You are cordially invited to the Philbrook Wine Experience weekend.

Philbrook ’s 11th Biennial Wine Experience

May 4 and 5, 2012

Vintner Dinner & Live Auction

Friday, May 4, 2012, 5:30 p.m.

Zink Rotunda and Tent on the Philbrook Lawn

Dress: Vineyard Chic

Fleming’s Grand Wine Tasting

Saturday, May 5, 2012, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Tent on the Philbrook Lawn

Dress: Vineyard Casual

All proceeds benefit Philbrook Educational Programs and Operations

Events

Marcus Vause, The Brasserie Bistro & Wine Bar, Tulsa

As Executive Chef of The Brasserie, Vause’s unique take on contemporary French-American cuisine is an essential Tulsa experience.

Justin Thompson, Juniper Restaurant & Martini Bar, Tulsa

Using products sourced from the area, Thompson’s main focus is providing Tulsans with the freshest, local products prepared simply and beautifully.

Celebrity Chefs Friday Evening Vintner Dinner

Kurt Fleischfresser, The Coach House, Oklahoma City

Under Fleischfresser’s experienced hand, The Coach House continues to offer ever-changing seasonal cuisine highlighting the best local produce and regional specialties, prepared with his classical perfection.

Robert Black, A Good Egg Dining Group, Oklahoma City

Though formally trained in French cuisine, he now oversees the varying concepts offered across six acclaimed restaurants in the OKC area, including Cheever’s, with consistent care and skill.

Vintners32 Winds

Adelsheim Vineyard

Alexander Valley Vineyards

Auntsfield Estates

Benessere

Bonded Winery #9 Portfolio

Buehler Vineyards

Calistoga Cellars

Cliff Lede Vineyards

Darms Lane Wines

ecoVino

Ehlers Estate

Far Niente & Dolce

Hidden Ridge

Honig Vineyard & Winery

Iron Horse Vineyards

Johndrow Vineyards

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Joullian Vineyards

Juslyn Vineyards

Leviathan

Nickel & Nickel

Peju Province Winery

Raptor Ridge Winery

Saddleback Cellars

Schramsberg Vineyards

Small Gully Wines

Some Young Punks

Trivium

Van Duzer Vineyards

Vine Street Imports

Willamette Valley Vineyards

Auction

Karen Sorbo, Celebrity Auctioneer

As one of the leading auctioneers in the country, Karen Sorbo’s dedication to her profession, its purpose and results, has impacted organizations across the United States and Mexico.

To see her work is to catch the spirit. Her natural, unbridled energy, a commanding yet elegant stage presence, combined

with precision techniques has aided in raising over 200 million dollars for deserving organizations. She has orchestrated and conducted over 2000 auctions over the past 19 years. In 2003, she was recognized as one of the Leading National Fundraising Auctioneers by the National Auctioneer Association. Recently, Karen was selected by Minnesota Monthly as a 2011 “Woman of Influence.”

Energy fills the tent as Patrons and guests of the Philbrook Wine Experience bid and barter for their favorite items during the biennial auction. Whether your approach yields leaps and outbursts or you prefer to stoically focus, the auction brings as much to Philbrook wine weekend as the food and the wine. This year’s auction promises to bring the energy to a new level with, enticing opportunities including trips to Italy, the Kentucky Derby, and Scotland; private dinners from Flemings, Brasserie, and Juniper; as well as special wine lots unattainable elsewhere. With Celebrity Auctioneer, Karen Sorbo, at the helm, Philbrook Wine Experience weekend will entertain and energize. Get ready to raise your paddle!

50,000Casey Cooper – Susan & Bill Thomas

Mervin Bovaird Foundation

40,000The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation

The First Crush

Presenting Patron for Philbrook Second Saturday Program

Listing is inclusive as of final printing.

We hope you will join us.

25,000Shelly & Alan Armstrong

Billie & Howard Barnett

Marla & Steve Bradshaw and Andrea & Dan Ellinor – Bank of Oklahoma

Patty & Joe Cappy

Pam & Terry Carter

Patricia Chernicky & Dr. Greg Holt

Bryan Close

Crow Creek Foundation

Margo & Kent Dunbar

Gayle & Frank Eby

Pam & Lee Eslicker – D & L Oil Tools

Liz & Roger Hagans

Lea & Hans Helmerich – The Helmerich Trust

Barbara & Stephen Heyman, Susannah & James Adelson – Nadel & Gussman

Marilyn & Larry Lee – Ram Energy Resources, Inc

Ellen & Carlisle Mabrey – Citizens Security Bank

Cinda & Mark Marra, Mary & Jim Bush

Martha & Bert Marshall – Blue Cross Blue Shield

Nancy & Peter Meinig

Julie & John Nickel

Sandra & Bob Norman

Peggy & Charles Stephenson

Kathy Taylor and Bill Lobeck

Jill & Robert Thomas

200,000

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