Author: Ed Fong
deVine Wines is very excited to host a portfolio tasting and fundraiser on Thursday, December 10, 2009. Our store is partnering with Natasha Susylinski of Summit Fine Wines to showcase her portfolio and raise funds for the improvement of our beloved downtown street.
The portfolio tasting will take place between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00 each and can be purchased on-line or at the door. Over twenty wines and a selection of single malt scotch whiskey will be available for sampling. Light snacks will also be available.
Four wine tasting stations will be set up to help guide you through Natasha’s portfolio. You can begin at the “No Skins” white wine station, meander to the “With Skins” medium-bodied and full-bodied red wine stations, and finally over to the “Dessert” port wine station. For a complete listing of wines available for sampling that evening, please visit the “Events and Tastings” link on our homepage.
Last but not least, deVine Wines will be pleased to pour you a few drams at the single malt scotch whiskey station.
All proceeds from the event will be turned over to the newly formed 104-Street Steering Committee. The committee is made up of 104-Street business owners, residents, representatives from the City of Edmonton, the Downtown Farmer’s Market, and the University of Alberta at Enterprise Square, the Downtown Business Association and both Ward 4 City Councilors.
The committee’s goal is to promote the cleanliness, safety, security and marketability of 104-Street.
A silent auction will also be held in advance of the portfolio tasting to raise funds for street and area improvement. Items have been donated by our good neighbors on 104-Strret. Please visit our auction page (coming soon) to track your bids and view newly added items.
Let’s have fun making 104-Street a better place to live, work, play and learn downtown.