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Buy some wine, save the Alamo
Ed and Susan Auler, the owners of Fall Creek Vineyards who are credited with bringing serious winemaking to Central Texas in the 1970s, have released two new wines to raise money to help restore the Alamo in San Antonio.
The wines, a 2007 sauvignon blanc and 2006 cabernet sauvignon, sell for $9.99 a bottle and are already on the shelves at H-E-B. Susan Auler says she hopes Twin Liquors, Spec’s and restaurants around town will pick them up soon.
These aren’t just gimmicky wines to commemorate an anniversary or a way to get rid of extra grapes. A friend of hers who is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas talked with Susan about how badly the Alamo needs funding to help restore it and Susan knew she could help.
“We plan for it to be around as long as the Alamo is around,” Susan Auler says of the Misson San Antonio de Valero wines.
“We’re native Texans and the Alamo is a national treasure,” Auler says. The reasons for selling the wines are twofold: “We want to help raise awareness of the need to be good stewards for the Alamo and to raise money for it,” she says.
This is the first wine that Fall Creek has sold to raise money for a philanthropic cause. However, the Fall Fest, which is taking place October 31 through November 2 at Horseshoe Bay near Marble Falls, has been raising money for Texas wine research and the Boys and Girls Club for the past three years.
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By Pamela Price
October 1, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this
What a great idea…to press into service local grapes to save a cultural landmark. Viva le terroir!
(Sorry, the pun was just tempting…)
Will make a point to pick up a bottle. Thanks!
By Addie Broyles
October 1, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this
I’m excited to try it, too.
And because it costs less than $10 per bottle, more people (hopefully) will try it out. :)
By mbarnes
October 2, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
Had some last night at the Sippin’ with Sinatra event. Delish.
By Kerry
October 21, 2008 7:48 AM | Link to this
Do-gooding at $10 a bottle! Awesome!
But how much of that actually helps to defend the walls of the alamo agains toxic rain?
Although awareness is certainly free, inefficient philanthropy costs us all.