¡Salud! The Oregon Pinot Noir Auction and other generous contributions, access to healthcare and healthcare education to seasonal vineyard workers and their families has been provided since 1992.
Lucky enough to attend the incredible International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) this past summer, I was a guest at the pre-IPNC dinner and auction Summertime ¡Salud! The Big Dinner that took place at the gorgeous Stoller Family Estate in the Dundee Hills of the Willamette Valley. Fourteen wineries, including some of my favorites from Oregon, California and France were there pouring their wines for the Big Bottle Reception, as well as alongside a fabulous dinner that was provided by Allison Inn & Spa (sponsors for the event) and the Executive Chef of JORY, Sunny Jin. Many of the wines; including wines that were exclusively crafted for this event, were bid on and sold to attendees of the dinner – 100% percent of the sales benefited ¡Salud!.
The next ¡Salud! event will be held November 8 and 9, 2013. A $395 dollar ticket price includes a Pinot Noir tasting of the heralded 2012 vintage and auction on Friday, November 8, 3:00-6:30 pm at the beautiful Domaine Drouhin in Dayton; in addition to, a Saturday evening Dinner and Auction Gala from 5:30-10:00 pm at Portland’s historic Governor Hotel.
Visit www.saludauction.org
Absentee bids are available: (503) 681-1850
Facebook: www.facebook.com/saludauction
Twitter: @saludauction
Photo Essay of the Summertime ¡Salud! The Big Dinner: Big Bottles. Big Tables. Big Hearts.
Entrance to one of my favorite Willamette Valley wineries
An event wine bag waits to be filled
Tables set up for dinner with a view of Mt. Hood
Love the view of the Dundee Hills
View from the Stoller tasting room
Enjoying some Pinot Noir during the Big Reception
The menu
Garden Beet & Blueberry Salad
This ’02 Ponzi made exclusively for the event was heavenly with the salad
Grilled NY Strip Loin
Shea Wine Cellars – one of my favorite Oregon producers
Juniper-Scened Heritage Pork Loin
A stellar French red Burgundy from Domaine Jean Grivot
Birch Syrup Panna Cotta – possibly the best I’ve ever had
The best Blackberry Cobbler on earth
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