During a rainy night in Seattle, I’m thinking about great days driving the tractor. Here’s some slides I just recently got developed of the WineGirl’s time behind the wheel this past summer.
J.H.
The University of Washington Foster School of Business had their annual Challenge for Charity Auction this past weekend at the Chateau Ste Michelle winery. The auction raised net proceeds over $100,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of King County and the Special Olympics of Washington. What’s even more exciting is that the Foster School of Business has now contributed over $1,000,000 to our amazing charities.
As WineGirl, it has always been my dream to lead my passion in way a that gives back to my community. As owner of WineGirl Wines, I can now proudly say that I have been able to realize this dream. In January of 2009, WineGirl Wines donated a case of 2007 Red Mountain Firá Merlot to the C4C Auction, which was followed by our August of 2009 Release Party sponsorship of The Treehouse for foster children. Then a donation to the Wine for Haiti Fundraiser followed by this year’s donation to Challenge for Charity of 2007 Wahluke Slope My Derby Wife Merlot made it our third and fourth official donations to build community.
This is small in comparison to the amazing ways others have given back to our community, but it is a committed start to a lifelong dream. It would be such a blessing if I could continue to help, so that the children of these charities may lead their passions and realize their dreams. Thanks to all of you for helping make this dream come true for me and helping to grow this small act of charity with WineGirl Wines!
Ciao,
WineGirl
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In a moment of recent inspiration about the ephemeral nature of life, I set out to find a label of the month for a cause. The most natural theme for a cause was cancer. I started on a search there and in light of the celebrations of love for the romantic holiday month of February, I’ll also begin with something pink.
I do not believe pink ribbon wines are still available as these were created for an October 30, 2008 Toast for the Cure event. I know The Cure has become a hugely controversial source of fundraising aimed to support breast cancer research, but who could ever really deny, the enormity and amazing unification of people from around the world that this movement has created?
I’m going to assume these wine labels were created in an honest and truly philanthropic endeavor, but a small, tiny, itsy-bitsy part of me always wonders what incentives the designers or wine producers are getting out of it, hitching a ride on this press? None-the-less, and since it really seems that there aren’t too many wine labels out there directed at a cause, we’ll continue with another series of labels featuring breast cancer survivors.
Cleavage Creek has intrigued the wine community with buxom cancer surviving babes upon its wine labels. Although early renditions of the Cleavage Creek labels won awards for worst labels ever, all is forgiven when you read the story about the man behind the idea. As quoted from the Cleavage Creek Cellars website:
Budge Brown, successful self-made businessman and farmer, enjoyed 48 years of marriage with his wife Arlene. When she lost her battle with breast cancer in 2005, he was devastated. Devastation turned to anger. Anger lead to action. Budge Brown is mad as hell at breast cancer, and he’s determined to do whatever he can to help find a cure for it.
I’m glad Budge Brown has a story. I’m glad his name is Budge. Below are some labels.
Women of Cleavage Creek
Learn more about the Women of Cleavage Creek.
I will forgive CCC for using the word cleavage on their wine. I will forgive the earlier images on the labels. You’ll have to find them yourself.
-WineGirl
PS: This Label of the Month is dedicated to Janet, my grandmother, who is battling complications of cancer as we speak. Although, it’s not breast cancer, please keep her in your prayers and thoughts.
My first encounter with Clive Pursehouse was through a cordial email invite to learn more about our winery under the theme of Seattle’s Urban Wineries. Immediately I could tell he was a writer and a gentleman simply by his lexicon. After several email exchanges I learned we had the University of Washington in common- he as an Administrator and I as a student in the Foster School of Business. So the University District was a natural meeting location. He suggested my new favorite restaurant Guanacos Tacos Pupuseria on Brooklyn serving fantastic Salvadorian Pupusas.
Gosh I was certainly nervous to meet with Clive, but most anything over good food is easy, so off I left to meet him one grey and rainy Seattle day. Guanacos is small, so it was hard to miss Clive seated in the center of it all perusing the menu, and I remember he said he’d recognize me either wearing a barrel or with a broken pair of sunglasses. Good one on him for doing his homework. I chuckled and was at ease. He then offered me the royal treatment and a true Pupusas experience, which was sincerely a treat when on a student budget. Let’s hope writers get to expense lunches at The Oregon Wine Blog especially when they are ranked 9th in Google’s Top 100 Wine Blogs.
So we chatted about social media and narcissism, wine and small wineries. He also introduced me to several of the little wineries in my area that I had never heard of like 509 Wines and Ward Johnson Winery. He was truly a dear wino friend! And, well the rest is history… follow this link to Clive’s story on WineGirl Wines.
Thanks for the words, Clive.
-WineGirl
The polls are closed. Thanks for your votes and notes.
‘The Blending Room’ wins.
Here are some of the other suggestion that we loved too (in no particular order)!
Thanks so much, this was fun! See you this summer in Chelan!
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