Chef Sara Moulton of 'Sara's Weeknight Meals' Celebrates Food and Wine with Rhode Island PBS

On Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7 p.m., Rhode Island PBS hosts its 15th annual food and wine tasting event, An Evening Uncorked! Chefs from 14 popular and award-winning area restaurants prepare gourmet small bites. Wine tasting is courtesy of top local purveyors and private wine cellars.

A feast for all the senses, An Evening Uncorked!will fill the spacious Pawtucket Armory with aromas, colors, sounds, and tastes of an appetizing "foodie" adventure, with wine tasting for the novice, the enthusiast, and the connoisseur. Where else can one sample foods from these great chefs all under one roof?

This year's small bites will be prepared by returning participants, including chefs from The Capital Grille, Chapel Grille, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, The Dorrance, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Just Ellen's Inc., Luigi's Restaurant and Gourmet Express, Matunuck Oyster Bar, and Pot Au Feu. Guests can also enjoy delectable samples from this year's newest contributors, Bluefin Grille, the Coast Guard House, and Red Fez, with desserts by Corner Bakery Café and The Inside Scoop. Vegetarian and gluten-free food options will be available. 

Wine tasting showcases domestic and international vintages presented by M.S. Walker, Rhode Island Distributing Company, Martignetti Companies of Rhode Island, as well as carefully chosen bottles from private cellars. Craft beers are courtesy of Foolproof Brewing.

Rhode Island PBS is pleased to welcome celebrity guest Chef Sara Moulton of Sara's Weeknight Meals. A protégé of Julia Child and the founder of the New York Women's Culinary Alliance, Sara is a nationally recognized chef who has made her mark as executive chef of Gourmet magazine, food editor of ABC-TV's Good Morning America, and the author of several top-selling cookbooks. In October of 2015, Sara kicked off her fifth season as host of public television's, Sara's Weeknight Meals, the latest milestone in her storied career of teaching and cooking that spans more than 30 years.

Sara will be available to meet and greet guests and sign her latest cookbook - just released in March - Sara Moulton's Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better. The cookbook can be reserved in advance or purchased at the event. 

Silent auction tables will be open during the food and wine tasting. Items for bid include local "wine and dine" winery tours paired with dining certificates, a country club golf outing, dinner and theater tickets, exclusive VIP Pass to the Rhode Island International Film Festival, fitness and spa treatments, locally crafted jewelry, beauty treatments and products, art, and more. 

A Wine Grab will feature 50 bottles of wine concealed in decorated bags. Bags are $50 each, and contain a wine valued at least $15 plus a $20 gift card to Pane e Vino Ristorante e Enoteca on Federal Hill, Providence. Among the 50 bottles of wine available, two of the bottles are worth $100 each. 

The evening culminates with lively bidding in a Live Auction of boutique and cult wines, as well as novel fine dining and travel experiences. Among live auction items are a two-night stay at Ocean House resort in Watch Hill, Westerly; framed team jersey autographed by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady; roundtrip domestic air fare for two courtesy of Jet Blue plus Napa Valley winery tour and tasting; cocktail party for 20 at Candita Clayton Art Gallery; and a dinner party for 8 with wine pairings from Gasbarro's Wines private cellars. 

Tickets to this age 21+ food and wine tasting event are $85 per person and may be purchased in advance. Music by Kirk Feather, Yvonne Monnett, and Bryan Rizzuto. Cocktail party attire is appropriate. The Pawtucket Armory is conveniently located off Interstate 95, at 172 Exchange Street, in downtown Pawtucket near Pawtucket City Hall. Free valet parking. Proceeds from An Evening Uncorked! benefit Rhode Island PBS.

The 2016 Gold Sponsors of An Evening Uncorked! are Corner Bakery Café and Cornerstone | Gencorp | The Hilb Group. For tickets, directions, and more information, please visit ripbs.org.

2016 Gold Sponsors

                          

2016 Benefactor Sponsors

Bank of America, Chaffee Communications, Coventry Lumber, Dimeo Construction Company, Rentals Unlimited

2016 Patron Sponsors

Arden Engineering, Bernard and Heidi Buonanno, Cox Media, Endurance Wealth Management, Piccerelli Gilstein and Company LLP, RDW Group, Rhode Island Monthly magazine, Santander Bank, TriMark, Washington Trust, 

The Wall Group Wells Fargo Advisors, Whelan Corrente Kinder Siket LLP

Join us for An Evening Uncorked! Coming April 11 2015

Join us April 11 at 7 p.m. for An Evening Uncorked!  

Enjoy a lively evening with small bites prepared by chefs from southern New England's top establishments and carefully chosen wines from private cellars and top beverage purveyors. A feast for all your senses, explore the tastes, aromas, colors and sounds of this appetizing adventure.  This is a "foodie" event with wine tasting for the novice, the enthusiast, and connoisseur. Where else can you sample foods from these great chefs all under one roof?

This year’s small bites will be prepared by The Capital Grille, Chapel Grille, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, The Dorrance, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Just Ellen’s Inc., Luigi’s Restaurant and Gourmet Express, Matunuck Oyster Bar, Pot Au Feu, and desserts by Sin.

Wine tasting showcases domestic and international vineyards presented by M.S. Walker, Rhode Island Distributing Company, Martignetti Companies of Rhode Island, as well as carefully chosen bottles from private cellars. Craft beers are courtesy of Bucket Brewery and Foolproof Brewing.

Meet and mingle with celebrity guest Chef Nick Stellino of Cooking with Friends  (Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. on WSBE Learn). Raised in Palermo, Nick Stellino emigrated from Italy as a teen in 1975 and grew up to become a successful Wall Street stock broker. But when he found his passion in another kind of market, he traded in his Wall Street stocks for soup stocks, and has shared his passion for cooking great food with public television audiences ever since. That was 20 years ago!

Bring your cookbook and have Nick autograph it. Or you may order "Cooking with Nick Stellino" in advance of the event and Nick will autograph it at the event. Simply add the cookbook to your order when you get your tickets.

An Evening Uncorked! also boasts silent and live auctions of select boutique, cult, and collectible wines, gifts, and novel dining and travel experiences. New this year is a Wine Grab - buy a numbered cork, win the bottle with the same number. Everyone wins! Bottles range in value from $15 - $50. But two lucky people will each receive an outstanding bottle of wine valued at more than $75.

An Evening Uncorked! will be held at the spacious Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street, conveniently located off Interstate 95 in downtown Pawtucket, RI, near Pawtucket City Hall. Tickets are $85 per person and must be purchased in advance. Proceeds benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS. Thank you for your support!

For more information, please visit our Web site.

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Gold Sponsors 

CVS Health   |   Gencorp Insurance Group

Benefactors 

 Bank of America 

Bank RI 

Centreville Bank 

Coventry Lumber 

Dimeo Construction Company 

Rentals Unlimited 

Santander Bank, N.A. 

 Patron Sponsors 

Arden Engineering Constructors, LLC 

Bernard and Heidi Buonanno 

Endurance Wealth Management 

Piccerelli Gilstein and Company, LLP 

RDW Group, Inc. 

The Wall Group of Wells Fargo Advisors 

Whelan, Corrente, Kinder and Siket LLP

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Food + Wine + America's Test Kitchen = Fun!

Join us April 12 at 7 p.m. for An Evening Uncorked!  

Meet and mingle with America's Test Kitchen chefs Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison. We're so excited to have Bridget and Julia as our special guests! Many of you tell us that America's Test Kitchen is one of your favorite shows, so here's a great chance to meet two of the show's chefs.

          

We also invite you raise a glass to Susan L. Farmer, WSBE general manager and president for 17 years. Susan's devotion to public television and Rhode Island PBS in particular is as legendary as her strand of pearls.

Of course, the evening revolves around the food and beverage stations that ring the spacious Pawtucket Armory Drill Hall (172 Exchange Street, in downtown Pawtucket, RI, near Pawtucket City Hall).

Chefs from 17 top food establishments will prepare small bites just for this event. Between the food stations, carefully chosen wines from leading domestic and international vineyards as well as private cellars will be poured for tasting. Two local craft breweries will also present their beers.

Truly a feast for all the senses, An Evening Uncorked! is a riot of colors, textures, aromas, flavors, and sounds, and wines to please the novice, the enthusiast, and the connoissuer. Where else can "foodies" savor dishes by all of these chefs and beverage purveyors under one roof?

The fun and frolic doesn't stop with food, wine, and public television celebrities. No, celebrities of the cartoon persuasion will also make an appearance - Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat will be walking around, too.

Don't miss the Smashing Photos booth to capture your fun time.

And tap your toes to the tunes of the Original Jelly Roll Soul.

The evening culminates in a lively live auction of select boutique and collectable wines, gifts, and novel dining and travel experiences. Silent auction will be open during the food and wine tasting.

Tickets to An Evening Uncorked! are a bargain at $85 per person and must be purchased in advance. Proceeds benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS, to support excellent local television content.

For more information An Evening Uncorked! and to get your tickets, please visit our Web site.

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Gold Sponsors 

Bank of America
CVS | Caremark

Gencorp Insurance Group 

Benefactors 

Coventry Lumber 

Dave's Marketplace
Dimeo Construction
Rentals Unlimited

Patrons 

Arden Engineering 

Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc. 

Bernard and Heidi Buonanno
Centreville Bank
Cox Communications

Endurance Wealth Management 

Lathrop Insurance 

Piccerelli, Gilstein & Co. LLP
Reavis Cianciolo LLC

Tatutina 

The Wall Group of Wells-Fargo Advisors
Warwick Mall
Whelan, Kinder & Siket LLP

Join us April 12 for AN EVENING UNCORKED!

Join us April 12 at 7 p.m. for An Evening Uncorked!  

Enjoy a lively evening with carefully chosen wines and small bites prepared by chefs from 17 of southern New England's top establishments. This is a "foodie" event with wine tasting for the novice, the enthusiast, and connoisseur.

Meet and mingle with America's Test Kitchen chefs Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison.

We're so excited to have Bridget and Julia as our special guests! Many of you tell us that America's Test Kitchen is one of your favorite shows, so here's a great chance to meet two of the show's chefs.

We also invite you raise a glass to Susan L. Farmer, WSBE general manager and president for 17 years. Susan's devotion to public television and WSBE in particular is as legendary as her strand of pearls.

A feast for all the senses, An Evening Uncorked! will be held at the spacious Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street, in downtown Pawtucket, RI, near Pawtucket City Hall. The chefs will prepare a colorful and tasty array of small bites created just for this event. Where else can "foodies" savor dishes by all of these chefs and beverage purveyors under one roof?

 Tickets are only $85 per person and must be purchased in advance. The event also boasts silent and live auctions of select boutique and collectable wines, gifts, and novel dining and travel experiences. Proceeds benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS. For more information, please visit our Web site.

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Gold Sponsors 

Bank of America
CVS | Caremark

Gencorp Insurance Group 

Benefactors 

Coventry Lumber 

Dave's Marketplace
Dimeo Construction

Patrons 

Arden Engineering 

Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc. 

Bernard and Heidi Buonanno
Centreville Bank
Cox Communications

Endurance Wealth Management 

Lathrop Insurance 

Piccerelli, Gilstein & Co. LLP
Reavis Cianciolo LLC

Tatutina 

The Wall Group of Wells-Fargo Advisors
Warwick Mall
Whelan, Kinder & Siket LLP

Attention: Foodies!

Saturday, April 27, presents a "shouldn't miss" event for foodies to sample succulent gourmet dishes prepared by chefs from some of New England's finest restaurants. To sweeten the deal and tingle the palette, the dishes - created just for this event - are paired with wines from international and domestic vineyards - all under one roof, and all at one reasonable donation. 

The event is An Evening Uncorked! and will be held at the Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Champagne and raw bar reception at 6 p.m. is sold out, sorry, but the epicurean tour begins at 7 p.m. (Better get your tickets now!)

The 11 participating restaurants are Blaze East Side Restaurant, The Capital Grille, Cinderella Restaurant, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Just Ellen's, Inc., LaSalle Bakery, Pane e Vino Ristorante, Pot Au Feu, and Trafford Restaurant. The wines will be poured by MS Walker, Rhode Island Distributing Company, LLC, and provided by private donors; craft beer is courtesy of McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. Is your mouth watering yet?

The video below uses footage taken at last year's An Evening Uncorked! event. What a great time it was. We're looking forward to another great event this year. Richard Carbotti of Perfect Surroundings is decorating the Armory, so you know everything will look and feel glorious. 

Great food, fine wine, enchanted setting... Bring your friends and come make new ones - and part of the proceeds of your $100 ticket helps support the quality local and national programming on WSBE Rhode Island PBS. What's not to love about this?

The only thing that could be missing is you, if you don't get your ticket in time. So, what are you waiting for? 

Click here to view the video on YouTube

An Evening Uncorked! is under-written by Platinum Sponsor CVS | Caremark, and Gold Sponsors Gencorp Insurance Group, and Chafee Communications. Benefactors are Centreville Savings Bank, Dimeo Construction Company, and Whole Person Health. Patron Sponsors are Arden Building Companies, LLC; Citizens Bank; Cox Communications; Endurance Wealth Management; J&J Diamond Jewelers; Navigant Credit Union; Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP; Rustigian Rugs; Tatutina; and Whelan, Kinder & Siket, LLP.

Uniquely Satisfying Experience: It's "An Evening Uncorked!"

Reserve Saturday, April 27 for a different and uniquely satisfying experience to benefit Rhode Island PBS. An Evening Uncorked! will be held at the historic Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 

Click here to view the video on YouTube

Chefs from Southern New England's top restaurants will prepare tasting-sized portions of succulent dishes and desserts paired with complementary wines. The participating restaurants are Blaze Restaurant, The Capital Grille, Cinderella Restaurant, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Just Ellen's, Inc., LaSalle Bakery, Pane e Vino Ristorante, Pot Au Feu, and Trafford Restaurant. A wide selection of fine international and domestic wines will be provided by MS Walker,Rhode Island Distributing Company, LLC, and private donors; craft beer courtesy of McLaughlin & Moran, Inc.

In addition to the silent and live auctions of classic and cult wines, exclusive dining, entertaining, and travel experiences, there will be a special raffle. "The Taste of Napa" includes a private VIP tasting and tour for two at Chateau Montelena and Stags' Leap Wineries - an adventure not available to the public!

You and your guest will also be treated like royalty during your two-night stay at the Westin Verasa Napa. Fair market value of this experience is $1,200, and is compliments of Chateau Montelena Winery, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, The Westin Verasa Napa. 

An Evening Uncorked! is under-written by Platinum Sponsor CVS | Caremark, and Gold Sponsors Gencorp Insurance Group, and Chafee Communications.  Benefactors are Centreville Savings Bank, Dimeo Construction Company, and Whole Person Health. Patron Sponsors are Arden Building Companies, LLC; Citizens Bank; Cox Communications; Endurance Wealth Management; J&J Diamond Jewelers; Navigant Credit Union; Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP; Rustigian Rugs; Tatutina; and Whelan, Kinder & Siket, LLP. 

For information and tickets, please visit our Web site.

Good Food, Fine Wine, Great Friends - It Must Be An Evening Uncorked!

Elegant and casual. Intimate and sociable. Epicurean and philanthropic. An Evening Uncorked! is all that and more. 

The annual event and auction celebrating fine wine and great food is a different and uniquely satisfying experience to benefit Rhode Island PBS. An Evening Uncorked! will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the historic Pawtucket Armory on Exchange Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a Champagne and raw bar reception courtesy of Pommery Champagne and Providence Oyster Bar. The epicurean tour begins at 7 p.m. when chefs from Southern New England's top restaurants will prepare tasting-sized portions of succulent dishes and desserts paired with complementary wines. To date, participating restaurants are 1149 Restaurant, Blaze Restaurant, The Capital Grille, Cinderella Restaurant, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse &; Wine Bar, Just Ellen's, Inc., LaSalle Bakery, Pot Au Feu, and Trafford Restaurant. A wide selection of fine international and domestic wines will be provided by MS Walker, Rhode Island Beverage, and private donors; craft beer courtesy of McLaughlin & Moran, Inc.

The silent auction, open for bidding throughout the food and wine tasting, will offer collectible wines, beverage and bar accessories, and fine dining and getaway packages.  

In an evening full of sociability, fun, and elegance, the highlight of the event is the live auction of rare and fine vintages and exclusive dining, entertaining, and travel experiences.

Tickets are $150 per person for the Pommery Champagne and Providence Oyster Bar raw bar reception and epicurean tour, $100 per person for the epicurean tour only. Tickets to the Champagne and raw bar reception are limited sold out! Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Cocktail attire is appropriate.

An Evening Uncorked! is generously underwritten by Platinum Sponsor CVS | Caremark, and Gold Sponsors Gencorp Insurance Group, and Chafee Communications. 

Benefactors are Dimeo Construction Company, Whole Person Health, and Centreville Savings Bank. 

Patron Sponsors are Rustigian Rugs; Endurance Wealth Management; Whelan, Kinder & Siket, LLP; Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP; Arden Building Companies, LLC; Citizens Bank; and Navigant Credit Union. 

Proceeds benefit Rhode Island PBS. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For information or to purchase tickets, call 401-222-3636, extension 336, or visit www.ripbs.org/uncorked.

Photos: Pot Au Feu (top), The Capital Grille, and Fleming's Prime
Steakhouse & Wine Bar are 3 of 7 restaurants returning for 2013. 
Photo credit: Lucie M. Raposo

Click here for more pictures from An Evening Uncorked 2012

2013 Sponsors

Search is on for the Oldest Charles Krug Wine Bottle

I received this message this morning and found the idea of the bottle search fascinating. (In terms of marketing, it's a great idea!) The Charles Krug Winery / Peter Mondavi Family has been generous with WSBE Rhode Island PBS during our annual wine event, donating delicious wines over the years to help us raise programming funds. In fact, in the 2011 silent auction of An Evening Uncorked just this past February, there was a 3 Litre Charles Krug Generations, signed by Marc Mondavi and Peter Mondavi, Sr. Were you the high bidder?

So, on two levels - because you might have THE bottle the winery seeks among your other wine bottles, and because the winery has been a friend to WSBE Rhode Island PBS - I share this message and news release with you. Happy Thanksgiving!

With people pulling special bottles out for the holidays, we think someone might stumble across the oldest Charles Krug wine bottle in the world in the next few weeks.  If it happens, we want to know about it!

You may have seen the recent AP “Ghost Stories” article, which included Charles Krug Winery. [Editor's Note: I didn't see this story, but if you did and would like to tell us about it, please feel free to comment.] Old ghosts and old wine bottles are both part of the history of Charles Krug, which is Napa Valley’s oldest winery, founded in 1861. That was the year Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated and the Civil War began.

You’ll find details on our “oldest bottle” search, which goes through the end of the year, below. If you could share this with your audience, we would appreciate it.  We’re hoping for some great old finds.  Thanks much!

Christine

SEARCH FOR OLDEST CHARLES KRUG WINE BOTTLE ANNOUNCED
Bottle to be part of history exhibit at Napa Valley’s first winery

ST. HELENA, CA—In time for the 150th anniversary of Napa Valley’s first winery this year, the Peter Mondavi Sr. Family announces a search for the oldest Charles Krug Winery bottle in existence. Founded in 1861, Charles Krug Winery is the birthplace of the Napa Valley wine industry and has been in the Peter Mondavi Family for nearly 70 of its 150 years.

Peter Mondavi Jr. puts his family winery’s history in perspective: “Charles Krug was founded the year President Lincoln was inaugurated, and the year the Civil War began.” At the time, Napa Valley was essentially the Wild West. Charles Krug first planted Mission grapes on his St. Helena estate but he soon replanted to European varietals which he felt would make better wine. Wines made at the time would have likely included claret, sherry, Madeira, sweet tokay and riesling, the latter hugely popular with many of the German immigrant-winemakers in Napa Valley in the late 1800s.

Readers are encouraged to scour their wine cabinets, cellars, closets and caves for Charles Krug wine bottles, empty or full, dating either from pre-Prohibition or the Peter Mondavi Family era which began with the 1944 vintage.  Bottles deemed contenders will be authenticated by experts in the wine department of Sotheby’s auction house in New York. The Peter Mondavi Family may purchase the winning bottle for display at the winery.

Plans are for an exhibit of historic artifacts from Charles Krug Winery, which will include a towering 9000-gallon vintage redwood fermentation tank and Charles Krug’s original basket press, which he used to crush the first harvest at his fledgling winery. The estate’s Redwood Cellar will house the exhibit. The huge structure with its many-gabled roof and impressive belvedere was built by Charles Krug in 1873 after his original cellar burned to the ground. On the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historic Landmark, the Redwood Cellar was restored recently to hold the Peter Mondavi Family’s reserve barrel aging room. The Cellar will eventually house the winery’s new tasting room and visitor’s center with construction beginning in early 2012.

To submit an entry, please visit Charles Krug on Facebook and tell us about your bottle and post a photo, or email it to oldestbottle@charleskrug.com by December 31, 2011. Contenders for the oldest bottle will be contacted with next steps. 

Charles Krug Winery’s 150-year history traces the transformation of the Napa Valley from “Wild West” to Wine Country destination. With a legacy of nearly 70 years at Charles Krug, the Peter Mondavi Family is dedicated to ecological stewardship in order to preserve the land for their children and future generations. Those efforts to steward the land and preserve the winery's historical legacy are earning new respect for a family long identified with California wine. To learn more about Charles Krug Winery and the vision of the Peter Mondavi Family, visit Charles Krug Winery online.

Perfect Pairings of Food and Wine Amid Lush Flowering Tropical Plants - It's An Evening Uncorked!

MARCH 23 Update: Here's a slideshow of the festivities.



After the latest spate of snowy weather, frigid temperatures, and biting cold winds, a tropical getaway to warmer surroundings sounds pretty inviting, doesn't it?

On March 19, wine lovers are invited to get away to the tropics – without ever leaving Rhode Island.

That's the bonus of attending this year's An Evening Uncorked!, the annual food and wine event to benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS. This year's gala will take place in New England's largest indoor garden, the Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park, on Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m.


Amid lush exotic flowers and trees, chefs from some of Rhode Island’s top restaurants will prepare tasting-sized portions of dishes that will be paired with just the right wine to complement the flavors. Participating restaurants include: Blaze, Capital Grille, Fireworks Catering, Harry's Bar & Burger, Nick's on Broadway, The Ocean House, Perro Salado, and Pot au Feu; MS Walker will provide the international wines.

An Evening Uncorked! will also feature a silent auction and a traditionally lively live auction of classic and cult wines. [Partial list attached.] The fund raising event is co-chaired by Aldo Cipriano, Gary Light, and Greg Mitrakas. Committee members include Ivan Colon, James Leach, Karla Little, Ann Martini, and Len Penagio. Committee members come from diverse walks of life, but share a common passion for wines and wine collecting. The group is also enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge about various wines. The energy, ideas and discussions – and the donations that come in as a result – set An Evening Uncorked! apart from other local wine auctions. Most of the bottles we offer just can’t be found in your local wine shop.

Donations come from private wine collectors, as well as local retailers, and restaurants. Non-wine auction items include gift baskets, hotel stays, and restaurant gift certificates. Auctioneer Richard J. Conti of Conti Estates, Auctions, & Appraisals in Attleboro, will keep the bidding lively and exciting.

Tickets to the gala are $125 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling 401-222-3636, extension 327, or online at www.ripbs.org. The popular event has sold out in past years; guests are encouraged to buy tickets early to avoid disappointment. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Cocktail attire is appropriate. Support for An Evening Uncorked! is provided by Gencorp Insurance Group, and Adler Pollock & Sheehan, PC. All proceeds benefit programming at WSBE Rhode Island PBS.

Classic Wines
1998 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Value of this lot: $900)
1998 Beaucastel Chateauneuf-de-Pape
1998 Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-de-Pape
1998 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-de-Pape
1998 Paul Autard Chateauneuf-de-Pape
1998 Monpertois Chateauneuf-de-Pape Tradition
1998 Pegau Chateauneuf-de-Pape
1998 Charbonniere Chateauneuf-de-Pape VV
1998 Moulin Tacussel Chateauneuf-de-Pape
1998 La Nerthe Chateauneuf-de-Pape

Silver Oaks Cabernet Vertical (Value of this lot: $700)
1982 Silver Oak Napa Valley
1985 Silver Oak Napa Valley
1988 Silver Oak Napa Valley
1990 Silver Oak Alexander Valley
1991 Silver Oak Alexander Valley
1996 Silver Oak Alexander Valley
1998 Silver Oak Alexander Valley
2000 Silver Oak Alexander Valley

2 bottles of 1984 Stag's Leap Cabernet Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon (Value of this lot: $400)
Rated 94 points by Robert Parkers Wine Advocate

Cult Wines
8 bottles of 2000 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon (Value: $750)

• 94 points Robert Parker: "The dark ruby-colored 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon has a nose reminiscent of a blackberry-flavored Yoplait yogurt laced with roasted oak and hints of licorice. A full-bodied wine of power and structure, it is crammed with black currants, blackberries, and spices. Its dense fruit is matched blow for blow with a muscular, firm structure. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020." (12/02)
• 93 points Wine Spectator: "Announces itself as a serious red from the first whiff of earthy, smoky notes weaving through the licorice-scented dark berry flavors. This firm, chewy wine expands on the long finish under a layer of fine-grained tannins, holding it all together seamlessly. It begs for time in the cellar to develop. Best after 2006." (09/03)
• 92 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Bright medium ruby. Aromas of crystallized dark berries, tobacco, mocha, peat, graphite and smoky, spicy oak. Very rich and dense but not overly sweet, with strong oak notes of spice and chocolate along with suggestions of pipe tobacco and fresh herbs. Finishes with ripe, chocolatey tannins and excellent length."

Cult Napa Cabernets (Value: $700)
2 bottles of 1999 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
1 bottle of 1999 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon
1 bottle of 1999 Rudd Jericho Canyon Red
1 bottle of 1999 Laird Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2 bottles of 1999 Merus Cabernet Sauvignon
2 bottles of 2000 Merus Cabernet Sauvignon

Rare California Reds (Value: $700)
4 bottles of 2004 Radio-Coteau Pinot Noir Savoy
1 bottle of 2004 Radio-Coteau Pinot Noir La Neblina
1 bottle of 2003 Alban Vineyards Grenache Estate
1 bottle of 2003 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva
1 bottle of 2003 Alban Vineyards Syrah Lorraine