Château Guiraud wine at Hearts Delight

The annual Hearts Delight Wine Tasting & Auction  benefits the American Heart Association. This special charity event takes place May 9 through May 12 in Washington, DC. Tickets are available online.

More than 30 chefs are involved with this charity event. Numerous wines from around the world  including France, Germany, California, Oregon and Virginia will be involved in the event/auction.

Hearts Delight Wine Tasting & Auction Schedule

Wednesday, May 9: Congress Has Heart celebration highlights wines that will include owners and winemakers. There will also be a dinner and a live auction.

Thursday, May 10: Embassy & Winemaker Dinner Series: dinner at a home, restaurant or embassy with the host, winemaker and chef. 

Friday, May 11: Vintners Dinner & Auction: focuses on Château Margaux wines with dinner and  live auction.

Saturday, May 12: Bordeaux Master Class & Grand Tasting: includes a Bordeaux Master Class, seminars, and a Grand Tasting

Auctions

WIne enthusiasts who enjoy auctions have the opportunity to participate in live and silent auctions. For those who can not attend Hearts Delight, an absentee Bidder Form is available online. One of the auction items is the Imperial Château Guiraud 2014. The description includes, “This very large and very impressive bottle is the equivalent of 8 regular bottles. It is brought to us by Xavier Planty, the dashing and debonair owner of Château Guiraud. Château Guiraud has been represented at every Heart’s Delight since the beginning. ‘The Château Guiraud 2014 has a perfumed bouquet with clear honey, beeswax and honeysuckle aromas that are well defined. The palate is fresh and taut on the entry: good tension and focus here, very harmonious with a gently build in the mouth towards a satisfying marmalade and quince-driven finish.’”

About Hearts Delight

The original event began in 1999 and was relatively small compared to this 2018 event. In 1999, the event featured seven chefs and 16 châteaux houses. The 1999 event raised $220,000. Since that time, the Hearts Delight event has raised over $16.5 million dollars for the well known American Heart Association.

Cheers!
Kathy