Annual Wine Dinner and Auction

Silent Auction Description and Lot numbers

Three bottles of red wine from Fabbioli Cellars, Leesburg, VA

2018 BiCoastal: Blending the best of the 2018 vintage from both coasts has created a dynamic and expressive cuvée. Enjoy our efforts to make something unique. Blended from: 20% Barbara, 18% Petit Sirah, 23% Zinfandel, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Petit Verdo, 7% Cabernet Franc.

2019 Tre Sorelle: Italian for three sisters, this wine is a tribute to all women and dedicated to the spirit of three sisters. Individual and uniquely different, together they are truly amazing. Enjoy the combined personalities of this wine. Blend: 40% Merlot; 25% Petit Verdot; 20% Cabernet Franc; 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

2022 Cabernet Franc: A medium-bodied wine with characters of allspice, berry fruit, herbs, and caramel, this    Cabernet Franc could help define the Virginia wine industry. www.fabbioliwines.com

  1. Three bottles of white wine from Fabbioli Cellars, Leesburg, VA

2022 Petit Manseng: Sweet and citrusy notes with notes of pineapple, pear, honeysuckle and kiwi fill the nose of this delicate wine. The palate continues with a subtle-sweet creaminess, full of bright pears and finishing with crisp kiwi. Perfect for those hot summer afternoons!

2023 “Something White”: The varietal composition of the Something White changes each year, giving Fabbioli’s winemaker the creative license to select the best available fruit from the year’s harvest. This simplistically elegant wine is floral, fruity, and has a crisp finish that will complement many occasions and dishes.

Una Pera: Lightly sweet, crisp and fruitful, we make this wine from locally-grown Asian pears. The nose features aromas of fresh crisp pears, honey and bananas with warm undertones of baking spices. The palate is full of lush fresh pears with continuing flavors of honey on the finish. Enjoy this wine as an aperitif with some lighter cheeses and great company. www.fabbioliwines.com

  1. “Wine and Chocolate”

One bottle of Raspberry Merlot from Fabbioli Cellars, Leesburg, VA

Varietal Composition: 35% Raspberry Wine, 65% Merlot and other Varietals

Tasting Notes: A blend of grapes and perfectly ripe raspberries, this deliciously sweet wine is best paired with lots of chocolate. www.fabbioliwines.com

One 25-piece box of artisan chocolates from Eclat Chocolate, West Chester, PA.

Éclat Chocolate’s founder and Master chocolatier Christopher Curtin has honed his skills across Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Japan. He became the first American to be awarded the honor of German Pastry Chef and Chocolatier in Cologne, Germany.

Today, he is proud to share his art and experience with you through Éclat Chocolate’s small shop in West Chester, PA or online at https://eclatchocolate.com/ “

  1. “Wine and Pasta for Two”

One bottle of Fabbioli Cellars (Leesburg, VA) Tannat, with a box of Cadia organic linguine

and a jar of Mrs. Miller’s Chunky Garden Pasta Sauce.

 2017 Tannat: This Tannat is a nod to the visionaries who saw the potential of this grape in Loudoun county (VA). Inviting aromas lead into a hardy and firm mi palate. The tannins are balanced with acidity and showcase dark berry fruit and earthy flavors and oak on the palate. This wine will rival a Syrah and does will in the mid-Atlantic’s cool climate region, for which intensity and structure prevail. Enjoy with medium rare cooked meats and sharp cheeses. . www.fabbioliwines.com

  1. “Not-your-Average (and not just Apple) Cider”

One bottle of Fabbioli’s “Perry” Pear Cider (7% alcohol). Crisp, dry, and refreshing, this pear cider has bright carbonation that highlights the fresh pear flavors.

One bottle of Fabbioli’s “Ladies Man” Apple Raspberry Cider (7% alcohol): Warren (the cat on the label) is a ladies man. Often seen parading around the tasting room, Warren is coy and playing it cool. Women flock to his side, believing they are the only one in Warren’s world. Just like Warren, this libation is slightly sweet, but irresistible. Bright and fruity, this cider is subtly sweet with a balance of zest from the carbonation.

A four-pack of Bambeco confetti tumblers. Recycled and reborn—Artisans gather glass soda bottles destined for landfills, giving them new life in Bambeco’s 100 percent recycled glassware. Each glass is hand-blown using techniques passed down through generations so every one is a one-of-a-kind unique piece.www.fabbioliwines.com

  1. “A Chill is in the Air”

One bottle of Fabbioli’s 2023 Something White. The varietal composition of the Something White changes each year, giving Fabbioli’s winemaker the creative license to select the best available fruit from the year’s harvest. This simplistically elegant wine is floral, fruity, and has a crisp finish that will complement many occasions and dishes. www.fabbioliewines.com

 Two Bambeco “confetti” recycled wine glasses – perfect for enjoying chardonnay or viognier varietals. Each 100% recycled glass contains material from three soda bottles. Using time-tested techniques, our skilled artisans hand-blow and hand-shape each glass into a one-of-a-kind piece.

One Host Chill Cooling Pouring Spout. With the HOST Cooling Pour Spout with Stopper, you can cool, pour and preserve your wine. Pour the first glass, then insert the spout and get ready for fantastically chilled wine after just 2 hours in the freezer.

  1. “The Perfect Ending”

One bottle of Fabbioli’s port-style NV Royalty: This after dinner winter warmer is a traditional port style wine fortified with our own brandy. The extended time in barrel has allowed the different components to develop into a complex flavor profile. The nose opens with smoke and hickory, followed by blackberry and vanilla. Cinnamon, black pepper, and vanilla add a little spice to the blackberry fruit on the palate. This traditional port style wine is ready to enjoy now, but will age and develop beautifully for several years. www.fabbioliwines.com 

  1. “Whiskey from Virginia (and a pair of tasting glasses in which to enjoy it)”

One bottle of Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye whiskey – 80 proof

Catoctin Creek® was founded in 2009 as the first legal distillery in Loudoun County since before Prohibition. The name “Catoctin” derives from the Indian tribal name “Kittocton” which, legend has it, meant “place of many deer”. Catoctin describes a range of mountains and the creek which flows picturesquely past the distillery and into the Potomac River and Chesapeake Watershed.

Roundstone Rye® is a very unique rye whisky, made completely from scratch at our distillery in Purcellville, Virginia. This pre-Prohibition style rye whisky is made from 100% rye grain, sourced locally when available. It is mashed, fermented, distilled and aged completely in our distillery, before bottling at a very sippable 80 proof.  Aged in new charred white oak casks for a period of around two years, the whisky is smooth, woody, with that full-bodied fruity-nutty grain flavor typical of a Virginia rye whisky.

Roundstone Rye is a superb sipping whisky, a great whisky in Manhattans, or your favorite rye whisky cocktails. www.catoctincreekdistilling.com

A set of 2 Final Touch Whiskey Glasses: Sip your favourite whiskey & other spirits from these 100% lead-free crystal glasses. Place glass onto side and gently roll, to create a natural liquid motion increasing the nosing of aromas.

  1. “Breakfast of Champions – Just Make the Waffles!”

Three bags of Blanchard’s (www.blanchardscoffee.com) small batch artisan-roasted whole-bean coffee from Richmond, VA. “Every coffee has a story to tell that includes the land where it was grown, the hands that nurtured it, the craftsman who roasted it, and the communities it supported along the way. Blanchard’s honors each coffee’s story with a commitment to sustainability through responsible sourcing, stewardship, and thoughtful roasting.”

Blanchard’s Blend: Balanced | Cocoa | Caramel

Base Camp: Toasted Almond | Salted Caramel |Smooth

Midnight Oil: Smooth | Dark | Sweet

One jar of Red Raspberry Seedless Preserves from Shawnee Springs Market and Cannery, Cross Junction, VA (www.shawneesprings.com)

One bottle of Maple Syrup, Vale of the Blue Ridge Maple Farm in Purcellville, VA.

One bag of Belgian waffle mix from New Hope Mills (www.newhopemills.com) in Auburn, NY

  1. “Breakfast of Champions – Just Make the Pancakes!”

Two bags of Lone Oak (www.loneoakcoffee.com) small batch artisan-roasted whole-bean coffee from Winchester, VA.

Townsman: Source: Mexico. Dark roast; Smooth, Bold, dark chocolate and campfire.

House Blend: Our flagship blend – GNBA (2017, 2018, 2019) Bronze Medal Espresso Category. Sources: Latin America, Africa. A pleasurable blend hitting all ends of the taste spectrum. Slight lemon acidity melds well with the caramel sweetness. Dominant chocolate flavors emphasize the creamy body of the coffee. Piquant maple flavors.

Two jars of seedless jam (Fruits of the Forest and Triple Berry) from Shawnee Springs Market and Cannery, Cross Junction, VA (www.shawneesprings.com)

One bag of apple cinnamon pancake mix from New Hope Mills (www.newhopemills.com) in Auburn, NY

  1. “A Treat for the Honey Connoisseur” 
  • Three jars of honey from Falling Bark Farm in Berryville, VA (fallingbarkfarm.com):
  • Premium raw honey
  • Premium orange-infused raw honey
  • Premium lemon-infused raw honey
  • One jar of Honey Habanero Sauce from Po River Apiary, Spotsylvania, VA (poriverapiary.com): The happy accident that occurs when honeybees love habanero pepper blossoms! … Sweet with a subtle heat… A Virginia Living Magazine “Made in Virginia” award winner. It’s great on a burger, sandwich, quesadilla, or baked brie. Excellent on grilled fish, shrimp, chicken, or pork.
  1. “Virginia Brandy”

1 bottle of Catoctin Creek 1757 Virginia Brandy

Catoctin Creek® was founded in 2009 as the first legal distillery in Loudoun County since before Prohibition. The name “Catoctin” derives from the Indian tribal name “Kittocton” which, legend has it, meant “place of many deer”. Catoctin describes a range of mountains and the creek which flows picturesquely past the distillery and into the Potomac River and Chesapeake Watershed.

Brandy is an old world tradition–our European ancestors drank brandy after dinner for its soothing and warming qualities. Imagine settling in with a nice glass of warm brandy, while sitting by a fire with your favorite novel.  Or try adding it to a warm glass of eggnog.  Delicious!

Catoctin Creek 1757® Virginia Brandy is Virginia’s first commercial grape brandy since the establishment of the Commonwealth.  Made from the finest locally-grown Virginia wine grapes, it is distilled and aged in premium French Bordeaux oak barrels for at least two years. Catoctin Creek Brandy is a fine sipping brandy unlike run-of-the-mill brandy on the shelves today.

  1. “Whiskey on the Rocks”

1 bottle of Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye whiskey cask proof (Gold Medal and US Craft Other Grain Whiskey of the Year: Wizards of Whisky World Awards 2016)

Roundstone Rye® is a unique rye whisky, made completely from scratch at our distillery in Purcellville, Virginia. This pre-Prohibition style rye whisky is made from 100% rye grain, sourced locally when available. It is mashed, fermented, distilled and aged completely in our distillery, before bottling.

The cask proof version of our ever-popular Roundstone Rye is a very special expression. Released at approximately 58% ABV (it varies depending on the individual barrels), this is seriously strong whisky! Delicious, dark, complex and ridiculously smooth for the proof, Roundstone Rye Cask Proof is released only about twice per year. www.catoctincreekdistilling.com

One set of 9 Final Touch Chilling Stones – Handcrafted from 100% soapstone; freeze for 4 hours and cool your drink without diluting it.

  1. “Tiny Bubbles”

One bottle of Taittinger Champagne and 4 stemless flutes made to toast with!

The 9oz “party-proof” unbreakable glasses from Tossware Reserve are dishwasher safe.

  1. Cultivated and Decanted

One bottle of Fabbioli’s 2019 Cultivator red blend: A full-bodied red with dark fruits and smooth acid. This Zinfandel and Petit Sirah blend will bring complex flavors to your next special dinner. A portion of the proceeds go to the New Ag School – this mentorship program “grows tomorrows farmers today” by cultivating a workforce with the skills needed to run businesses based on agriculture.

(www.fabbioliwines.com  |  www.newagschool.org)

One Bormioli Crescendo wine carafe: The Luigi Bormioli Crescendo Carafe is made in Italy of SON.hyx Break-Resistant Glass. Machine blown to exacting standards—perfect for any occasion, whether formal or casual.

One Bambeco wine decanter:

Transforming trash into treasure, old soda bottles rescued from the landfill now grace your table with an explosion of sparkling colors. Broken pieces melted down and artfully reformed. Skilled hands create a new chapter, a new story. A sense of history in every sip.

  1. “Some Like it (not too) Hot”

Clark & Hopkins culinary sauces are hand-crafted in Richmond, VA. Ingredients of the world are captured in bottles—find complementary recipes on their website (www.clarkandhopkins.com).

Four bottles:

  1. Chesapeake Bay: We like to call the flavor “Elevated Essence of the Chesapeake”. A zesty pepper sauce using a myriad of spices, apple cider vinegar, bay leaves, jalapeños, mustard and ginger. We think it’s great with everything! Pair with crabs, oysters, shrimp, clams and fish. Excellent with eggs, steak, lamb, chicken, vegetables and french fries. Heat: 2/10
  2. Florida: What’s aromatic, fruity and embodies the sweet, intense heat of Florida? The Datil pepper, cultivated in St Augustine for well over a century.  We thought it deserved its place in the sun. Pair with seafood, grilled meats and vegetables, pasta and dressings.  Makes a killer ceviche! Heat: 4/10
  3. Oaxaca: Smoky mezcal, sun dried peppers, habaneros, ghost pepper and Mexican chocolate provide for a spicy mole-based sauce inspired by the region’s gastro-historical center. Oaxaca adds a splash of Mexico to any recipe! Pair with tacos, tamales, grilled meats, burgers, or add to your favorite chili recipe. Heat 7/10
  4. Assam: Assam is a state in northeastern India and home to the ghost pepper. As an homage to the region, we created a fragrant curry with a depth of flavor which perfectly balances the warmth of the ghost pepper and the added heat of the 7 pot primo. Pair with reduced coconut milk for an amazingly quick, yet complex curry. Heat: 7/10
  1. “A Trio of Distilled Fruits”

One bottle of Catoctin Creek Pearousia Pear Brandy. Pearousia® is a very special collaboration between Fabbioli Cellars and Catoctin Creek. Doug Fabbioli, owner and vintner at Fabbioli Cellars, produced a lovely pear wine, and we distilled it into brandy. After being casked in oak for a time, this pear brandy has emerged as a truly lovely and unique offering, and our first fruit spirit. This pear brandy maintains the fresh aroma of the fruit, where you can smell the light and musky elements of pear intertwined with the caramel and vanilla of the oak.

One bottle of Quarter Branch Apple Brandy. Quarter Branch Apple Brandy started life as a collaboration between Catoctin Creek and Blue Bee Cidery in Richmond, Virginia. Courtney Mailey, the proprietor of this exciting apple cidery, brought us a nearly infinite supply of apple wine samples, from which we picked the perfect blend of heritage apples: Old Winesap, Arkansas Black, Albemarle Pippin, Stayman, with a tiny touch of Pink Lady.

One bottle of Catoctin Creek Short Hill Mountain Peach Brandy. Short Hill Mountain lies in far western Loudoun County (VA), just west of the Catoctin Valley. Catoctin Creek Short Hill Mountain Peach Brandy is made from local western Loudoun peaches, distilled, aged and bottled at the peak of perfection. Think “peach cobbler” in a glass.

  1. “Good Things Come in “Petit” Packages”

One bottle of Fabbioli Cellars 2018 Petit Verdot: Virginia is developing a reputation for Petit Verdot. Very dark with a full middle palate and firm acidity, this variety seems to consistently deliver the goods vintage after vintage. Pair this wine with richyly seasoned red meats, aged cheeses, and wild game.

One bottle of Fabbioli Cellars 2020 Petite Sirah: Petite Sirah offers dramatic aromas and flavors that makes wines produced from it just as enjoyable when sipped on their own as with food. In the summer, Petite Sirah and blends that incorporate it tend to pair well with barbecue, and in winter, the richness and depth of flavor in those bottles make them comforting and warming on a cold, dark night.

  1. Apples and Pears…in wines…Oh My!

One bottle of Fabbioli Cellars Pear Wine: The nose is heavy with smells of butterscotch, fresh pears and mild oak. The mouth has a kick, opening with punches of pear, spice and ginger then finishing with sweet, thick notes of vanilla. Our port-style dessert wine is ready to be enjoyed now but will also continue to develop with age and has a long cellaring capacity.

One bottle of Fabbioli Cellars Apple Jill Wine: A tribute to Apple Jack dating back to the late 1600’s. Our wine is a lighter version and appropriately named Apple Jill. Enjoy this barrel aged crisp blend of apple wine. www.fabbioliwines.com

  1. “Good to the Last Drop” … of Whisky!

One bottle of Catoctin Creek roundstone rye whisky – 92 proof “Distiller’s Edition”

Only one in every ten barrels gets selected to be in the Roundstone Rye “92 Proof” whisky.  (46% ABV)

Catoctin Creek® was founded in 2009 as the first legal distillery in Loudoun County since before Prohibition. The name “Catoctin” derives from the Indian tribal name “Kittocton” which, legend has it, meant “place of many deer”. Catoctin describes a range of mountains and the creek which flows picturesquely past the distillery and into the Potomac River and Chesapeake Watershed.

Roundstone Rye® is a unique rye whisky, made completely from scratch at our distillery in Purcellville, Virginia. This pre-Prohibition style rye whisky is made from 100% rye grain, sourced locally when available. It is mashed, fermented, distilled and aged completely in our distillery, before bottling.

www.catoctincreekdistilling.com

One bag (12 oz) of Whisky Barrel Reserve WHOLE BEAN Coffee

Super Premium blend aged for 45 days in a recently-used oak rye barrel – thanks to our friends at Catoctin Creek Distillery – then roasted fresh to a perfect medium brown. Amazing rich “whisky” mash and grape notes, with profound aromas of fermented grains! Outstanding afternoon or evening sipper…or early morning treat (why not?) www.catoctincoffee.com

  1. Clos de La Vieille Eglise 2019 (French Bordeaux)

Castillon-Cotes de Bordeaux

Produced in vineyards bordering St. Emilion, this medium-bodied, round and supple wine offers delicious flavors of black fruit, cedar and cassis ending with a lush finish. Try it with chicken, beef or veal.

90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Sauvignon | 15% ABV

Chateau La Tour de Mons 2021 (French Bordeaux)

Appellation Margaux

Wine Enthusiast – 93 Points (2019)

Vinous Says: “La Tour de Mons is powerful, rich and deep, with tons of fruit intensity and overall richness. Blood orange, spice, cedar and dark red cherry all run though this racy, boisterous Margaux.”13% ABV

  1. Clos de l’Oratoire Comtes de Neipperg 2021

Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (appellation)

Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media says: “The 2021 Clos de l’Oratoire is a gorgeous, dynamic wine. Energetic and brilliant, the 2021 sizzles with tension. Bright acids and veins of tannin give the wine its vibrant personality. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal, mint and mocha abound. This is a very, very fine Clos de l’Oratoire.” 13.5% ABV

  1. Grand Cru Bordeaux

2010 Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux

Rated 95+by Robert Parker and 94 by Wine Spectator

Four Libbey Signature Modern Stemmed Wine Glasses

  1. 1995 Carruades de Lafitte, Pauillac
  1. 1997 Carruades de LaFitte, Pauillac
  1. 2000 Carruades de LaFitte, Pauillac
  1. 2000 Chateau Pape Clement, Graves (Pessac-Leognan
  1. Enjoy 2 bottles from Boxwood Winery in Middlewood, VA

2021 Reserve – blueberry on the nose followed by black cherries and plums.  This wine should mature in 5-15 years.  100% estate grown fruit.

91 points James Suckling

2022 Reserve – subtle notes of pomegranate, fig and rose petals with cassis, red cherries and blueberry on the pallet finishing with clove and cinnamon.  Also,100% estate grown fruit.

91 points James Suckling

  1. Pick up some Pinots!

Sanford Sta Rita Hills, CA 

Pinot Noir 2013 Rating 4.2

Capablanca,St. Rita Hills CA,

Pinot Noir 2013 Rating 3.9.

  1. Sips from Spain

Ermita De San Lorenzo, Spain Red 2001

rating 4.3

Pagos de Tahola, Spain Rioja 2009

rating 4.0

  1. Enjoy from Across the Ocean

Chateau Larroque,France, red Gascony 2013

Pillastro, primitivo negroamaro, Puglia 2007

J Opi (aka Rodolfo Sadler), Mendoza Argentina, Malbec 2009

  1. California Dreaming about Good Wine!

Silverstrike Merlot          CA        2010

Hearthstone Estate Promate        Paso Robles CA      2011

  1. 2015 Berghold Vineyards – Cabernet Sauvignon “Capitalist”

100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 18 months in French Oak. Rich, deep purple color,

aromas of blackberry, black cherry, and black currant.

Soft tannins, smooth acidity, medium finish

  1. 2015 Berghold Vineyards – Red Blend “Crankcase”

A big, full bodied, complex, bold red blend consisting of four varietals (of which no one knows but the winemaker) developed to consume with your favorite steak.

  1. 2015 Berghold Vineyards – Petite Sirah

Dark purple color, full on the palate, rich and complex. Black cherry, plum, vanilla, wood, leather, spice.

Good tannins and balance with a nice finish.

  1. 2018 Berghold Vineyards – Sangiovese

Ruby color, big dry herbs, and ripe fruit on palate. Soft tannins and well balanced

  1. Sand Dollour Sweets Basket

Hand crafted European Milk and Dark Chocolates along with Our Maple Syrup,

Candied Jalapeños, and an array of bacon marmalades

  1. LVWRTC Logo Fabricated Metal Sign
  1. LVWRTC Gear Package

1 Long sleeve and 1 short sleeve LVWRTC t-shirt combo size XL

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1 Long sleeve and 1 Short sleeve LVWRTC t-shirt combo size Large

  1. Olympians Poster

Darian Cruz 2024 Paris

Kerry McCoy 2004 Athens

  1. Darian Cruz framed Autograph photo

Action shot from the Bronze Medal Match 57 kg –

Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024

  1. LVWRTC Gear Package

1 LVWRTC Asics t-shirt and Asics shorts combo size Large

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1 LVWRTC Asics t-shirt and Asics shorts combo size XL

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1 LVWRTC Grey Asics hooded sweatshirt and LVWRTC t-shirt combo size Small

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1 LVWRTC White Asics hooded sweatshirt and LVWRTC t-shirt combo size Medium

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1 LVWRTC Asics t-shirt and shorts combo size Small