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Category: Auction

Hamiltons’ Auction: An Evening of Wine, Chocolate, and Whiskey

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Here is your chance to experience Hamiltons’ like you never have before, while helping to feed the area’s hungry: The Charlottesville 29 Restaurant Auctions. Along with all of the other restaurants in The Charlottesville 29, Hamiltons’ has created a once-in-a-lifetime experience for whoever pledges the highest donation to The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of Hamiltons’, Gearharts Fine Chocolates, and Virginia Distillery Co., the entire winning bid goes directly to the food bank. And, thanks to the efficiency of the food bank, each dollar donated creates four meals for the area’s hungry.

The Hamiltons’ signature experience for The Charlottesville 29 Restaurant Auctions:

An Evening of Wine, Chocolate & Whiskey 

The auction winner and nine guests will begin their evening at Gearharts’ Fine Chocolates, the chocolatier founded by Hamiltons’ alumnus Tim Gearhart. There, Gearhart himself will treat the group to a tour and a truffle rolling demonstration, where the group can try their hand at making truffles, while enjoying chocolates paired with whiskey and cocktails by Virginia Distillery Co. The auction winner will even receive a whiskey care package, with two logo’d glencairns and a bottle of Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky, winner of Best American Malt at the World Whiskies Awards.

Next, the group will amble over to Hamiltons’ for an evening in their private room. Hamiltons’ Chef and Wine Director will personally curate an over-the-top six course dinner paired with some of the Wine Director’s most favorite wines.

It’s the ultimate Hamiltons’ dining experience: An Evening of Wine, Chocolate & Whiskey.

Note: The auction winner will schedule their experience on a date that is mutually convenient for Hamiltons’, Gearharts, and The Virginia Distillery Co.

Bidding

Bidding has ended for the Hamiltons’ experience. Winning bid: $3333.33

Revolutionary Soup Auction: A Year of Revolutionary Soup

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Here is your chance to experience Revolutionary Soup like you never have before, while helping to feed the area’s hungry: The Charlottesville 29 Restaurant Auctions. Along with all of the other restaurants in The Charlottesville 29, Revolutionary Soup has created a once-in-a-lifetime experience for whoever pledges the highest donation to The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of Revolutionary Soup, the entire winning bid goes directly to the food bank. And, thanks to the efficiency of the food bank, each dollar donated creates four meals for the area’s hungry.

The Revolutionary Soup signature experience for The Charlottesville 29 Restaurant Auctions:

A Year of Revolutionary Soup

Owned by restaurateur Will Richey, Revolutionary Soup is one of the best places in town for an over-the-counter lunch. It is also a sneaky-good dinner option – affordable, healthy, and delicious. The auction winner will receive an entire year of Revolutionary Soup. Anytime the auction winner wants, they may walk into Revolutionary Soup and order the soup of their choice. No charge. If they tire of soup, they can order any one of Revolutionary Soup’s excellent sandwiches, salads, or daily specials.

Note: The prize is good for 365 consecutive calendar days. The auction winner may not transfer the prize, and there is a limit of one item per day.

Bidding

Bidding has ended for the Revolutionary Soup auction. Winning bid: $1,600

Brasserie Saison Auction: Harvest Dinner for 20

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Here is your chance to experience Brasserie Saison like you never have before, while helping to feed the area’s hungry: The Charlottesville 29 Restaurant Auctions. Along with all of the other restaurants in The Charlottesville 29, Brasserie Saison has created a once-in-a-lifetime experience for whoever pledges the highest donation to The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of Brasserie Saison, Afton Mountain Vineyards, and Monticello Wine Tour & Coach Co., the entire winning bid goes directly to the food bank. And, thanks to the efficiency of the food bank, each dollar donated creates four meals for the area’s hungry.

The Brasserie Saison signature experience for The Charlottesville 29 Restaurant Auctions:

Harvest Dinner for 20 at Afton Mountain Vineyards

From food to drink to service, Brasserie Saison is one of the most polished restaurants in town. The auction winner and up to nineteen guests will enjoy that polished experience in a whole new way: a harvest dinner at Afton Mountain Vineyards

The winner’s group will be chauffeured in luxury to the vineyard by Monticello Wine Tour & Coach Co., where they will enjoy a wine feast in the vineyard’s glass-enclosed pavilion. Brasserie Saison Executive Chef Tres Pittard will create a multi-course dinner themed around the winery’s harvest, with locally sourced, seasonally appropriate ingredients that highlight the bounty of the Blue Ridge. Afton Mountain winemaker Damien Blanchon will guide the group through vertical tastings of his wines, highlighting the variations that each harvest produces.

Note: The winner will schedule the dinner at a mutually convenient time with Brasserie Saison, Afton Mountain Vineyards, and Monticello Wine Tour & Coach, other than a Saturday or holiday weekend. Harvest time, during early September, is highly recommended.

Bidding

Bidding has ended for the Brasserie Saison experience. Winning bid: $5,000