Wine Tasting
14th Annual Far Above Cayuga’s Wineries Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
Open to the Public!
Fri., January 27, 2012
5:30-8:30 pm
Rosamond Gifford Burnet Park Zoo
One Conservation Place, Syracuse
Tickets: $45 at the door
The Cornell Alumni Association of Central New York presents the 14th annual wine tasting featuring 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. Ticket price includes wine tastings, hors d’oeuvres, turkey carving station and dessert.
PARTICIPATING WINERIES (to date)
| Anyela’s | Lakewood |
| Dr. Frank | Merritt Estate |
| Fulkerson | Owera Winery |
| Glenora | Penguin Bay |
| Goose Watch | Sheldrake Point |
| Hazlitt 1852 | Six Mile Creek |
| Hosmer | Swedish Hill |
| Johnson Estates | Winery at Marjim Manor |
| Knapp |
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
Sealed Bid Item 1: “Taughannock Falls” by Dora Donovan, Ithaca, NY. 1970 – India Ink on rice paper. 29” x 44” Black frame.
Minimum bid: $400.00 / Value: $800.00; sealed bids will be collected and opened at 8:00 pm.
Sealed Bid Item 2: MacKenzie-Childs Cake Platter, Value: $345.00
Other silent auction items available night of event:
| # | 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 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- 1 year subscription | $30 | |
| 4 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- 1 year subscription | $30 | |
| 5 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- 1 year subscription | $30 | |
| 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 | Courtyard by Marriott – Ithaca- Complimentary Room Night | $209 | |
| 8 | Otesaga Hotel-Leatherstocking Golf Course, Cooperstown- twosome w/ cart | $240 | |
| 9 | Anonymous-Andrew D White, Biography -©1979 Cornell University Press- Glenn Altschuler (Litwin professor of American Studies) | $5 | |
| 10 | Anonymous- The Builder -Bio of Ezra Cornell, by Philip Dorf- paperback, ©1965 | ?? | |
| 11 | Frontenac Point Vineyard and Estate Winery- Gift certificate | $35 | |
| 12 | Cornell Store- Big Red Bear trailer hitch cover | $18 | |
| 13 | Homewood Suites Hotel, Liverpool- 1 night Lodging w/breakfast | $139 | |
| 14 | Benn Conger Inn, Groton – Overnight lodging w/breakfast | $150 | |
| 15 | CALS Alumni Association- “We Grow the Ivy” Fleece Blanket | $30 | |
| 16 | Ra-Lins – Gift Certificate- 1 year’s photo prints | $400 | |
| 17 | Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology- “Birdy-Giftbag” | $86 | |
| 18 | Brooklyn Pickle- Gift Certificate- 3 foot sub | $34 | |
| 19 | PJ’s Pub & Grill - Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 20 | PJ’s Pub & Grill - Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 21 | Anonymous- War Between the Tates, by Cornell professor Alison Lurie, 1st edition, autographed © 1974 | $88 | |
| 22 | CAACNY – T-shirt, XL | $15 | |
| 23 | CAACNY – T-shirt, XL | $15 | |
| 24 | Villa Banfi- Statler Hotel-Cornell- Gift Certificate for dinner for two | $80 | |
| 25 | Anonymous- A Growing College: Home Economics at Cornell University- © 1969; Autographed | $22 | |
| 26 | Anonymous- One Man’s Nest- E.B. White, ’21 – paperback | ?? | |
| 27 | Anonymous- E.B. White-A Biography-©1984 Scott Elledge- 1st Edition; Autographed | $40 | |
| 28 | Anonymous- Letters of EB White, ’21 & Essays of E.B. White-©Harper, 1978. Boxed set- paperback | ?? | |
| 29 | Anonymous-Vladimir Nabakov: Selected Letters 1940-1977©HBJ, 1987. Nabalov, author of Lolita, was a Cornell professor from about 1948-1958. | ?? | |
| 30 | Anonymous- Industrial Relations & the Dawn of the Millenium©1998, Cornell; Edited by original ILR faculty Maurice Neufeld & Jean McKelvey | ?? | |
| 31 | Hilton Garden Inn – Ithaca -Overnight w/ breakfast | $159 | |
| 32 | Kilpatrick’s Publick House – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 33 | Kilpatrick’s Publick House – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 34 | Labrador Mountain- 9 hour lift ticket | $45 | |
| 35 | Labrador Mountain- 9 hour lift ticket | $45 | |
| 36 | Syracuse Opera- pair tickets to 2011-2012 season to Carmina Burina or Madama Butterfly | $130 | |
| 37 | Cayuga Lake Cruises – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 38 | Maxie’s Supper Club- Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 39 | Life in the Finger Lakes- 2 Year Subscription | $25 | |
| 40 | Asti Caffe – Syracuse – Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 41 | Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 42 | Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 43 | CALS Alumni Association – 11 bottles 2004 Signature Merlot (Long Island-North Shore) from the Cornell Enology program | $75 | |
| 44 | Cornell Store - 5- 19 oz. wine glasses w/ logo | $50 | |
| 45 | Sollecito Landscaping Nursery- “Organic Tote Bag of tools, ideas and inspiration for a sustainable landscape” includes gift certificate | $100 | |
| 46 | Angotti’s Italian Restaurant – Syracuse-Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 47 | Best Western University Inn- Ithaca- Executive King Jacuzzi Room with breakfast | $199 | |
| 48 | Bass Pro Shop – Auburn- Framed print | $150 | |
| 49 | Museum of the Earth – Ithaca- Explorer Circle Membership | $100 | |
| 50 | Hunt Country Vineyards – Keuka Lake – Gift Certificate- Wine & Cheese Tasting & Tour for up to 8 people | $100 | |
| 51 | Jolime Café – North Syracuse – Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 52 | Johnson Museum of Art – Cornell – one-year family museum membership, two exhibition catalogues, museum note cards | $100 | |
| 53 | Cornell University Press – Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery | $25 | |
| 54 | Cornell University Press- Amazing Dogs: A Cabinet of Canine Curiosities | $30 | |
| 55 | Cornell University Press –In the Words of E.B. White | $25 | |
| 56 | Syracuse Massage Therapy – ½ Hour Massage Gift certificate | $40 | |
| 57 | Cornell Hockey Program – Men’s Team Autographed goalie stick | ? | |
| 58 | Cornell Hockey Program – Women’s Team Autographed goalie stick | ? | |
| 59 | SpaZend – Syracuse – Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 60 | Anonymous – Cornell sweatshirt- Large | $25 | |
| 61 | Canale’s – Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 62 | Corso’s Cookies – cookie basket | $75 | |
| 63 | Anonymous – MacKenzie-Childs glass bowl/candle holder | $48 | |
| 64 | Edible Finger Lakes – subscription | $20 | |
| 65 | Edible Finger Lakes – subscription | $20 | |
| 66 | This and That – Elbridge – cheese board and wine cork | $50 | |
| 67 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites – East Syracuse- One night lodging and continental breakfast | $115 | |
| 68 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Fairgrounds- One night lodging and continental breakfast | $125 | |
| 69 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Cicero- One night lodging and continental breakfast | $100 | |
| 70 | Texas Roadhouse – Dewitt – Dinner for Two – Gift Certificate | $30 | |
| 71 | O’Malley’s Cabin on the Lake – Sheldrake, Cayuga Lake- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 72 | Juanita’s Mexican Restaurant – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 73 | Joey’s Restaurant – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $30 | |
| 74 | Prime Steak House- Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 75 | Coleman’s Irish Pub - Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 76 | Cornell University Press – Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide | $30 | |
| 77 | Mohegan Manor- Baldwinsville- Gift Certificate | $30 | |
| 78 | Empire Brewing Company – Growler of beer for a year | $185 | |
| 79 | Anonymous – Images of Syracuse- paperback; Onondaga Historical Society | $22 | |
| 80 | Liehs & Steigerwald – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 81 | Liehs & Steigerwald – Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 82 | Wegman’s – Gift Certificate | $100 | |
| 83 | Hosmer Winery – Wine gift pack | $75 | |
| 84 | Pendleton Woolen Mills – Cornell tartan scarf | $60 | |
| 85 | Jerry’s Wood Works- WA State – 2 Custom Wood Crafted Wine Stoppers, including Cornell design (padauk & purpleheart woods) | $85 | |
| 86 | Jerry’s Wood Works- WA State -2 Custom Wood Crafted Wine Stoppers, including Cornell design (black walnut & African mahogany woods) | $70 | |
| 87 | Kelley’s Bar & Restaurant – Gift Certificate | $30 | |
| 88 | Sealight Creative Services – Roswell, Georgia- Modern Match Holder | $13 | |
| 89 | Sealight Creative Services – Roswell, Georgia- Modern Match Holder | $13 | |
| 90 | Bruce Widger , ’51 – 2 Mottville Chairs- newly caned- from The Krebs, Skaneateles | $100 | |
| 91 | Cornell Adult University- 1 Week Summer Course Tuition- 2012 | $985 | |
| 92 | Kraftee’s – Collegetown- XL Hoodie- White | $25 | |
| 93 | Foxfire at Village Green Golf Course-Baldwinsville- Foursome | $100 | |
| 94 | Tassone’s Wine Garden – Baldwinsville- Gift Certificate | $20 | |
| 95 | Bosco’s Liquors-Camillus- Boxed set of Italian wines | $25 | |
| 96 | Marcellus Chocolate Pizza Company - | $30 | |
| 97 | Bear Necessities- Collegetown-Gift Certificate | $20 | |
| 98 | Everson Museum of Art – “From New York to Corrymore – Robert Henri and Ireland” – 2 exhibit tickets | $20 | |
| 99 | Everson Museum of Art – “From New York to Corrymore – Robert Henri and Ireland” – 2 exhibit tickets | $20 | |
| 100 | Syracuse Soap Works – Gift Basket | $40 | |
| 101 | Koto Japanese Steakhouse – Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 102 | Cayuga Images – Dick Welch, ’53 12 x 16 matted and framed print of Sage Hall in winter | $100 | |
| 103 | Holiday Inn – Ithaca- Overnight room | $150 | |
| 104 | P. Scott Drahos - Ten hours of design time toward the development of a Landscape Master Plan for your property. This includes site visits to establish the parameters of the scope of the work as well as a finished plan based on existing property boundaries and location of your residence. This can also be applied to an Institutional site. | $500 | |
| 105 | Pastabilities- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 106 | Syracuse Laser Spa - Gift Certificate for Choice of laser treatments | $1000 | |
| 107 | Anonymous- SU Nike Storm Fit windbreaker – Size Medium & Baseball cap | $75 | |
| 108 | Syracuse Stage – 2 tickets any production in the ’11-’12 season | $100 | |
| 109 | Owera Winery - Gift Certificate | $35 | |
| 110 | Cornell Alumni Magazine- 1 year subscription | $30 | |
| 111 | Cornell Plantations- Plantations Path Guide Book ©2002 | $15 | |
| 112 | Cornell Plantations- Plantations Path Guide Book ©2002 | $15 | |
| 113 | Kraftee’s – Collegetown- XL Hoodie- Oxford | $25 | |
| 114 | Antler’s – Ithaca – Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 115 | Kraftee’s – Collegetown – T Shirt – Large (choice of 4 colors) | $10 | |
| 116 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Course- Cornell- foursome w/ carts | $280 | |
| 117 | Kraftee’s – Collegetown- XL Hoodie- white | $25 | |
| 118 | Museum of Science & Technology- (MOST)- Family Membership | $79 | |
| 119 | Phoebe’s Restaurant- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 120 | MacKenzie-Childs – Great Vase | $195 | |
| 121 | Laundry Moms- 30 # Laundry-picked up and delivered | $130 | |
| 122 | John Thomas Steak House – Ithaca- Gift Certificate | $100 | |
| 123 | Joseph’s at the Carriage House – Any Salon Services | $50 | |
| 124 | Wild Birds Unlimited- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 125 | Wild Birds Unlimited- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 126 | Innovations Salon & Day Spa – Certificate for Bare Minerals Make Up Trial. | $25 | |
| 127 | Crowne Plaza – Complimentary overnight stay and breakfast for two. | $250 | |
| 128 | Kitty Hoynes - TBD | ?? | |
| 129 | Sealightstrikers- GA- Small vases w/ wooden matches & decorative striker | $15 | |
| 130 | Sealightstrikers- GA- Small vases w/ wooden matches & decorative striker | $15 | |
| 131 | Palace Theatre- 10 Movie Passes | $50 | |
| 132 | Palace Theatre- 10 Movie Passes | $50 | |
| 133 | Palace Theatre- 10 Movie Passes | $50 | |
| 134 | Palace Theatre- 10 Movie Passes | $50 | |
| 135 | Candlewood Suites- Syracuse- One Night Stay | $135 | |
| 136 | Candlewood Suites- Syracuse- One Night Stay | $135 | |
| 137 | Joe’s Pasta Garage- Skaneateles- Gift Certificate | ?? | |
| 138 | Michael’s Restaurant- Auburn- Gift Certificate | ?? | |
| 139 | New Hope Mills- Gift Pack | ?? | |
| 140 | Byrne Dairy - Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 141 | Byrne Dairy – 5- $5 coupons | $25 | |
| 142 | Marietta Corporation- Cortland- Basket of lotions, potions & soaps | $265 | |
| 143 | Jane Morgan’s Little Dress Shop –Aurora- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 144 | Sherwood Inn-Skaneateles- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 145 | Sherwood Inn-Skaneateles- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 146 | Sherwood Inn-Skaneateles- Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 147 | Cate & Sally- Skaneateles- hot pink clutch purse | $119 | |
| 148 | Country Ewe-Skaneateles- purple shawl and silver scrunchy necklace | $60 | |
| 149 | Finger Lakes Photography-Skaneateles- photos of the Finger Lakes- signed by John Francis McCarthy | $50 | |
| 150 | Mid-Lakes Navigation- Skaneateles- Gift Certificate | $38 | |
| 151 | Doug’s Fish Fry-Skaneateles- Fish Dinner | $15 | |
| 152 | Michael’s Restaurant- Auburn- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 153 | Soaps by Susan- Cortland- gift basket | $25 | |
| 154 | Farmstead Cheese Company- Trumansburg- cheese gift basket | $25 | |
| 155 | Imagine That- Skaneateles- bronzite pendant | $60 | |
| 156 | Hafner’s - Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 157 | Francesca’s Restaurant- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 158 | Natur-Tyme- East Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 159 | Natur-Tyme- East Syracuse- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 160 | Hangar Theatre – Ithaca- 2 VIP tickets for any 2012 production | $70 | |
| 161 | Rosamond Gifford Zoo- Adopt a Sloth kit w/ certificate and stuffed sloth toy | $60 | |
| 162 | Hilton Garden Inn- East Syracuse- Queen Room + breakfast | $130 | |
| 163 | Seward House- Auburn- Family Membership | $70 | |
| 164 | Liquor City- Gift Certificate | $25 | |
| 165 | All In the Kitchen - small skillet and $15 gift certificate | $? | |
| 166 | Finger Lakes Distillery – gift packet (one bottle whiskey, one bottle maplejack liqueur, two tumblers, one hat, one deck of cards) | $100 | |
| 167 | Dinosaur Bar-B-Que-Gift Certificate | $50 | |
| 168 | Dinosaur Bar-B-Que-Gift Certificate | $50 | |
