On behalf of the Napa Valley Education Foundation, we would like to thank everyone who helped make our 25th annual Taste for Knowledge a time to remember.

We couldn’t have done it without the support and generosity of our sponsors, Miller Brown & Dannis, Santen and Charter Oak Bank.

We would also like to thank the following businesses and people for their donations: Alta Heights Elementary School, Applebee’s, Artesa Winery, Auberge du Soleil, Avia Hotel, BarBersQ, Bayleaf, Benessere Vineyards, Beringer Vineyards, Walt Blevins, Bourassa Vineyards, Cafe Sarafornia, Cain Vineyard and Winery, Callippe Preserve Golf Course, Cardinale, CE Group, Ceja Vineyards, Chardonnay Golf Club, Claim Jumper Restaurant, Cole’s Chop House, CUE, Culinary Institute of America, CyberMill, Dalla Valle Vineyards, Dee McFarland, Chuck Dickenson, di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, Domaine Carneros, Elizabeth Spencer Wines, Embassy Suites Hotel (Napa), Embassy Suites Hotel (Monterey), Etude Wines, Evolution with Shaunna, Far Niente, Frog’s Leap Winery, Fume Bistro, Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa, Gillwoods, Golden State Junior Warriors, Grgich Hills Estates, Groth Vineyards & Winery, Hall Wines, Harlan Estate, Honig Vineyard & Winery, Infineon Raceway, John and Carol Glaser, Joseph Phelps Vineyards, Judd’s Hill Winery, Kiahuna Investors, Kuleto Winery, Sharon and Matthew Leachman, Lightworks Photography, Luna Vineyards, M.Y. Life Holistic Salon Spa, Tamra Lotz, Mare Island Golf Club, Markham Vineyards, Ray and Harriet Mayeri, Meadowood Napa Valley, Milliken Creek Inn & Spa, Dan Monez, Musante Family Wine, Mumm Napa, NVUSD, Napa Chrysler Dodge Kia, Napa Frame and Art Studio, Napa Firefighters, Napa General Store, Napa Golf Course, Napa Premium Outlets, Napa River Inn, Napa Valley Adventure Boot Camp, Napa Valley Bike Tours, Napa Valley Country Club, Napa Valley Life Magazine, Napa Valley Marketplace Magazine, Napa Valley Marriott, Napa Valley Wine Library Association, Napa Valley Wine Train, Inc., Napa Wealth Management-James Riley, Napa Wine Lockers, NVEF Change for Kids, Oakland Athletics, Old Faithful Geyser of California, Opus One, Oscar Aguilar Olea, Patz & Hall, Pearl, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Petrified Forest, Kathy A. O’Neal, Phipps Family Cellars, Pilates Napa Valley, Portfolio Limited Edition, Quill Wines, Reynolds Family Winery, Ristorante Allegria, River Terrace Inn, Rubicon Estate, Rutherford Hill Winery, Rutherford Grill, Ryan McGee Bottling — Brian and Rosie McGee, Saintsbury, San Francisco 49’s, San Francisco Giants, Scrapper’s Depot, Silverado Grill, Silverado Resort, Silverado Resort Spa, Spinelle Fine Jewelers, State Farm Insurance, Taylor’s Automatic Refresher, The Carneros Inn Boon Fly Cafe, The Hess Collection, The Meritage Resort, Tra Vigne, Trader Joe’s Napa, Trefethen Family Vineyards, Uvaggio, Vintage High School, Waterstone, West Park Elementary School, Rachel Wyckoff, and ZD Wines, LLC.

Our entertainment, coordinated by The Music Connection, was provided by NVUSD students from Browns Valley Drama, Napa High Vocal Music Workshop, Napa High Jazz Band, Napa High Chamber Strings and the Vintage High Chamber Choral Department who previewed the Spring 2010 Vintage High production of “Beauty and the Beast.”

Our table decorations were created by the following schools: Carneros Elementary, Yountville Elementary, Alta Heights Elementary, Vintage High School, Redwood Middle School, Harvest Middle School, West Park Elementary and Vichy Elementary.

We also would like to thank our hardworking committee members and volunteers for their countless hours of their time.

Finally, a huge ‘thank you’ to all of the guests who attended our event and whose generous participation in our auction made this event so successful.

Thank you for helping to support education in Napa Valley!

(On behalf of the Napa Valley Education Foundation Board of Directors: Katie Aaron, Melinda Adams, Rob Anglin, Sara Brooks, Karen Brown, Swinder Cooper, Donna Cordeiro, Selwa Hamati, Shelia Gentry, Ruth Matz, Deb Mitchell, Nancy Mott, Kim Payne, Brenda Perry, Suzanne Scallion and Frank Silva.)ň