Grapes for Humanity is a charity that raises money from oenophiles and their suppliers to assist victims of landmines around the world.
On Monday, September 8th from 6pm - 8:30pm at the Miller Tavern, 3885 Yonge St. (near York Mills subway station), the wines left over from the Santé wine festival in May will be put up for auction. Dozens of 12-bottle cases will be available at $200 each. Wines poured at Santé cover the whole price spectrum, but average out at $25 per bottle... you do the math.
A $50 ticket covers admission to a wine tasting with food supplied by Rick Montgomery of The Miller Tavern. A $250 ticket covers the wine tasting and lets you draw a number for a case of wine (which could be worth up to $500 or so retail). Your case or cases will be delivered to your car by volunteers. All wines are being stored at the climate-controlled Fine Wine Reserve.
Currently, Grapes for Humanity projects are underway in Honduras and Cambodia, but proceeds from this event will assist victims in Nagorno Karabakh, an autonomous region of the former USSR, located within Azerbaijan in the Southern Caucasus region. This small republic has the highest per capita mine casualty rate in the world, surpassing even Afghanistan and Cambodia.
For more information and tickets, contact Kristin at 416-975-8575 / kcard@lyonsgroup.ca
