The Jay Heritage Center and the Little Garden Club of Rye (LGC)‘s launched Rye’s inaugural Daffodil Party at the Jay Mansion and paired it with a New York State wine tasting. Triumphing over a late snowfall that blanketed Tete-a- Tetes and Ice Follies, everyone loved the location and this joint effort to raise funds for the Jay Meadow design by Larry Weaner, an award-winning landscape architect and honorary member of the Garden Club of America. Yellow was the hue of choice starting with a sharp yellow classic 1970 911 Porsche parked out in front of the portico; upon entering the house, many took in a sunny array of ribbon and medal winning daffodils from tazzettas to miniatures. All enjoyed music provided by Patrick Corcoran’s jazz ensemble Arcadia together with sips of varietals served by Wine at Five‘s Bruno Peixoto. Fox Caterers provided tasty bites.
JHC enjoyed working with Cai Palmer from Wine at Five to make an appropriate selection of varietals. Guests sipped the following wines from New York State vintners: Eminence Road Farm Winery, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir(Finger Lakes); Channing Daughters, Chardonnay ‘Scuttlehole’ (The Hamptons); Barry Family Cellars, Rose of Cabernet Franc (Finger Lakes); Fjord, Cabernet Franc (Hudson Valley). “These are all wines from some of the farms I’ve personally enjoyed, visited and worked at! These are also growers and winemakers that focus on sustainable practices and believe in making wine in the most artisanal way possible, ” explained Bruno Peixoto.
Over 100 people attended the Daffodil Party co-chaired by Chris Duncan, Liz Garrett and Suzanne Clary. For more photos by Cutty McGill visit our Flickr PhotoStream or Facebook page.
Photos by Cutty McGill
