Friday Night

Thanks to Rich Engel, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations and Executive Director, Cal Aggie Alumni Association AND ("son" of Carl Lind - BE 177) those arriving on Friday night were invited to attend a wine and hors d'oeuvres function held for the Cal Aggie Alumni Association at the Alumni Center adjacent to the Hyatt.

Rich provided a private meeting room specifically for the brothers.  Then he brought in a 1965 vintage wine from the UCD cellars, in honor of the year Carl Lind graduated.  Later, he brought in several other bottles of exceptional wine, eloquently describing their qualities and history. 

He also described a "stash" of wine, hidden in a secret room in the wine cellar on campus, which was discovered when the wine was being relocated to the Mondavi Center.  Not knowing its history, some of the wine was distributed to various distinquished alumni (including John Harris) until the Chancellor found out and stated "Why are you giving away my wine?"

Turns out the