Longball Cellars: 2009 Chicago White Sox & Chicago Cubs
Chicago’s South Side and North Side came together to support some worthy causes as the Charity Wines initiative continued for a third year with Mark Buehrle from the White Sox and Derrek Lee from the Cubs.
From the Chicago White Sox, Mark Buehrle released “Buehrlot” to support the Hope Rescues Animal Shelter.
From the Chicago White Sox, Derrek Lee released “CaberLee” to support the 1st Touch Foundation which benefits LCA, a genetic disorder that causes blindness. Initially, the wine was named “CuberLee” but there was concern the Cubs would have licensing concerns with the clever word play, so a word play on Cabernet was used instead.
Buehrlot and CaberLee launched June 16, 2009 at Fleming’s Steakhouse in Chicago. Derrek Lee and Mark Buehrle were in attendance. Following the event, both athletes headed to Wrigley Field for the first White Sox versus Cubs interleague matchup of the season.
View the 2009 Chicago Cubs and White Sox Charity Wines Photo Album featuring White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle with Buehrlot Merlot supporting Hope Rescues Animal Shelter & Cubs firstbaseman Derrek Lee with CaberLee Cabernet supporting the 1st Touch Foundation.
Vinted and bottled by: Longball Wines in San Martin, California.
Marketing by: Charity Hop Sports Marketing.
Artwork by: Jonathan Banchick Illustrations.
Art references courtesy of Jed Jacobsohn, Jonathan Daniel, and Getty Images.
- Baseball Wines:
- Bobby Abreu
- Homer Bailey
- Ernie Banks
- Josh Beckett
- Clay Buchholz
- Mark Buehrle
- Jacoby Ellsbury
- Tom Glavine
- Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Chipper Jones
- Barry Larkin
- Derrek Lee
- Jon Lester
- Brian McCann
- Eddie Murray
- David Ortiz
- Jorge Posada
- Manny Ramirez
- Jose Reyes
- Brooks Robinson
- Johan Santana
- Curt Schilling
- Mike Schmidt
- Brian Schneider
- Jason Varitek
- Tim Wakefield
- Kevin Youkilis