More than 130 people attended Genetic Disease Foundations’s recent wine tasting event “Raise Your Glass,” which raised more than $25,000 to help fund research and education towards the prevention and treatment of genetic diseases.  Held on November 14 at the Glass Houses at Manhattan’s Chelsea Art Towers, the event featured wine tasting stations around the room offering a selection from Robert Mondavi Winery, SIMI, Coppola, Brancott, Mumm Napa, Chateau St. Michelle, Antinori, Main St. Winery, Carmen, Alta Luna and Rocca delle Macie.  While enjoying the wines and lovely sunset views, guests learned about GDF’s Know Your Genes public service campaign through a video, new brochures and presentations.

Adding to the evening’s entertainment, more than a dozen donated raffle prizes were given out including a five-course tasting dinner for two with wine pairing at Gravy; a Flywheel spin package; catered dinner for four from Paul Evans Caterers; a wine basket from Premier Cru Wine Merchants; two tickets to the Rachel Ray Show; a Cake Boss package; a Sarah Oliver handbag; two tickets to the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden; two tickets to the opening day of the 2012 US OPEN Tennis Tournament and tour of facility; and a beauty treatment and products from Stephen Knoll Salon.

GDF extends special thanks to Genzyme Personalized Genetic Health and all those who helped make the event a success.

About the Genetic Disease Foundation

The GDF is affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences, one of the largest medical genetics centers in the United States, whose faculty lead the country in clinical research to improve prenatal diagnosis, carrier screening, genetic counseling methods and therapies for genetic diseases.