Thanks to a fortuitous evite from the Ferrari Maserati Quebec vroom team, aligned with the powers-that-be at world-renowned Ornellaia wine–as well as Marc Anthony Wine and Spirits, an otherwise mundane April Monday night morphed into an amazing by-invite only Wine Preview/ Benefit Auction event experience for the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH). Heck, if fine food, Ferraris and glorious vino are your thing, this was the place to be. Even better: the first rate fundraiser featuring a much-anticipated preview of the “Ornellaia 2013 L’Eleganza” and silent auction of impeccable wines from the estate raised thousands for the children.’Course it did. Bottoms up Socials. Photography KAREL CHLADEK
VROOM VROOM: Ferrari Maserati Quebec marketing director CARMEN D’ONOFRIO and Fanadica Event Planning tops NADIA SAPUTO.
FERRARI ORNELLAIA ALLIANCE: Ornellaia wine – winemaker and estate director AXEL HEINZ and Ferrari Maserati Quebec president UMBERTO BONFA.
FERRARI FEST.
ONE. HOT. SHOT: F1 Canadian Grand Prix tops / Octane Racing Group president and CEO FRANCOIS DUMONTIER and colleague JOSIANNE POIRIER.
COZY COUPLE: TWIGGY NGUYEN and GIANNI GRILLI.
THREE’S A CHARM: MCH director of development SUZANNE KORF, Trout Lake Catering and Events’ JAMIE SILVER and SAMANTHA SINGER.
WINING THE RIGHT WAY: Le Richmond’s IBTI SAADI, Ornellaia wine / winemaker and estate director AXEL HEINZ, FRANCOIS LAJOIE and JEAN-FRANCOIS PRUNEAU.
LE RICHMOND ROCKSTARS: ERTAN EREN and Le Richmond owner LUC LAROCHE.
TOASTING! BRUNO BLONDIN, ANGELA BONFA and ERIC SANSREGRET.
FATHER DAUGHTER MOMENT: Luciani Infiniti top brass SABRINA LUCIANI and dad, founder /owner CAMILLO LUCIANI make it a family affair.
WHEN FUR MEETS VINUM: Elama owners, sisters RITA ELIAS and RIM ELIAS flank fellow event partner Vinum president/CEO MARC BEAUDRY.
AUCTION TIME.
AUCTION STAR: The silent auction of Ornellaia wines from the “Ornellaia 2013 L’Eleganza” estate includes the Vendemmia d’Artista 3litre bottle designed by Japanese artist Yutaka Sone.
COZY COUPLE: ANIK REDA and husband ENZO REDA.
DIARY VOL. 5: THE ULTIMATE TABLE TOPPER. 😉
FERRARI ORNELLAIA ALLIANCE: Ornellaia wine – winemaker and estate director AXEL HEINZ and Ferrari Maserati Quebec president UMBERTO BONFA.
