CASHMERE, WA – The Washington Wine Industry Foundation celebrated its 10th Annual Wine Cup® raising over $33,000 in a shotgun scramble on Thursday, June 24 at Kennewick’s Canyon Lakes Golf Course.
The much sought after Wine Cup® was taken home this year by Team McKinley Springs. The team included Doug Rowell, Scott Andrews, Mike Nichols and Zach Wanderscheid. Second place-Low Gross went to Team Andrew Will, Third place-Low Gross went to Team Champoux.
First place: Low Net went to Team West Harvesting, Second place-Low Net went to Team Coyote Canyon Vineyards, and Third place-Low Net was Team Terroir.
Additional winners included:
Longest Drive-Lisa McKinlay of Coventry Vale Winery and Jared Haff of Conover Insurance
Longest Putt-Beth Roller of Wahluke Wine Company and Dave Douglas of Mercer Estates
Closest to the Pin-Lisa McKinlay of Coventry Vale Winery and John Heffron of NW Farm Credit Insurance Services
2010 Wine Cup sponsors included:
Title Sponsor-Caliber WinePak
Wine Reception and Awards Dinner Sponsor-Washington Trust Bank
Media Sponsor-Good Fruit Grower
Closest to the Pin Sponsors-Zirkle Fruit Company and Vintners Global Resource
Longest Drive Sponsors-Ascentia Wine Estates and Royal Organic Products
Longest Putt Sponsors-Bleyhl Farm Service and Northwest Farm Credit Services
Putting Contest Sponsor-Tonnellerie Mercier
Cork Chipping Sponsor-CorkWest
Cigar Sponsor-Tonnellerie Leroi
Hole Sponsors-Gamache Vintners, Ste Michelle Wine Estates, Champoux Vineyards, Yakima Valley Winery Supply, USAg Analytical Services, Davis Wire Corp, Stoel Rives, Chelan Fresh Marketing, StaVin Inc., Sagemoor Vineyards, Coventry Vale Winery, Poppoff Inc., Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers, Bank of the West, Wahluke Wine Company and Ascentia Wine Estates.
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is funded through contributions and grants made by individuals, companies and organizations. Donations help administer scholarships, channel grants for education or research, support opportunities, and offer a home to memorials. WWIF is organized to collectively support and fund industry needs. The foundation is uniquely structured under IRS rules as a 501 (c)(3) to allow individuals, organizations and companies the benefit of a tax deduction for contributions.