Chamber Hilltop Wine Reception

On September 25, 2012, The Hilltop Winery held a special wine reception for their friends in the chamber industry. The format was - see something, pull something!

The following bottles of wine were tasted throughout the afternoon and evening with the exception of: 

 
• The Pedestal and Feather Magnums;
• The Araujo Syrah;
• The HDV Chardonnay; and
• The LaFollett Chardonnay.

...they were properly packaged and taken to dinner at Sam’s by the Beach, one of our favorite boutique restaurants in Santa Monica, CA.

Thank you Mike and Mav for a wonderful wine tasting afternoon!

White

• 1995 Kistler Cuvee Cathleen
• 2006 HDV, Chardonnay
• 2009 Copain Chardonnay
• 2009 LaFollette, Chardonnay

Red

• 1982 Heitz Cellar, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
• 1984 Insignia, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
• 1986 Cain Five, Napa Valley
• 1986 Chateau Lagrange, Saint-Julien
• 1986 Groth, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
• 1989 Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac
• 1989 Brander Bouchet, Santa Ynez Valley
• 1990 Chateau Pichon Longueville, Pauillac
• 1993 Von Strasser, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
• 1994 Talley, Pinot Noir
• 1995 Araujo, Syrah, Eisele Vineyard
• 1998 Dunn Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
• 2003 Raymond, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, St. Helena
• 2006 Surh Luchel, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
• 2006 Pedestal (Magnum), Merlot, Columbia Valley
• 2006 Feather (Magnum), Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
• 2008 Alto Moncayo, Veraton, Garnacha
• NV, Barbi, Brunello, di Montalcino

For a complete slideshow of the wine tasting go HERE.

Jared on the Hilltop

On July 31, 2011, we celebrated Jared’s last road trip with the team in Pennsylvania.

At our traditional Thursday night dinner we presented him with a special slideshow (see below) of his past five trips to The Hilltop Winery for the annual West Institute Wine Reception and Dinner event.

At this dinner, we enjoyed a Feather (Randy Dunn) and Pedestal (Michal Rolland) - two wines we first tasted at The Hilltop Winery the previous year.

These two wines have an interesting background. Basically, they’re made from Washington State Columbia Valley grapes by famous winemakers from other parts of the world (Randy Dunn from Dunn Vineyards - Feather and Michal Rolland from Pomerol winery Le Bon Pasteur - Pedestal).

Good luck Jared in your new gig!

For a complete slideshow of the past five reception and dinners with Jared and friends click HERE.

3rd Annual West Institute Wine Reception and Dinner

On July 12, 2009, we held our 3rd Annual West Appreciation Dinner at The Hilltop Winery with our dear friends on the west coast.

This was the first year we did a theme when it came to the wine. We did a vertical of Dunn from Napa and Howell Mountain.

The actual wines we tasted were as follows:

• 1985 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
• 1990 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
• 1995 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
• 2007 Feather, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington State

Bill was our chairman this year and he brought his friend Perry. This was also the breakout of Jared and his new love affair with red wine.

Gary was our West Board chair and we were so glad he could join us for this annual tradition along with a couple of special friends, you know who you are, from the pictures.

For a complete slideshow of the evening click HERE.