Wine Tasting
15th Annual Far Above Cayuga’s Wineries Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
Open to the Public!
Fri., January 25, 2013
5:30-8:30 pm
Rosamond Gifford Burnet Park Zoo
One Conservation Place, Syracuse
THANK YOU!
The 15th Annual Far Above Cayuga’s Wineries fundraiser was a huge success! We had more than 300 attendees and raised over $20,000 – a record year on both accounts!! Thank you to all who attended in support of the event, and especially to our Corporate Sponsors:
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C&S Companies
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River Valley Foods
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Empower Federal Credit Union
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O’Brien & Gere
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Hancock & Eastabrook
The Cornell Alumni Association of Central New York’s annual wine tasting features wines from Cornellian-owned and operated vineyards. Proceeds help fund CAACNY scholarships to benefit Syracuse-area students studying at Cornell. A silent auction featuring more than 150 items includes Cornell memorabilia as well as gift certificates from local restaurants, hotels and museums. Tickets includes wine tastings, hors d’oeuvres, turkey carving station and dessert.
PARTICIPATING WINERIES 2013
| Anyela’s | Lakewood |
| Dr. Frank | Merritt Estate |
| Fulkerson | Penguin Bay |
| Glenora | Sheldrake Point |
| Goose Watch | Six Mile Creek |
| Hazlitt 1852 | Wiemer |
| Hosmer | Winery at Marjim Manor |
| Keuka Lake | White Springs |
| Knapp |
SEALED BID ITEMS 2013 (Bids on sealed bid items will be collected and opened at 8:00 pm)
Beeman Candles
Martha Stewart American Made Award Winner
Basket of Hand Crafted Beeswax Candles
Value: $300.00
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MacKenzie-Childs
Courtly Check Ceramic Cake Stand
Value: $360.00
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS 2013 – (to date)
| # | Item | Value | Bid | |
| 1 | Eastside YMCA- 1-month family membership (new members only) | $117 | ||
| 2 | Cornell Big Red Hockey Poster – featuring the “Jason Mask” and Budweiser w/ ’85-’86 Hockey calendar (18 x 30) | ?? | ||
| 3 | Stella’s Diner- Syracuse- Gift Card | $20 | ||
| 4 | Rosalie’s Cucina- Skaneateles- ½ price off dinner for 2- Gift Certificate (valid Tuesday-Thursday) | ?? | ||
| 5 | Rosalie’s Cucina- Skaneateles- ½ price off dinner for 2- Gift Certificate (valid Tuesday-Thursday) | ?? | ||
| 6 | Anonymous – Chemistry-Sienko & Plane,©1966 Autographed by Bob Plane, Cornell Chemistry professor, provost and later President of Clarkson, Wells, and co-founder of the Cayuga Wine Trail | ?? | ||
| 7 | The Blue Tusk- Armory Square-Gift Card | $25 | ||
| 8 | Hangar Theatre – Ithaca- 2 VIP tickets for any 2013 production | $70 | ||
| 9 | Phoebe’s Restaurant- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 10 | Anonymous- The Builder -Bio of Ezra Cornell, by Philip Dorf- paperback, ©1965 | ?? | ||
| 11 | Frontenac Point Vineyard and Estate Winery- Gift certificate | $50 | ||
| 12 | Cornell Store- Big Red Bear trailer hitch cover | $18 | ||
| 13 | Greek Peak- 2 All Day Ski Passes | $128 | ||
| 14 | Labrador Mountain- 9 hour lift ticket | $45 | ||
| 15 | Labrador Mountain- 9 hour lift ticket | $45 | ||
| 16 | Drumlins- Golf foursome- w/ 2 carts | $136 | ||
| 17 | Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology- “Birdy-Giftbag” | $100 | ||
| 18 | Syracuse Laser Spa - Gift Certificate for Choice of laser treatments | $350 | ||
| 19 | Syracuse Laser Spa - Gift Certificate for Choice of laser treatments | $350 | ||
| 20 | Homewood Suites- Liverpool-overnight w/ breakfast | $189 | ||
| 21 | Syracuse Opera- pair tickets to 2012-2013 season | $130 | ||
| 22 | CAACNY – T-shirt, XL | $15 | ||
| 23 | CAACNY – T-shirt, XL | $15 | ||
| 24 | Cornell Campus Store – Brushed Silver Swiss movement Wrist watch- flexible band- ¾” width w/ Cornell shield background (tiny scratch on crystal) | $175 | ||
| 25 | Sollecito Landscaping Nursery- gift certificate | $100 | ||
| 26 | Museum of the Earth – Ithaca- Explorer Circle Membership | $100 | ||
| 27 | Cornell Hockey Program – Men’s Team Autographed goalie stick | ? | ||
| 28 | Cornell Hockey Program – Women’s Team Autographed goalie stick (to be delivered) | ? | ||
| 29 | Pendleton Woolen Mills – Cornell tartan scarf | $60 | ||
| 30 | Bruce Widger , ’51 – Antique Mottville Chair- newly caned by Bruce | $100 | ||
| 31 | Bruce Widger , ’51 – Red Antique Rocking Chair w/ original stencils- newly caned by Bruce | $100 | ||
| 32 | Phoebe’s Restaurant- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 33 | Mid-Lakes Navigation- Skaneateles- Dinner Cruise for 2 Gift Certificate | $110 | ||
| 34 | Rosamond Gifford Zoo- Adopt an elephant kit w/ certificate and stuffed elephant toy | $60 | ||
| 35 | Baltimore Woods- Family Membership | $40 | ||
| 36 | Anonymous- The Straight and Its Origin- book- (1975)- The story of Willard Straight Hall | ?? | ||
| 37 | Anonymous- The Builders of Cornell- A Record of Cornell’s Foremost Benefactors – those memorialized on the wall beneath McGraw Tower | ?? | ||
| 38 | Cornell Campus Store- Bear engraved Beer Mugs (2) | $20 | ||
| 39 | American Hotel- Sharon Springs- Dinner for Two | $120 | ||
| 40 | Harrison Homer- Gift Basket of Six Wines | $50 | ||
| 41 | Parker’s Grille & Tap House – Auburn/Seneca Falls/Geneva- Gift Certificate | $20 | ||
| 42 | Double Tree by Hilton- Syracuse- Complimentary night for Two including Breakfast | $149 | ||
| 43 | Laci’s Tapas Bar- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 44 | O’Malley’s Cabin on the Lake – Sheldrake/Interlaken- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 45 | Hosmer Winery – Wine Gift Bag w/gift certificate | $75 | ||
| 46 | Yummies Cheesecakes – Baldwinsville-Sweet and Savory Platter | $50 | ||
| 47 | Coleman’s Irish Pub- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 48 | LakeHouse Pub- Skaneateles– Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 49 | Simeon’s- Ithaca– Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 50 | Canale’s – Liverpool– Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 51 | Otesaga – Cooperstown- Twosome w/ cart | $240 | ||
| 52 | Cayuga Images- Dick Welch, ’53- Sailing on Cayuga-Framed Print | $100 | ||
| 53 | CALS- “We Grow The Ivy” Fleece Blanket | $25 | ||
| 54 | Cornell University Press- “Owls,” Marianne Taylor, ©2012 | $35 | ||
| 55 | Cornell University Press- “In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt,” Patricia O’Toole, ©2012 | $25 | ||
| 56 | Cornell University Press- “In the Words of E.B White,” Martha White, ©2012 | $25 | ||
| 57 | Cornell University Press- “In the Words of Frederick Douglass,” ©2012 | $25 | ||
| 58 | University Best Western- Ithaca- Overnight- King/w/ Jacuzzi, breakfast | $199 | ||
| 59 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- One Year Subscription | $30 | ||
| 60 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- One Year Subscription | $30 | ||
| 61 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- One Year Subscription | $30 | ||
| 62 | Dinosaur Bar-B-Que – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 63 | Holiday Inn Express- Syracuse Airport- Overnight w/ Hot Breakfast | $129 | ||
| 64 | Koto Japanese Steakhouse- Destiny- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 65 | Dickey’s Barbecue Pit-Cortland- Gift Certificate | $20 | ||
| 66 | Mirabeau Inn & Spa – Skaneateles- Overnight Stay w/ Breakfast and 50 minute Spa Treatment | $450 | ||
| 67 | Johnson Art Museum- one-year dual/family membership, three exhibition catalogues, and a set of note cards | $110 | ||
| 68 | Seward House- Auburn- 2 Tickets | $16 | ||
| 69 | Seward House- Auburn- 2 Tickets | $16 | ||
| 70 | CAU- Cornell Adult University, 2013- One Course/One Week | $990 | ||
| 71 | Life in the Finger Lakes- 2 year Subscription | $25 | ||
| 72 | CALS- Case of Cornell Big Red wine- Signature Long Island North Fork Merlot- 2004 | $90 | ||
| 73 | Monroe Payne Photography, Ithaca- Family Portrait Session | $295 | ||
| 74 | Monroe Payne Photography, Ithaca- Family Portrait Session | $295 | ||
| 75 | Cornell Plantations- Family Membership | $75 | ||
| 76 | John Thomas Steak House – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $100 | ||
| 77 | Anyonymous- 2 pint Beer stein- Cornell Big Red Bear logo | ?? | ||
| 78 | Anonymous- 8 wine glasses w/ Cornell seal | ?? | ||
| 79 | SpaZend – Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 80 | BeauVine Chop House- Auburn – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 81 | Leighs & Steigerwald- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 82 | Leighs & Steigerwald- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 83 | The Fun Warehouse- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 84 | Imagine That – Skaneateles- Silver Earrings | $42 | ||
| 85 | Cate & Sally – Skaneateles – Cool faux crystal bracelet | $89 | ||
| 86 | This and That – Skaneateles- Cheese cutting board & Cheese Shaver | $50 | ||
| 87 | Finger Lakes Photography- Skaneateles – Framed Photograph of McGraw Tower | $100 | ||
| 88 | Sherwood Inn- Skaneateles – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 89 | Sherwood Inn- Skaneateles – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 90 | Sherwood Inn- Skaneateles – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 91 | Finger Lakes Farm Cheese – Trumansburg- Cheese | $50 | ||
| 92 | Cortland Repertory Theatre – Homer- 2 Tickets to Opening Night of Any 2013 show. | $62 | ||
| 93 | Maxie’s Supper Club- Ithaca-Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 94 | Anonymous- Novel “The Unintended”, by Ithaca Attorney and Cornell Law School alum, Walter J. Wiggins, Esq. | $15 | ||
| 95 | Benn Conger Inn- Groton- Overnight w/ Continental Breakfast | $175 | ||
| 96 | Wegman’s –Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $100 | ||
| 97 | Great Northern Pizza Kitchen – Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 98 | Bass Pro Shop- Auburn- Framed Print | $150 | ||
| 99 | Oh, Goody, Goody –Gift certificate | $25 | ||
| 100 | Tassone’s Wine Garden- Gift certificate | $20 | ||
| 101 | Antler’s- Ithaca- Gift certificate | $50 | ||
| 102 | Foxfire at Village Green- Golf foursome | $100 | ||
| 103 | Cornell Campus Store – Two Cornell Beer glasses w/ pitcher | $30 | ||
| 104 | FINGER LAKES FEAST by Karl and Harvey Zinsmeister -signed by authors | $45 | ||
| 105 | Wake Robin Farm- Jordan- Gift Certificate | $30 | ||
| 106 | Ra-Lin’s –Photo Prints | $400 | ||
| 107 | Ra-Lin’s –Photo Prints | $400 | ||
| 108 | Six Mile Creek – Ithaca- Red/White Packs | $20 | ||
| 109 | Six Mile Creek – Ithaca- Red/White Packs | $20 | ||
| 110 | Six Mile Creek – Ithaca- Red/White Packs | $20 | ||
| 111 | Six Mile Creek – Ithaca- Red/White Packs | $20 | ||
| 112 | Cornell Golf Course- Foursome w/ Carts | $240 | ||
| 113 | Glenwood Pines – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $20 | ||
| 114 | Country Ewe – Skaneateles – Tosca Purse | $46 | ||
| 115 | Doug’s Fish Fry – Skaneateles – Gift Certificate- Dinner for One | $15 | ||
| 116 | Johnny Angels – Skaneateles – Gift Certificate - | $30 | ||
| 117 | Michael’s – Auburn – Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 118 | Bear Necessities – Ithaca – Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 119 | Taverna Banfi – Statler – Cornell – Gift Certificate | $80 | ||
| 120 | The Piggery Deli– Ithaca – Gift Certificate | $20 | ||
| 121 | Kraftee’s- Collegetown- Hooded Nike Sweatshirt- Large- Nike | $45 | ||
| 122 | Marietta Corporation – Cortland – Basket of “Lotions and Potions” | $110 | ||
| 123 | MacKenzie Childs- Aurora – Courtly Check Cake Stand | $360 | ||
| 124 | Juanita’s – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 125 | Finger Lakes Grape Seed Oil – Two bottles | $50 | ||
| 126 | Finger Lakes Grape Seed Oil – Two bottles | $50 | ||
| 127 | Finger Lakes Grape Seed Oil – Two bottles | $50 | ||
| 128 | Brooklyn Pickle- Syracuse – 3 foot sub | $34 | ||
| 129 | Chocolate Pizza Company – Syracuse- Chocolate Pizza | $30 | ||
| 130 | Kelley’s Bar and Restaurant – Syracuse – Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 131 | Syracuse Massage Therapy – One Hour Massage | $70 | ||
| 132 | Syracuse Massage Therapy – One Hour Massage | $70 | ||
| 133 | Hazelnut Kitchen- Trumansburg – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 134 | Edible Finger Lakes- Subscription | $20 | ||
| 135 | Edible Finger Lakes- Subscription | $20 | ||
| 136 | Candlewood Suites Airport- North Syracuse-Overnight w/ Breakfast | $140 | ||
| 137 | Green Planet- Gift Certificate | $20 | ||
| 138 | Kelley’s Bar and Restaurant – Syracuse – Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 139 | Joe’s – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 140 | Ichiban Japanese Steak House – Gift Certificate | $50 | ||
| 141 | Hilton Garden Inn- Ithaca – One Night Stay in Queen Room with hot breakfast for two | $189 | ||
| 142 | Anonymous- One Man’s Meat – Essays by E B White, ’21 ©1997 | $15 | ||
| 143 | Angotti’s- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 144 | The Fun Warehouse- Syracuse- Gift Certificate (2nd) | $25 | ||
| 145 | Maplewood Inn & Suites – Liverpool- Suite for up to 4 | $119 | ||
| 146 | Anonymous-Caraway Naturals- Soup Mix w/ 4 ceramic Soup Mugs | ?? | ||
| 147 | Syracuse Soap Company- Basket of Products | $30 | ||
| 148 | Cornell Campus Store- Gift Bag: Memo Book, 8” Sock Monkey w/ Hoodie, Pennant, Stone McGraw Tower coaster, Wine Opener | $50+ | ||
| 149 | Soaps by Susan- Basket of Product | $25 | ||
| 150 | Tom Dwyer, Fine Arts Photographer, Framed Print 16×20 named “Letchworth Sunrise” | $140/Min $75 | ||
| 151 | Linda McLyman, Whimsical Artist & Author, Silver/Green Wave Bowl(for decoration only) | $65/$35 min | ||
| 152 | Margaret Newman, Vintage Designs Artist, A Velvet/Feather Purse named “Fan(s),Fares, & Feathers” | $70/ $25 min | ||
| 153 | Cindy Helmer, Fused Glass Artist, Round Plate named “Sunrise” | $50/$35 Min | ||
| 154 | Marian Settineri, Multi-media artist specializing in colored pencil, 1 Framed colored pencil artwork Diary Page-June 23, 1927 from her series called “Diary Pages”. | ?? | ||
| 155 | Joan Fox, Pottery Artist, Large Bowl named “Big Brown Bowl” | $50/ $20 Min | ||
| 156 | Penny O’Leary, Lotions & Candle Designer, Gift package named the “Lavender Splurge” includes candle, shower gel, & lotion | ?? | ||
| 157 | Holiday Inn Express-Warners- Overnight with Breakfast | $150 | ||
| 158 | Joe’s Pasta Garage- Skaneateles- Gift Certificate | $25 | ||
| 159 | Robert Miexner Jewelry- Sterling Silver Bracelet | $75 | ||
