The New York International
Wine Auction is an established
premier wine event. NYIWA
attracts afficionados from
all over the U.S. and beyond to the
award-winning
Turning Stone
Resort • Casino
in Verona, NY.
All proceeds from
the event support
the Herkimer ARC's mission
to enable people
with disabilities and
others in our
community to
achieve full potential
and enriched lives.
NYIWA Team, Dominic Frank & Niels Mortensen visited O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery and owner Betty O’Shaughnessy Woolls. Betty toured the team through the winery and wine caves and described her wines to the team. The winery, designed by Betty, is as beautiful as the Howell Mountain Vineyards and property. Betty donated a tour, tasting and lunch to be a part of the California auction lot trip.
http://oshaughnessywinery.com/
NYIWA Team, Dominic Frank & Niels Mortensen visited with John Egan of Rombauer Vineyards. John welcomed the team and assembled a great auction lot of the 
. A lucky bidder will enjoy a 3-liter, a magnum, and four 750 ml. bottles of this delicious wine. John was interested and exceptionally pleased to hear about the fantastic pairing of the 2008 Rombauer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon with Chateaubriand, which was enjoyed by the 2012 attendees of NYIWA. NYIWA 2012 marked the second time in the 17 year history of NYIWA that a Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon was served as a wine with a dinner course.
For tasting notes, visit www.rombauer.com
NYIWA team members Dominic Frank & Niels Mortensen visited Chimney Rock Winery and met for the first time with Hospitality Manager Jeff Alexander, who welcomed the team and explained he was familiar with NYIWA and the Herkimer ARC as he had reviewed earlier correspondence and NYIWA.com. Jeff, from Delaware, came to Chimney Rock after several years working in the hospitality industry at several Four Seasons locations throughout the USA. Jeff continued the tradition of Chimney Rock’s great support and donated a magnum of 2009 Napa Valley Stag Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon.
Recognized as one of the world's great wine regions, Napa Valley is only 30 miles long and a few miles wide at its broadest point. One of the first stops for the NYIWA Solitication teams was a visit to Provenance Vineyards. Pictured here, from left to right, are Winemaker Tom Rinaldi and NYIWA Auction Director Tony Vennera. Tom is donating a magnum of 2008 Provenance Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. This Cabernet Sauvignon is a single vineyard wine that comes from the Three Palm Vineyard. What makes this donation so special is Tom not only signed the bottle, but he drew a caricature of himself on the bottle. For more information, visit www.provenancevineyards.com.
Tom Burgess, proprietor of Burgess Cellars, retired from his corporate pilot duties for IBM and began his career in the wine industry in 1972. Burgess has been a supporter of NYIWA since 1996. NYIWA Team Dominic Frank and Niels Mortensen visited with Tom and Marketing Director Catherine Eddy. Burgess Cellars again donated a 750 ml. vertical collection of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Burgess Cellar verticals are always one of the highlights at NYIWA. Read more about their Library Wines here: www.burgesscellars.com/Library
Supporters of NYIWA since 1996, St. Clement Vineyards again donates a beautiful 6-liter bottle of Oroppas. St. Clement Marketing Director Michelle Flores and NYIWA Auction Director Tony Vennera believe this vintage of the 2005 Oroppas will be well-received at this year's New York International Wine Auction.
Team members Dominic Frank and Niels Mortensen visited St. Clement Vineyards and were happy to hear that Bob Childs, long- time friend of NYIWA, had retired and was happy and healthy.
Louis M. Martini Winery and the Martini family first supported NYIWA in 1997. Today, Carolyn Martini continues the winery’s support with another fabulous donation of six 750 ml. bottles of 2008 Sonoma Valley Monte Rosso Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and six 750 ml. bottles of 2010 Napa Valley Thomann Station Vineyard Cellar No. 254 Petite Sirah.
The Monte Rosso Vineyard is legendary and produces some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon in CA, while the Thomann Station Vineyard is dedicated to Petite Sirah. It is here at Thomann Station that Louis P. Martini was amongst the first to introduce wind machines in 1951 to combat frost in the vineyard. Photo: NYIWA Team members Dominic Frank, left, and Niels Mortensen, right, present Carolyn with a ceramic snowball--indicative of Mohawk Valley winters! You can learn more about Louis M. Martinit vineyards by clicking here!
Once again Mike Smith, winemaker and owner of Myriad Cellars and Quivet Cellars, comes through with an incredible donation. Mike is not only donating some great bottles of wine, he is offering “A Day With the Wine Maker.” Mike has offered a day with him for two lucky guests. Mike will show them his operation in the vineyards, through the wine making process, tasting his award winning wines and lunch. From left to right are shown here are NYIWA team member Dominic Frank, Mike Smith and NYIWA Auction director Tony Vennera. Mike has also donated four bottles of wine, three 750 ml. bottles of 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon from his Quivet Cellars and a magnum of 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon from his Myriad Cellars. All of the bottles are signed.
Truchard Vineyards has been a generous contributor to the New York International Wine Auction in the past, and continues that tradition in 2011 with their fine Cabernet Sauvignon. Founder Jo Ann Truchard talks about the winery, the wine, and the cause.
Jo Ann and Tony Truchard came to the Napa Valley in 1974 and quickly developed a reputation as one of the outstanding vineyards in the Carneros region. The Truchard Estate Vineyard now sells grapes to more than 20 premiere Napa Valley wineries. In 1989, they began making wine for themselves using only their estate-grown fruit. Winemaker Sal De Ianni oversees a hand-crafted wine operation using traditional winemaking techniques.
The Vineyard itself is a series of hills and valleys with a variety of soils: clay, shale, sandstone, volcanic rock and ash. The terrain, geology, and marine-moderated temperatures provide unique winegrowing conditions. They currently grow 10 different grape varieties, making them one of the most diverse estate vineyards in California. Wines from their 1994, 1996, and 1997 vintages have been included in the Wine Spectator's Top 100 wines of the world, and the winery was selected as the "Estate Winery of the Year" by Wine & Spirits in 1997 and 1998.
Truchard's Cabernet vines are planted on the warmer, southwest facing slopes for maximum sun exposure, and the result is a big Cabernet Sauvignon, with tremendous color and structure. Cabernet Franc is blended in to provide added softness and complexity.
We look forward to tasting the fruits of their decades-long craft.
Hewitt Vineyards Winemaker Tom Rinaldi talks about the unique single-vineyard wine they’re so generously contributing to the New York International Wine Auction to support the Herkimer ARC. Rinaldi says the unique character of their Cabernet Sauvignon deserves full expression, and rather than create an ensemble with wines from other vineyards, Hewitt chose to “let it sing with its own unique voice.” The wine has deep black cherry and currant fruit complemented by classic Rutherford expression of cocoa, cedar and black olive.
The site that is now Hewitt Vineyard bordered Gustave Niebaum’s Inglenook, and was first planted to vines in 1880. In 1962, William A. Hewitt bought the vineyard and replanted it to Cabernet Sauvignon with the help of famed wine master André Tchelistcheff.
“We select only the best fruit to go into Hewitt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon,” says Rinaldi. “I get to select the exact rows I want from our spectacular vineyard.” Although the wine is usually 100-percent Cabernet Sauvignon, Hewitt Vineyard’s 58 acres deliver an exciting range of flavor and quality with a variety of clones, rootstocks and soil conditions. Rinaldi can blend from this one vineyard, bringing different elements to the wine and giving it great depth and intriguing personality.
Hewitt’s Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford has consistently received high scores and resoundingly favorable reviews. We’re definitely siding with the connoisseurs, and looking forward to receiving bids on this well-respected wine.
The NYIWA Team and the Executive Chef at the
Turning Stone have created a spectacular
5-course dinner expertly paired with
wonderful wines.
Click here to review the 2012 Dinner & Wine Menu!
