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            Duke Basketball Deluxe
            Package

            Back in 2018 by popular demand!
 French Classics Wine   Donated By: LeChase Construction
 Dinner     Estimated Value: $20,000

 Estimated Value: Priceless!  Duke University is one of the perennial powerhouses

 When it comes to food and wine, France continues to   of college basketball. Under legendary coach Mike
            Krzyzewski (aka Coach K), the Duke Blue Devils have
 be the standard against which the rest of the world
 is compared. Now, savor exceptional French cuisine   appeared in 11 NCAA Championship games and won
 and extraordinary French wines during this sumptuous   five NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. Needless
 French Classics feast. It will be like going to France,   to say, seats to Duke home games are among the
 only without jet lag and airport customs!  hottest—and toughest—tickets in sports. This Deluxe
            Duke Basketball Package will treat the high bidder
 Slated for Next Door by Wegmans' elegant, private Test   and three guests (four, total) to the excitement of Duke
 Kitchen, this sophisticated repast will showcase the   Basketball 2018-2019 in grand style.
 talents of Chef Paul Vroman and his staff as they create
 and prepare a French feast, drawing on Wegmans’   The top bidder will select the game to be attended from
 incomparable selection of farm fresh ingredients. To   two great options. He or she can choose either the away
 complement the various courses will be a selection   (though almost next door) game pitting Duke against its
 of remarkable French wines, among them 2015 Louis   arch-rival, the University of North Carolina Tarheels, at
            Chapel Hill, or the home game against the talented and
 Jadot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (Burgundy, 94-97
 from The Wine Advocate), 1969 Remoissenet Vosne-  deep Syracuse University Orange at Cameron Indoor
 Romanée Premier Cru (Burgundy, not rated), 2000   Stadium in Durham. The specific dates for these games
 Chateau Léoville-Barton (St. Julien, 95+ from The Wine   are to be announced in early autumn.
 Advocate), and 2008 Chateau d’Yquem (96 from The   After the winning bidder and his or her guests arrive
 Wine Advocate).   at Greater Rochester International Airport, they can sit
 This dinner will be scheduled for a date to be   back and relax—we’ve taken care of all the details.
 announced. Seats will be sold individually at $2,000.       The foursome will travel to Durham, North Carolina
            via private plane, courtesy of LeChase Construction,
 A maximum of 30 seats are available.
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