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Friday, June 3, 2011

Event Chair Rich Seal, right, with his wife, Linda, and son Dave. Photos by Dave Collins, UC Academic Health Center Communications Services.

Ron Warnick, MD, Medical Director of the UC Brain Tumor Center, sends a heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to the second annual Wine-Tasting Fundraiser at UC's CARE-Crawley Building. Whether you donated a gift to the live or silent auction, purchased an auction item, ordered wine from our vendors (with proceeds benefiting the Center), or simply attended and had a good time with friends and colleagues, we thank you for your encouragement and support.

Special thanks go to Event Chair Rich Seal and his wife, Linda; Darrell "Doc" Rodgers, the realtor and 700WLW personality who shared his story at our event; and our sponsors -- The Wine List, Tramonte & Sons, Vintage Wine Distributors, Inc., 55 Degrees, Glazer's Distributors and The Grand Cru Wine Company. We hope you will consider patronizing our sponsors the next time your purchase wine for a gift, a party or simply your own enjoyment.

See more photos from the winetasting event in Express Cincinnati's June edition, or visit http://bit.ly/k1VQFw

Ron Warnick, MD, welcomes special guest Doc Rodgers of 700WLW (above); Rick June, below, takes a bid for a live auction item.

Amanda Kraemer and Andrea Kovall, above; Spencer Tirschek offers a taste, below.

Rekha Chaudhary, MD, and Jess Guarnaschelli, MD, of the UC Brain Tumor Center, above; an array of delectable wines, below

Pamela and Don Brosz, above; Bob Weitzel, Stella Warnick and Gina Weitzel, below.

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