'T.J. Martell's 15th Annual Los Angeles Wine Auction and Celebration will be held March 20th, 2025 at The Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California
Press release by MAHA Estate/Villa Creek
LOS ANGELES, Calif., (March 12, 2025) - JoAnn Cherry, co-founder with her husband Cris, of MAHA Estate and Villa Creek Wines in Paso Robles, was a force of nature and an early advocate for organic and biodynamic farming along California's Central Coast. With her efforts, MAHA Estate is now certified both Regenerative Organic and Demeter Biodynamic, which not only produces delicious wines free from the use of chemicals and pesticides, but it is also harmonious with nature and helps to heal the Earth.
Before focusing entirely on their winery, Cris and JoAnn operated Villa Creek restaurant on the plaza in downtown Paso, a world class wine region, which became the de facto gathering spot for local vintners. So, when JoAnn passed away last year due to complications from cancer, her absence left a huge hole, not only with her husband Cris and two children, but with the entire Paso Robles wine community.
Cris and JoAnn were great supporters of the LA Wine Dinner and Auction for the TJ Martell Foundation, the music industry's leading funder of high-risk, high-reward cancer research leading to trailblazing advancements in early detection, screening, and treatments. For the 15th Annual version of the event on March 20th, 2025, in Hollywood, CA, Cris Cherry will be speaking to those attending about JoAnn, and the importance of funding essential research to one day eradicate this terrible disease.
Three co-chairs for the T.J. Martell dinner, Warren Christensen, Dino Paredes, and Danny Cooper, reached out to many of Paso Robles finest wineries for donations to create an impressive collection of wines to be auctioned in JoAnn's memory. The response was so overwhelming that the auction lot grew into a wine country escape for six people, over 200 bottles of the best wines in Paso (and the world), barrel tasting experiences with winemakers, catered lunches at three wineries, a three night stay at a beautiful vineyard house, dinner for six at Michelin rated In Bloom restaurant, and even a 20 lb. box of pasture raised chicken and pork.
In addition, Cris Cherry and family will prepare a multi-course meal for six people, paired with MAHA wines at his MAHA Estate. The lot also includes 2 cases of highly allocated Saxum Vineyards wines, an extremely rare tasting with owner/winemaker Justin Smith, the maker of Wine Spectator's 2011 Wine of The Year, and an instant addition to their allocation list - normally a 7 year wait!
This live auction lot will be offered to the sold-out crowd but will also be available to phone-in bidders. For more details, please contact Terri O'Lear at (818) 321-3336.
About T.J. Martell Foundation: The T.J. Martell Foundation's mission is to cure cancer by bringing the music community together to fund high-risk, high-reward research that could lead to trailblazing advancements in early detection, screening, and treatments. Since its formation in 1975, they have raised more than $280 million in support of medical research grants at leading institutions across the United States.
For more information, contact: Terri O'Lear | Knock Out Productions | KnockOutProductions@gmail.com | (818) 321-3336
www.villacreek.com/
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