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FEBRUARY 21, 2008


Vintage Bouquet Food and Wine Extravaganza
Hosted by Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers
Celebrates 20th Anniversity in Grand Style
Sunday, May 4, 2008, 12 Noon — 4 P.M.
Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills

Proceeds Benefit Beverly Hills Bar Foundation

Toasting two decades of unqualified success, the Vintage Bouquet, a food and wine tasting event hosted by the Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers, celebrates its 20thAnniversary in grand style with offerings from some of the citys finest restaurants and the states top wineries on Sunday, May 4, 2008, noon to 4 p.m., at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Proceeds from the event benefit the Beverly Hills Bar Foundations pro bono legal services, including Public Counsel.

This is a major milestone for the Vintage Bouquet and we are pulling out the stops to celebrate, states Leigh Leshner, a Barristers member and chair of the event for an unprecedented third consecutive year.The event has become one of the regions premiere events thanks to all the restaurants, wineries, sponsors and volunteers who have contributed to its success over the years.

Highlights of this years fete include unlimited wine tasting with a commemorative wine glass, sampling gourmet food, live and silent auctions, tours of the historic mansion, normally closed to the general public, and live musical entertainment.

Among the wineries featured are Andrew Lane Wines, Bouchaine Vineyards, Carneros della Notte, Cass Winery, Cobblestone Vineyards, Domenico Wines, Graeser Winery, Honig Vineyard & Winery, Jaffe Estate Wines, Leonesse Cellars, Pedroncelli Vineyards, Peju, Quady Winery, Saint James Spirits, and St. Supry Vineyards and Winery.

Sweet and savory offerings are provided by A Taste of Life Catering, Bird Cage Restaurant, B&L Gourmet Pastries, Catered Occasions, Chaya Brasserie, Chefs, Inc. Cooking School, Dandy Dons HomeMade Ice Cream, Gonpachi, Hail Marys Boutique Catering, Il Fornaio Beverly Hills,Lawrys The Prime Rib, One Sunset, STK, Tanino Ristorante and The Palm. Also serving beverages are Fiji Water and Peets Coffee & Tea.

Special VIP tickets feature entree to a private martini bar and chocolate from Madame Chocolat.

Event sponsors include The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, Cobblestone Vineyards, Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kolitz, LLP and KKGO.

Greystone Mansion, nestled in a 16-acre park, was built by the Doheny family in 1928. The 55-room English Tudor mansion, with its dramatic setting, courtyard gardens and views, has been featured in numerous film and television programs.

The Beverly Hills Bar Association, founded in 1931, is the sixth largest bar association in California with 4,000 members. Its mission is to serve its members, to lead the legal profession and to advocate for justice in the community. Its wide range of community outreach programs includes Wills For Heroes, a free program to provide wills to Fire Fighters, Policemen and First Responders, Citizens Law School, an annual, free, one-day seminar to help laypeople understand their legal rights; Roxbury Park, a monthly program providing free legal work to the elderly; The High School Blue Car Project, a program for high school students to teach them about the law; free programs for Victims of Domestic Violence; the ABA Tolerance through Education Program that teaches third graders about tolerance and equality\;, Committee for the Arts, which provides legal and business programs for artists, musicians, and the arts community; And Justice For All, a series of programs covering a variety of topical legal issues; Tax Court Pro Se Assistance, in which BHBA members volunteer to assist tax payers at no cost who are representing themselves before the Tax Court; the Lawyer Referral and Information Service, which matches individuals with specific legal matters with qualified attorneys with appropriate specialties; and the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program, which resolves fee disputes between clients and attorneys.

Tickets to the 20th Vintage Bouquet are $125 per person if purchased in advance and $150 per person on the day of the event.VIP tickets are $175 (only 100 will be sold). Dress is casual. The Greystone Mansion is located at 905 Loma Vista Drive in Beverly Hills. For tickets and information, please call Knock Out Productions at (818) 610-0300.


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