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Saturday, January 10, 2009

The response so far!

After about two weeks we have had over 60 wineries respond possitivly! What an amazing thing, to have so many Oregon wineries sharing their skill and taste with Oregon Mozart Players' patrons, one bottle at a time!
I will be posting photos and comments about the trips to collect the wine so stay tuned

Friday, December 19, 2008

The Challenge begins!

Part of a letter from a vintner who is inundated with requests for free wine:

While I would like to help, candidly I’ve already supported the initiatives that are consistent with our charitable goals / interests. I like Mozart, and I’m sure that you and your organization make wonderful music, but I can’t support everyone.

However, there is one aspect of this proposal that does cause me to pause, and that is the idea that you hope to get “every winery in Oregon” to participate. I would never want to be “the one winery that didn’t”! So here’s my proposal: When you have secured commitments from a minimum of 150-wineries (which is a fraction of the number in Oregon), please come back to me at that time with some evidence that you’ve achieved the goal and I will provide one bottle for your auction event.

About the "One Bottle" Project

A number of years ago I was tasked with finding a way to raise money to help with operation costs fora local chamber orchestra. I have many friends in the wine business and know that they are continually ask for cases, half cases, bottles, tastings, etc, and that it gets old fast. They are all very giving and caring people but they can't give away all their wine to help other people.
With that in mind, I decided that if I were going to ask anyone for wine, I would do it in person and just ask for one bottle. I drove my Subaru Legacy Wagon all over the state, putting on 180,000 miles.
The first year I gathered over 150 and last year I ended up with 259 bottles of Oregon wines for our auction. This year I gathered less because I knew that too much wine would be a problem for a "mixed" auction. This year I plan to create an auction for just the wine, separate from any other event.I was given wines from every wine region we have. I drove from Cave Junction (Foris) to Milton Freewater (Zerba) and to Bend (Volcano) Bonanza (12 Ranch) and the coast(Flying Dutchman). I traveled all over the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon on my quest, met hundreds of wonderful wine people, made new friends, and tasted the bounty of Oregon.
I look forward to this years journey in my brand new Subaru Legacy and the support of all who helped last year and the year before, and of my wonderful wife, who puts up with this crazy idea!