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.