NOTICE
This is a fund raising dinner to benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Please review the event information prior to making your reservation.
- Per IRS rules not all of your ticket price is tax deductible. For this event the tickets are $275.00 per person and you will receive a tax deductible letter for $126.00. All straight donations will receive a letter for the full amount.
- You will receive a thank you letter with the allowable tax donation amount from East Tennessee Children’s Hospital mailed to you in the weeks following the event. This letter will be your proof for tax filing purposes.
- We WILL NOT be able to handle any refunds for this event.
- To reserve your seats click on the link to be taken to the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital donation page.
- Before the event you will be sent a link to register for the auction items, all bidding for the auction items will be through an online site.
Giving Children a Chance
A benefit gala
WINE SOCIETY OF EAST TENNESSEE AND
EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
DINNER AT THE CLUB AT GETTYSVUE
Thursday, April 18
Greeter Wine at 6:00 p.m.
Old Porch Rosé
Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Valet parking open at 5:30 p.m.
Hosted by Russ Jones
FIRST COURSE
As You Wish Old Vines Sauvignon Blanc
Arugula, preserved citrus marinaded lump crab, guava crème fraîche with tropical punch “crunch”
SECOND COURSE
Wonderland Grenache
Lacto fermented raspberry BBQ with cold smoked fennel, N’Gjua, pickled oyster mushrooms
THIRD COURSE
Untamed Syrah
Chamomile and blackberry tea poached halibut with green olive tapenade
FOURTH COURSE
Darkness Syrah
Short rib croquette over herbed goat cheese polenta with green peppercorn demi-glace
FIFTH COURSE
Kingpin Cabernet Sauvignon
Roasted venison loin over vanilla scented sweet potato puree and mushroom ragu
DESSERT
Hallelujah Port
Chocolate pot de crème with smoked orange Chantilly and cherry white chocolate cookie
PRICE $275 PER PERSON
INCLUDES WINE, TAX, AND GRATUITY
ALL WINES FROM SPARKMAN CELLARS IN WOODINVILLE, WA
Chris and Kelly Sparkman started Sparkman Cellars in 2004. Both are from Tennessee; Chris is from Knoxville and went to Bearden High School while Kelly is from Memphis. Sparkman Cellars has been named a Wine Spectator Rising Star, a Cult Winery by Wine Enthusiast, and one of the World’s Top 100 Wineries by Wine & Spirits. Their wines have been in the Top 100 Wines in the World in Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine & Spirits.
2022 This Old Porch Rosé retail $28
The 2022 vintage had ideal conditions and the lengthy hangtime required to fully develop flavors, while retaining acidity. It is a culinary accomplice without parallel. Bone dry, minerally, and versatile, this pinky gushes strawberry, stone fruit, melon, and guava. 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Syrah, 12% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot. 5% Petite Sirah, and others. 921 cases produced.
2022 As You Wish Old Vines Sauvignon Blanc retail $55
This wine attacks with a nose of fresh flowers, stone fruit, grapefruit, melon, and petrichor leading to ripe bright flavors of lemon zest, crushed stone, Guava, and fresh herbs. The high acid frame will help this wine develop in bottle for years. From old vines planted in 1985. 284 cases produced.
2021 Wonderland Grenache retail $35
Grenache has multiple personalities—Garnacha in Spain, Cannonau in Sardinia, the main component in Gigondas in the Rhône In our style, medium bodied, silky and rich, it can resemble a funked up Pinot Noir. It is loaded with rhubarb, strawberries, raspberries, Asian spices, and vanilla and it promises to evolve over a long, long time. 388 cases produced.
2021 Untamed Syrah retail $35
This is a stunning beauty built from 3 vineyards, Boushey, Ciel du Cheval, and Discovery in Horse Heaven Hills. It is powerful and rich with a nose of fine herbs, flowers, olive tapenade, white pepper, and blackberry jam leading to silky, dense dark flavors of deliciousness. 323 cases produced.
2020 Darkness Syrah retail $70
This wine is a full throttle, wide-open inky monster with tons of blackberry, black olive, black pepper, and scorched black earth. Bright acidity balances all the hefty richness nicely, allowing its beautiful purity and fine tannin to shine through. 325 cases produced.
2019 Kingpin Cabernet Sauvignon retail $70
This is the 14th vintage. It leads with aromas of black fruits, frangipane, mushrooms, sweet oak, minerals, and cigar box. Firm, silky tannins frame rich black cherry, dark chocolate, roasted herbs, and minerals. Polished and sleek, this vintage will evolve for many years to come. It demonstrates the power of Red Mountain’s iconic Klipsun Vineyard. 407 cases produced.
2018 Hallelujah Port retail $60
50% Touriga Nacional and 50% Souzao grape varietals from Uplands Estate on Snipes Mountain in WA were fortified and aged for 22 months in 25% new French oak barrels. Almost impenetrably black in color, with great balance and length, Hallelujah is hedonistic, balanced, rich, and nuanced. The nose is loaded with orange liqueur, raisins, exotic flowers, and cedar leading to flavors of licorice, blackberry, cherry, caramel, cinnamon, bittersweet chocolate, and tobacco. Enjoy for the next 100 years or so! 143 cases produced.
Can’t make the event but you would like to help us meet our goal? Click on the “Donate Now” button to link to East Tennessee’s secure donation page. Every dollar goes to help the hospital give children a chance.
