When the GoFundMe started, Blanchard says, raising $10,000 felt like a lofty goal, so reaching the $1 million mark in just over a year is especially gratifying. That’s since evolved into USF, a formal endeavor with a board of directors that distributes the money to applicants through scholarships and grants. As a wine salesperson in Napa, he saw the sommelier industry suffering from widespread layoffs as dining rooms were forced to close, so he and sommelier Cristie Norman set up a GoFundMe page to help.
Notable donations have come in from a wide range of sources, including importers like Skurnik Wines and other wineries such as Hundred Acre.īlanchard started raising funds for the cause in March 2020. “I’m amazed that people are so generous and that they know the plight of what’s going on,” said Chris Blanchard, treasurer of USF.
Thanks to a recent donation from Napa’s Gemstone Vineyard, the fund has officially raised $1 million for sommeliers in need. in spring 2020, reached an exciting milestone this month. The United Sommelier Foundation, which has been raising money for out-of-work wine professionals since the COVID crisis hit the U.S. United Sommeliers Foundation Hits $1 Million Milestone
"I aimed to distill the essence of a dancer’s qualities in the drawing, while giving space for the viewer’s imagination." "I have always been equally inspired by drawing and painting as by ballet, so this commission was a dream come true," Dean said in a statement. The labels feature a drawing by Royal Ballet First Artist Ashley Dean, who says the illustration of a ballerina in the arabesque position is an apt representation for an elegant, balanced wine. Massone will donate 33 percent of sales to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation. There are 1,000 magnums ($120) and 1,000 six-bottle cases ($365) of the limited-edition Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta Sant'Emiliano Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2017. (Courtesy of Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta) One-third of sales revenue for the limited-edition della Rocchetta bottles will benefit London's Royal Opera House. "Walking in my vineyards on the hills of Rocchetta Tanaro in my Wellington boots or dressing up to attend a ballet performance at the Royal Opera House make me extremely happy, and I aim to do that as much as possible." "I love ballet, and my husband loves opera, so together we go to many performances," Massone said. "I think wine and the arts have much in common: In the making of a ballet as well as in the making of a wine, elegance, balance and infinite dedication are crucial." "From the beginning it was clear to us that it would be fantastic to have a bottle of wine dedicated to the Royal Opera House so that, while watching a performance from home or inviting arts lovers for a dinner party, people could enjoy a glass of wine and at the same time support the Royal Opera House," Massone told Wine Spectator via email. An avid theatergoer and ballet enthusiast, Massone decided to partner with Royal Opera House and create a limited-edition bottling to help support fundraising efforts. Around that time, Francesca Massone, owner of Piedmont's Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta winery, spoke with former Royal Ballet dancer and regular winery visitor Ross MacGibbon, who described the sense of emptiness in London's Covent Garden. In March 2020, the Royal Opera House in London closed its doors as the pandemic shuttered the performing arts world.
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