Instant Wine Cellar Raffle Raises Over $3,000

By R. Todd Vlaanderen, Sacramento Law Foundation Board Member

Thanks to all those who donated bottles of wine, all those who sold raffle tickets, and of course all those who bought tickets. This year's Instant Wine Cellar Raffle raised over $3,000 for the Sacramento Law Foundation and the organizations and projects to which it contributes. These funds will help the Sacramento Law Foundation provide financial support for nonprofit organizations and projects in the Sacramento community that contribute to the quality and accessibility of justice, the honor and integrity of the legal profession, and civic education. The Instant Wine Cellar drawing was held on June 29th at the Bench Bar Reception. Congratulations to Peter Cianchetta, who won 36 bottles of fine wine, Candy Dahl, who took home 24 bottles, and Karen Stevens, who won 12 bottles. These extraordinary wine collections reflect the distinctive and personal tastes of the members and friends of the Sacramento County Bar Association who donated them. The wine this year was excellent and the Sacramento Law Foundation extends our sincere appreciation to the following people for their viticultural expertise and generous contributions:

JOHN BENNETT	6 bottles of Lowen Gold DrySparkling wine		JO ANNE BERNHARD	2004 Coppola Chardonnay
STACY BOULWARE EURIE	1999 Chateau St. Jean Red Table Wine 2003 Boeger Barbera 2003 Elena Merlot 2002 Cloninger Chardonnay		VICTORIA CLINE	2001 Los Olivos Cuvee Syrah 2003 Kallstadter Kobnert Spallese 2003 Cline Zinfandel
JOHN COOLURIS	2002 Sobon Estates Zinfandel 2001 Landmark Kastania Pinot Noir		TAC CRAVEN	R. L. Buller & Son Fine Tokay 2004 Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon
FEDERAL BAR ASSOC	2004 Touraine Sauvignon Veni Vidi Vici Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 Barricas Mendoza		KATHLEEN FINNERTY	1997 Kenwood Chardonnay 2002 Thomas Kruse Merlot 2000 Bernardus Chardonnay
CORAL HENNING	2004 Trefethen Chardonnay 2004 Clos Pagase Pinot Noir		HEATHER HOGANSON	2002 Cline Syrah
VICTORIA JACOBS	2002 Los duVal Cabernet Sauvignon Concannon Petite Sirah		WILLIAM KERSHAW	1997 Staggs Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
EMORY KING	2004 Elena Syrah 2004 West Slope Chardonnay		JACK LAUFENBERG	2002 Reynella Shiraz
BOB LEIDGH	2 bottles of 2002 Chateau Leidigh		MIKE LEVY	2003 Cedarville Zinfandel
STACY MCELYEA	2002 Perry Creek Zinfandel 2002 Grands vins D'Alsace Pinot Gris 2003 Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay		JOANNA MENDOZA	2003 Coppola Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 Coppola Chardonnay 2003 Robledo Barbera
LORI OKUN	2001 Sofia Blanc de Blanc		CAROL PROSSER	2004 Fess Parker Pinot Noir
JOHN PUENTE	2005 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir 2003 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 William Hill Chardonnay		ANN SCHWING	2001 Buena Vista Sauvignon Blanc 2000 Christian Mouneux Bordeaux 2003 Heitz Cellar Chardonnay
KEITH STATEN	2001 Clos Du Bois Merlot		KAREN STEVENS	2000 Alexander Valley Symmetry
MARISA URTEAGA	2 bottles of 2004 Brogan Cellars Pinot Noir		TODD VLAANDEREN	2002 Watts Zinfandel
WATTS WINERY	2 bottles of 2002 Watts Cabernet Sauvignon		JOSEPH GORMLEY	2 bottles of 2001 Watts Zinfandel 2 bottles of 2003 Watts Chardonnay
MELINDA WILLIAMS	Charles Mitchell Port 2003 Serdiand Piecoth Kallstadter Kobnert		DAN WOLK	2004 Wild Horse Merlot 2003 Wente Chardonnay
DARREL WOO	2005 Bogle Sauvignon blanc 2004 Bogle Petite Sirah

Carol Prosser, Executive Director of the Sacramento County Bar Association, deserves a special thank you for all her help. I also want to per­sonally thank Melinda Williams, the Law Foundation's President and Tac Craven, last year's President, for jumping in at the last minute to wrap things up while I was called away with a family emergency.