"Wine is a social beverage, one that is best enjoyed in the company of family and friends. It's also the product of much communal effort from many people, not only the grape grower and the winemaker, but the vineyard workers, the "cellar rats" at harvest time, the buyers for wine shops and restaurants and, of course, the people who ultimately purchase the wine and take it home to share at the dinner table."

And Lavanda guests, of course! Join us this Thursday as we welcome winemaker Michael Martella of Martella Wines!

Swirling the community of winemakers, "cellar rats" and tasting guests,

Lavanda Restaurant & Wine Bar
650.321.3514

A few seats remain but you must act quickly... Thursday August 23rd. 6:00 call (415) 593-4100 for additional information or reservations. Join an intimate group of just 24 guests who will spend an evening with Qupé Winery Founder/Winemaker Robert Lindquist, tasting some of Qupé Winery’s most acclaimed wines while enjoying a luxurious menu featuring USDA prime steak, specially created for the occasion by Chef Jeremy Bearman. Wines chosen for the event include the 1998 Qupé Syrah, Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley; 2005 Qupé Bien Nacido Hillside Estate Roussanne, Santa Maria Valley; and 2001 Qupé Bien Nacido Hillside Estate Syrah, Santa Maria Valley, and will be paired with such dishes as Wood-Grilled Seafood Salad with Summer Melon and Minted Yogurt Vinaigrette; Prime Beef Short Rib Hash with Warm Potato Ravioli, Farm Egg and Beef Jus Vinaigrette; and Slow-Roasted Thirty-Two Day Dry-Aged Prime Ribeye with Heirloom Tomato Salad and Pine Nut Vinaigrette (please see below for full menu). Throughout the month of August, the special menu items will also be featured à la carte at the restaurant and several of the wine selections will be available by the glass. LarkCreekSteak is San Francisco’s newest addition from the Lark Creek Restaurant Group, which blends farm-to-table seasonal fare with a classic steakhouse concept in an elegant dining environment. Lindquist founded Santa Barbara County-based Qupé Winery in 1982 which has since received numerous accolades, including earning the title of an “Artisan Winery of the Year” from Wine & Spirits and a place on their list of “100 Best Wines of 2005” for Qupé’s 93 point 2004 Santa Barbara County Bien Nacido Cuvée.

This is an exceptional but limited opportunity. Call quickly to reserve a seat.

Reservations are required and seating is limited to 24 guests. Please call (415) 593-4100

$145.00 per person, including tax and gratuity

LarkCreekSteak in the Larkspur Room
Westfield San Francisco Centre
845 Market Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

We apologize for any confusion about the date of the Oyster & Wine Festival--it will be held SATURDAY September 29th. Join us for an exciting afternoon exploring local oysters with local and international "oyster wines" Saturday, September 29th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Yankee Pier, Vintage Wine Merchants and Santana Row host this unique opportunity: Sample a wide assortment of local oysters on the half shell and in exciting preparations • Taste “Oyster wines” featured throughout the Fest--a broad selection of local and international wines specially selected for their affinity for oysters. • Bottle and case wine available for purchase • Chefs' demonstration @ 2:00, 3:00 & 4:00 p.m. • Oysterific Raffle @ 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. Admission includes a commemorative wine glass, wine tasting, chef demonstrations, raffle entry and a dozen oyster tickets. Additional oyster tickets may be purchased at the event.

Purchase advanced tickets for $35 per person here. Advance tickets available for $35--save $5 off the $40 day of event price. Advanced tickets will be held for you at the event. There are no additional "convenience" fees. Click here for additional information and to purchase advance tickets.

Tickets are $35 in advance; $40 at the door. Advanced tickets may be purchased through Yankee Pier on the web, by calling (408) 244-1244 or by visiting Yankee Pier at 378 Santana Row, San Jose, CA.
Please bring proof of age to consume alcohol.
Sorry, no dogs.

Jeffrey M. Davies Signature Selections and JJ Buckley Fine Wines Present An Evening With Stéphane Derenoncourt on Wednesday, March 5th at La Folie Restaurant in San Francisco

It's our honor to invite you to the most exciting wine event of the year! Stéphane Derenoncourt, the driving force behind the success of Chateau La Mondotte, Canon-La-Gaffeliere, Pavie Macquin, and Larcis-Ducasse, will be headlining his first event in the US. Robert Parker has called Mr. Derenoncourt "one of Bordeaux's most brilliant consultants" and "most talented winemakers" and praises him as a "hotshot winemaking guru." You do not want to miss this dinner and tasting on March 5 at San Francisco's best French restaurant, La Folie.

The praises continue to pour down from Wine Spectator, which credits Derenoncourt as having "set the right bank on fire." He is the most sought after consultant in Bordeaux today. Four wines released from four different chateaux for which he consults were awarded RP96-100 points in the same vintage. This is an unprecedented achievement and speaks greatly to his abilities.

This one of a kind event can only be held at a restaurant like La Folie, San Francisco's best French restaurant with top honors from Zagat and the Michelin Guide. Chef and owner Roland Passot is one of the most respected chefs in the world today and absolutely one of the most acclaimed in San Francisco. La Folie is a world-class dining experience; Roland Passot's cuisine coupled with the exceptional wines of Stéphane Derenoncourt is an event that can not be missed. Because of such short notice of this event, we have decided to offer tickets for only $265 per person (the price of one bottle of Derenoncourt's '05 Pavie Macquin)!

Also in attendance will be superstar negociant Jeffrey Davies, one of the first Americans to graduate from the Institute of Oenology of Bordeaux and who eventually developed his own company called Signature Selections. There is virtually nothing about wine and the wine industry that Davies does not know and he has one of the most elevated palates in the world. In our opinion, this event is unparalleled and you might not see something like this again for a long time.

Hors d'oeuvres:
Tour de Monestier Blanc 2006
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Amuse
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First Course:
Le Thil Comte Clary Blanc 2005
Les Charmes Godard Blanc 2006
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Second Course:
Grée-Laroque 2005
Jean Faux 2005
Beauséjour "1901" 2005
Domaine de l’A 2004
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Third Course:
Lucia 2001
Pierre of Lune 2004
Clos Fourtet 2003
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Fourth Course:
Larcis-Ducasse 2003
La Mondotte 2003
Pavie-Macquin 1998
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Fifth Course
Chateau Dereszla Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos 2000

Space is limited to 50 guests. $265 per person. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience to reserve your seats.

For more information and to place your reservations, please call us at 888-859-4637, email philip.nilsson@jjbuckley.com with the names of attendees along with address and contact info, or click here to print out a reservation form and fax it to us completed C/O Philip at (510) 632-5400.

An Evening With Stéphane Derenoncourt and Jeffrey Davies at La Folie
2316 Polk St., San Francisco, California 94109
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008, Reception at 6:00 p.m.
$265 per person.

Join us at One Market Restaurant in San Francisco as we taste the wines of Château Pichon Longueville Baron and Château Suduiraut. Pichon Baron has consistently been one of the finest values in Bordeaux. Suduiraut, a premier cru of Sauternes has always stood out as a must-have "stickie" for any wine lover! Our guests of honor, winemakers Jean-René Matignon of Château Pichon Longueville Baron and Pierre Montegut of Château Suduiraut will lead us through a four course dinner including the 1982 Suduiraut, a four-star Michael Broadbent wine, which we will classically pair with foie gras. We will follow with the 1989, 2001, 2003 and 2005 Pichon Baron as well as the 1999 Suduiraut. One Market is located at 1 Market Street in San Francisco. Dinner will begin promptly at 7pm.