President of The Lionss Gate Corporation and philanthropist Elisabeth Thieriot hosted a intimate wine tasting event at her Tiburon home On July 28th, to celebrate the upcoming charitable Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction on Sunday, September 4th at Cline Cellars in Sonoma Wine Country.
Sonoma Wineries in attendance included:
Benziger Family Winery
Co-owner Kathy Benziger and husband Todd Threlkeld
Buena Vista Carneros
Owner Jean‐Charles Boisset, Head Of Sales Spencer Cole Boisset
Captûre Wines
Co‐founder Ben Sharp, Marketing manager Alex Finn
Chateau St. Jean
Winemaker Margo Van Staaveren
Dutton Estate Winery
Co-owner Tracy Dutton
Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards
Executive Vice President Eva Bertran
Hanzell Vineyards
Gary Saperstein, Michael McNeill
Iron Horse Vineyards
Owner Joy Sterling
Pride Mountain Vineyards
Marketing Director Wendy Brooks
Schug Carneros Estate
Owner Walter Schug
Other notable guests: Sonoma County Vintners Executive Director Honore Comfort Sonoma Valley Growers & Vinters Alliance Executive Director Maureen Cottingham, Movie producer Hans Uhlig and wife Miso Shin, Tiffany & Co. Chief Tom Carroll and wife Carolyn Fairmont, Hotels Chief Tom Klein and wife Barbara, XOJET’s Ye-Hui Lu, Carolyn Stone, Patrick Jude, Christina de Limur, Paul Holm & Bruce Mahood, Deborah & Steven Rocha, Ethel & Gene Daly, David Swig of Bonhams Motorcars Auctions, Doug Davidson and Gary D’Urso of Bonhams Fine & Rare Wine Auctions, Gilt City’s Simmone Chadden and The Bar Method’s Dannah Lewis.
This charitable auction is the feather in the cap of the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend which occurs over the Labor Day weekend, Friday, September 2nd – Sunday, September 4th. The proceeds from this auction help and support numerous charitable organizations in Sonoma County.
Tickets are selling fast! Check out the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend website for additional information and to purchase your Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction tickets!
Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction:
www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com/events_auction.asp
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend:
www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com
Photography: Drew Altizer
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