The
Culinary Institute of America's Vintners
Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Spiced Up
by Inductees' Descendants, Documentary
Filming, and Rare Auction Lots
February
28, 2007, St. Helena, CA
- Dr. Tim Ryan, president of The Culinary
Institute of America (CIA), will deliver
induction awards to the descendants of
several honorees at the Vintners
Hall of Fame First Annual Induction Dinner
on March 9, 2007, at
the CIA's Greystone campus.
The Icon award to Harold Olmo, legendary
UC Davis viticulturist, will be accepted
by Jeanne-Marie Olmo, Dr. Olmo's daughter.
Robin Lail, great-granddaughter of Captain
Gustave Niebaum, will accept the Founder
award for Inglenook, now Rubicon Estate.
The Founder award to Buena Vista founder
Agoston Haraszthy will be accepted by
his great-great-grandson, Vallejo Haraszthy;
and the Founder award to André
Tchelistcheff will be accepted by his
wife, Dorothy Tchelistcheff. André
Tchelistcheff's nephew, Mark Tchelistcheff,
will film the proceedings as part of a
documentary on the famous Beaulieu Vineyards
winemaker.
"The presence of these family members
adds additional meaning and excitement
to the event," says CIA President
Tim Ryan. "And that excitement
has led to spectacular donations for our
auction lots."
Fritz Hatton, auctioneer of the annual
Auction Napa Valley and owner of Arietta
Winery, will be the emcee for the evening
and will perform the honors for the four
unique auction lots.
The Robert Mondavi Winery Lot features
a reception and dinner for 12, personally
hosted by Margrit and Robert Mondavi at
the winery; a 6-litre bottle from a stellar
vintage in each of Robert's four decades
at the winery: 1974, 1985, 1995 and 2001;
and two full-conference passes to Robert
Mondavi Winery's Taste3 conference May
6-8, 2007 in Napa.
The Robert Mondavi World of Wines Lot
celebrates Mr. Mondavi's international
reputation and pioneering efforts in Napa
Valley and around the world. The lot includes:
Opus One (Napa), Sena (Chile), Luce &
Lucente (Italy), Arrowood (Sonoma), Byron
(Santa Maria), Talomas (California) and
more.
The Robert Mondavi Alumni Lot features
the wines of some of today's most heralded
winemakers who "graduated from Mondavi
U.," including Zelma Long, Mike Grgich,
Charles Thomas, Warren Winiarski, and
Paul Hobbs.
The Vintners Hall of Fame Founders Lot
honors this year's inductees. Their respective
wineries have provided a unique and impressive
collection of rare bottles.
The annual Vintners Hall of Fame induction
dinner will endow new scholarship programs
for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine
Studies at the CIA at Greystone. Tickets
for the ceremony and gala dinner are $500.
For reservations and more information,
contact events@balzac.com
or call 707-255-7667.
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute
of America is an independent, not for
profit college offering bachelor's and
associate degrees in culinary arts and
baking and pastry arts. A network of more
than 37,000 alumni in foodservice and
hospitality has helped the CIA earn its
reputation as the world's premier culinary
college. Courses for foodservice professionals
are offered at the college's main campus
in Hyde Park, NY and at The Culinary Institute
of America at Greystone, in St. Helena,
CA. Greystone also offers baking and pastry,
advanced culinary arts, and wine certifications.
For
more information, visit the CIA Web site
at:http://www.ciachef.edu/