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11th Annual West Institute Wine Reception and Dinner

It’s Thursday, July 13, 2017 and time to celebrate another great week with our volunteers, faculty and staff.

And I should say our family too, yes, the Wojo’s have become family to so many of us over the past 11 years.

We started with a reception in their Cabana and moved on to the formal dining room for dinner.

Of course we had a photo shoot, found HERE, for your viewing.  For many, it’s always a struggle to find the perfect outfit, right ladies and gentlemen?

But I digress, let’s move on to the main attraction and the celebration in front of us with a selection of wines we enjoyed throughout the evening.

And did I mention that our very own faculty member, Brian Baker, from Chateau Montelena brought a number of wines that our sommelier Mike had to match from his private collection for the evening.

Here’s the list of wines we had, all great!

Whites

  • 2006 Vincent Dancer Meursault
  • 2014 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley (two bottles)
  • 2015 Hunnicutt Chardonnay, Napa Valley (two bottles)
  • 2015 Carmenet Chardonnay (three bottles)
  • 2016 Chateau Montelena Riesling, Napa Valley

Conducted Tasting (at dinner)

  • 1993 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  • 1993 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

  • 1999 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  • 1999 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

  • 2008 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  • 2008 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Reds

  • 1995 Castillo Ygay Rioja, Gran Reserva Especial (Magnum)
  • 2006  Falerno del Massico, Italian Blend (Double Magnum)

For pictures of the evening go HERE.