Silent Auction La Soiree 2008

For ALESSI, designer Jean Nouvel had developed a number of ideas, which however remained at the prototype stage. The stainless steel mocha cups with double wall is the mass production continuation of the concept created in 2003 with the “Tea & Coffee Towers”.

Bring the party home with this BEAUJOLAIS KITCHEN PACKAGE! You can color your kitchen with the colors of our event: Etonnant Beaujolais.

Two aprons, one dishcloth, one corkscrew, one t-shirt, 6 souvenir glasses and one magnet in a Beaujolais bag.

Thanks to its creations in silver, Christofle has been a symbol of luxury and elegance since its founding in the mid-19th century. A player in and privileged witness to the evolution of taste, customs, and traditions, Christofle has always seen its name associated with major creative trends.

The French boutique for kids COMPTOIR D'ENFANCE offers a gift basket with the cute Petit Prince, the famous character of the french writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Gift Basket Le Petit Prince: Soft ball in PVC With the cute Little Prince draws for the first games & 4 melamine pieces set : a small mug, a spoon, a bowl and a plate.
Value $50

Any day can be a culinary adventure with LE CREUSET enameled cast iron cookware!

Forged and crafted by hand since 1925, each piece is formed in its own sand mold and skillfully hand-finished by more than 30 craftsmen.

The result is a superior quality cookware that will provide a lifetime of everyday use.

Entrez - Open House brings great home design to San Francisco with European style. You will find a collection of fun housewares and condo-perfect furnishings.
Esteban aube irisée : scented candle, scented ceramic box, room spray and oil refresher
Value: $101

An elegant gift set including a pair of hand-covered and embellished journals, a petite photo book and an Eiffel tower paper weight. All are gathered in beautiful ribbon, with gift tag attached

Passionate about food and photography, Isabelle Mazzoni has chosen Paris as the inspiration for her fantastic black and white photos This large photograph depicts classic Parisian roofs and the Eiffel Tower., and a unique shot of "Les Halles".

A souvenir of historical French-American friendship, courtesy of FRENCH HERITAGE

The Statue of Liberty is a great symbol of French-American friendship. Bring it home!

Lunares is offering Nima Mannequins Designed by famed San Francisco designer Nima Oberoi - the Mannequins are beautiful and contemporary objects, perfect for hanging your jewelery or as a sculpture, and the Piggy Coin Bank is sure to bring a smile wherever it sits!

Every professional chef in the world knows the "Ferrari" of domestic food processors. MAGIMIX products are designed to make life simpler for the serious cook. They have their roots in professional products originally designed for commercial use. For this reason they work well and are built better to last stronger.
Magimix is offering the Magimix 4200XL which combines the cooking traditions with today's technology.
Value $400

Want to make your bedroom a beautiful place? MA MAISON in San Francisco is for you!

Ma Maison was created by John and Isabelle Karatzas in 1997. They decided to open a store modeled on the home product boutiques the French are so famous for.
A throw from Blanc d'Ivoire

Transplant the Parisian bistro atmosphere to your home with MENUS AND MUSIC!
Authentic recipes from Parisan bistros capture the taste of easy, family-style French cooking. Includes gorgeous food photography and photos from Paris, pratical suggestions for creating the bistro experience at home. Tunes by Edith Piaf, Django Reinhardt and George Geshown are performed by the Metronote Quintet.
Perfect kit (Cookbook & CD) for creating the bistro experience at home.
Value $49

Beautiful hand crafted candles made from the finest ingredients provided by MILL VALLEY CANDLEWORKS

A delightful 5-piece collection of candles perfect for the holiday season, travelling, or quiet relaxation. These candles are exquisitely designed and wonderfully scented to give a beautiful, balanced, and subtle aroma while burning.
A collection of 5 different candles
Value $83

By employing the natural senses of sight, smell, taste and touch, you can enjoy a rich and intense sensory experience and discover Nespresso coffee, body and soul.

Nespresso Essenza C100: Compact brewing unit technology, 19 bar pressure pump, thermobloc heating element and automatic and programmable coffee quantity. Plus Aerocino milkfrother for preparation of perfect milk froth within seconds or just to heat milk for your coffee. In addition, one ebony tinted and varnished fiber-wood capsule case with 36 caps.

Feel the Provençal way of life thanks to RICARD
Do you miss the sound of the cicadas and the traditional "apéritif"? This set of unique Rocard products will bring a touch of Provence in your house and parties!
This exclusive package includes a Ricard tray with a jug designed by Marc Newson and 6 glasses, two OBUT Petanque sets, a hammock, a Pastis & recipes book and 2 volley balls.
Value $80

A nice touch for your house thanks to WALTER ADAMS GALLERY!
The impact of a piece of art can be dramatically affected by the quality of its frame.
At Walter Adams Framing, we understand this. We’ve been providing clients with quality
custom framing and an unmatched selection of gift frames since 1978.
A blue vase.
Value $70

Bring home this beautiful framed french shipping poster "Paquebot Paris" from the WALTER ADAMS GALLERY!
Since 1978 Walter Adams Gallery provide a large selection of frames pictures but also a small selection of handpicked objets d'art, mirrors, and gifts for discriminating tastes. Surrounding shops include antique art, furniture, and jewelry dealers.
Value $600

Style and relaxation await you at Atelier Emmanuel. Located in Downtown San Francisco and overlooking Union Square, we provide a comfortable and luxurious environment im which you can treat yourself to a new look. Our team includes experts stylists, colorists, massage therapists and a manicurist/pedicurist/waxing specialist.

Gift card for any of our upscale beauty and relaxation services including hair, make up, nail, waxing and massage appointments

Pamper yourself with a 'Solo Retreat' massage, an hour long spa pedicure and highlights or color and cut by our expert stylists. Treat yourself!

Renowned as a specialist in men's shirts, Café Coton perpetuates the know-how and tradition of a family textile business dating back to the 19th century. Its exclusive collections created by the in-house designers are made from the finest Egyptian cottons for a man "who enjoys the luxurious simplicity of natural materials".

Enjoy a Café coton business attire or simply redeem the gift certificate at the SF Store.

horizontal corduroy, pants, reversible smoking jackets, or the lovely new bike to work transformer pants. Buy and live a unique clothing experience.

With COUTURIÈRES MILLINERY & MARGRET ACCESSORIES you will always find an accessory to stand out in the crowd. Originals, restorations, chapeaux de plumes and MargrEt accessories.

It's been a "secret address" for over 40 years mainly because its many fans consider it a second home. Superstars, presidents and the fashion elite buy their scented candles from one place - the exquisite Parisian shop, DIPTYQUE!
One candle "Opopanax", an Iranian plant resin used by Cleopatra and Alexander the Great.

One candle "Orangier" which has a lovely spice and warmth perfect for the holiday season.
Value $60 each

Thanks to JEAN ET MARIE, "la boutique pour bébé", come in a complete world for children!
Bed and bath time gift set includes: Kaloo hooded towel set "Noodle" Boo Body wash,
extra gentle shampoo and super soft lotion, Good Night San Francisco book.
Value $128

Elegance and fashion with LONGCHAMP,
the French brand which is always getting more famous for its fine leather goods!

Longchamp Black tote handbag - Culte - Cowhide leather trimmed with calfskin leather.
Value $645

MONT BLANC will help you embody your sense of style and beauty with this wonderful collection of charms!

Mont Blanc offers a beautiful bracelet for her and a pair of cufflinks for him that exude style, elegance and grace - they are the ultimate expression of personal worth.
Woman bracelet sterling silver, Icon collection. Value: $300
One pair of cufflinks: sterling silver and carbon fiber. Value: $270

San Francisco's best kept secret: MICHELE BENZA, an European Image Consultant featuring style and elegance.
One hour session of image consulting wardrobe consultation-image assessment,
personal shopping or posture improvement.
Value $125

This long necklace with crystal quartz, white stone, and sterling silver is handmade by Mondo-Chic's featured designer Clio Blue. Mondo-Chic offers unique, elegant, and select fashion jewelry for women on the go.

Find your best style and look fantastic for the holiday season with an Interactive Fashion Workshop presented by SHOWER ME WITH STYLE

During this interactive workshop, participants will be used as models to illustrate fashion concepts such as body types, color, style lines, fabrics, and how choices in clothing and accessories can improve self-esteem and overall image. Participants will understand what styles to look for when shopping for the holiday season! This workshop is available for a minimum group of 7 and maximum 10 women – all ages are welcome.
Value: $450.00

Enjoy this green mother-of-pearl, pyrite and oxidized sterling silver necklace with a
lobster clasp and the earrings, which are also a Green Mother-of-Pearl and Pyrite earrings on "French Wires"

For over forty years, Wilkes Bashford has been bringing the finest merchandise and aesthetic from around the globe. This expert will be the perfect advisor for your style needs!
Value $300

Since 1919, ZWILLINGER & COMPANY has provided generations of customers the finest quality jewelry. We are pleased to offer a selection of prestigious designers and manufacturers from all over the world.
Lady's 18R yellow gold ring with a 123 carat cabochon citrine stone and four genuine rubles.
Value $650

Club Med is not just a vacation, or an all inclusive getaway, it's an experience, a feeling, a place where you can lose yourself and find yourself at the same time.

Travel to any Club Med in the US, Caribbean or Mexico with International Travel Brokers and Club Med.

2 Airline tickets and a seven nights stay for two at Club Med. Book only within 30 days of departure.

Travel with RAIL EUROPE means embarking on a European travel experience like no other. Along with comfortable accommodations, picturesque landscapes, and interesting company, comes a sense of freedom and flexibility.

One First Class Eurail Flexipass good for 15 days within a 2 month period.
Allows for travel on the national railroads of 20 continental countries, including high speed trains such as the French TGV.

Spend two fantastic nights at HOTEL CARLTON in San Francisco!
Enjoy a great stay at the Hotel Carlton. Located near Union Square and the Theater district, it is a wonderful place to appreciate San Francisco's unique ambiance.

Discover the flavor of the world at THE FAIRMONT HOTEL.
Stay the night and indulge yourself with a delightful tea time

Stay in the heart of the wine country in an intimate lodge,
just a few blocs away from the historic Sonoma Plaza.
Stay at THE LODGE AT SONOMA for one night in a deluxe room (Sunday through Thursday)

A perfect resort for relaxing on the beach. You've always wanted to go to Tahiti? Here is your chance!

Experience San Francisco at the SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT, where you're sure to "leave your heart"!
Discover a beautiful downtown San Francisco hotel rising 39 stories high into the city skyline at the illustrious San Francisco Marriott. Just south of Market Street, this San Francisco convention center hotel is situated across the street from the Moscone Center, and steps away from the city's top attractions, including the historical Cable Cars, Union Square and Westfield's San Francisco Centre.
One night stay for two at the San Francisco Marriott
Value $300

Spend a Week in Provence thanks to Terra Engineers!
This brand new fully equipped duplex (2BR) apartment in a lovingly restored 18th century village house along the perimeter of the "Vieux Village" offers a chance to experience the magic of a charming small village. Villecroze is featured in the book "The Most Beautiful Villages in Provence" by Michael Jacobs and Hughe Palmer.
Value $500

As a French cultural and educational center, the Alliance Francaise believes immersion is the best mean of learning French and we all have a success to that phylosophy.

Learn about the first French people in San Francisco thanks to ARCADIA PUBLISHING!

Images of America: French San Francisco, Arcadia Publishing’s newest publication, contains 200 vintage images, which provide a clear overview of why the French were central to San Francisco’s early years. Arcadia Publishing is the nation’s leading publisher of regional and local histories across the United States.

Guided by Denis Nahat, BALLET SAN JOSE has become known as one of this countries most innovative, "classically-based" ballet companies with a resident company of 33 dancers, and a repertoire of over 120 traditional and modern classical ballets.
4 Orchestra Tickets to any performance of our 2008/2009 Performance Season

Enjoy the stunning performance of your choice at BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE,
winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre.

Attend this lively and informative 90-minute presentation at the BOOK PASSAGE to be tailored to a group, featuring hot topics in reading, the inside scoop on authors and publishers and suggested reading lists.

Discover FRANCE AMÉRIQUE, le journal Français des États-Unis, is the largest French-Language magazine published in the Unites States.

Every month, France Amérique provides readers with in depth news analysis, profiles of successful French companies in U.S., a look at the French cultural scene, the best of French cuisine and wines as well as coverage French-American life.

Want to keep in touch with French Culture and Travel? Read FRANCE TODAY every month!

The magazine of French travel and culture invites you to explore France in fresh way every month. France Today is your savy tour guide to the hexagon, providing invaluable tips for discovering Paris ad off-the -beaten path spots in other French cities and the countryside.

We focus on speaking while providing our students with a strong foundation on verbs, grammar and pronunciation. We believe a language course needs to concentrate on practical topics first so what you learn will be useful the minute you arrive in France.

FRENCH HERITAGE is proud to bring you two wonderful cd's of French/American sensitive singer-songwriters that will put you in the mood for a trip to Paris. Remonter le temps by Jacques Wayser and Silent Parade by Sidney Wayser.

The INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE PENINSULA's Language Immersion Summer Camp is designed to give children entering nursery through middle school a unique opportunity to learn or improve in a second language.

During each season, students participate in morning language classes. Afternoon indoor and outdoor activities will be taught in English, and may include different types of sports, arts and cultural activities.

Win two tickets in Orchestra for one performance on Tuesday-Friday evening or for Saturday matinee or either program one or program two during SAN FRANCISCO BALLET's 2009 Repertory Season.

San Francisco Ballet aims to share the joy of dance with its community and around the globe and to provide the highest caliber of dance training in its School. It seeks to enhance its position as one of the world's finest dance companies through its vitality, innovation, and diversity and through its uncompromising commitment to artistic excellence based in the classical ballet tradition.

The reverberations of myth, language, love, death and conscience ripple from the myth of Orpheus, the original poet, to the mind and work of Canadian dancemaker Marie Chouinard. Orpheus and Eurydice (2008) is the apotheosis of Chouinard's 30 years at the precipice of dance innovation.

Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 8pm
Novellus Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Now in its third hit year, SHOPPING! THE MUSICAL is currently San Francisco's longest running original musical. The award-winning revue features comedy songs about customers, sales people, Victoria's Secret, Nordstrom, people who pay with all change and much, much more! We'll give you a night of laughter, music, and "Shopping!...without maxing out your credit card!
A ticket certificate, good for 4 tickets, to any future Friday 8 PM performance of "Shopping! The Musical" Value $120.00 each

The Academy recently opened a new facility in Golden Gate Park. It's the only place on the planet with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof.
4 adults tickets
Value: $99.8

2 seats on a regularly scheduled Bay cruise at 1 or 3pm
aboard "Adventure Cat", a 55' sailing catamaran

Two tickets to any performance of an A.C.T production including A.C.T performances at Zeum.

4 Tickets to the Final Match of the Bank of the West Tennis Classic in July 2008 Hospitality tent passes.

You believe that important issues should be discussed openly? Join the COMMONWEALTH CLUB!

Want to discover all sides of important issues from people who know the most about them? Become a member of the Commonwealth Club, California's pre-eminent public policy forum, bringing you expert opinion on business, polities, art, society and sports for over 100 years

Wine Aficionados? Want to learn more about wine, food and gardens?
COPIA is your place…

Make a dream in joining enchanted world of DISNEYLAND!
Discover the magic of Disneyland® Park and experience the fun and adventure of the Golden State at Disney's California Adventure® Park with Disneyland Resorts.

2 complimentary 1-day tickets for Disneyland Resorts or California Adventure Theme Park

Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is an experimental, hands-on museum designed to spark curiosity—regardless of your age or familiarity with science. There are hundreds of exhibits to touch, pick up, and tinker with. Your curiosity can be your compass to endless discoveries!

Give your child the opportunity to learn how to golf at the GOLDEN GATE GOLF!
Get challenged by the Golden Gate Golf Course while playing golf in a beautiful environment.
The layout of the Golden Gate Golf Course will challenge the better player. Yet, being a
par three, nine-hole course it is also ideal for beginners.

Basketball fan? Get an original cap personally autographed by the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Coach Don Nelson! This priceless gift comes with two complimentary tickets for the French Heritage Night at the occasion of the GS Warriors vs. san Antonio Spurs game. Don't miss this chance to see your favorites French players Tony Parker and Ian Mahinmi!
An autographed Don Nelson hat and two tickets to a a 2008-2009 Golden State Warrios Home Game including the French Heritage Night on February 2nd, 2009.
Value: Priceless!

Want to go golfing? Show off your swing at the 18 holes Golf Course of the LITTLE RIVER INN!

18 holes of Golf for two, cart included, and 30% discount on Lodging. Valid through November 2009.

1 hour air plane ride for 2 people over de picturesque Napa Valley from the Napa Airport
thanks to ROBERT VARGAS

Founded in 1892, the historic Red and White Fleet is legendary for its premiere SAN FRANCISCO CRUISES. Family Owned, the Red and White Fleet is committed to offering a fun and spectacular San Francisco experience.

Enjoy a Film Enthusiast Dual Membership to the San Francisco Film Society, benefits include year-round advance ticket sales and discounts on screenings, services and products; discounts and advance enrollment for professional development classes and networking events; eligibility for grants and residencies; and invitations to special preview screenings.

Are you a SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS fan? Don't waste a second.
Show your team pride with this baseball signed by Kevin Frandsen, enormously talented right-handed second baseman, bringing determination and effective teamplay to the Giants bullpen!
Value $50

The SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART is one of the world's most innovative museums of modern and contemporary art. Whether you're interested in traditional painting and sculpture, extraordinary photography, visionary architecture and design or cutting-edge multimedia installations, there's a world to explore at SFMOMA!

Two guest passes allowing two individual entrances to the Museum for a single visit at the time of the visitor's choice.

Tour through 110 of the 160 rooms of the WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE and look for the bizarre phenomena that gave the mansion its name; a window built into the floor, staircases leading to nowhere, a chimney that rises four floors, doors that open onto blank walls, and upside down posts! No one has been able to explain the mysteries that exist within the Winchester mansion.
2 complimentary Mansion tour passes
Value $43.9

YBCA aims to be a cultural gathering place for this region's many diverse communities, to be a place of creative excellence, education, exploration and celebration.

4 family passes available for admissions to the galleries and good for exhibitions at Yerba Buena Center for the arts.

Try ZEUM, San Francisco's hands-on arts & technology museum where kids can explore animation, sound & video production, live performance, and visual arts!

A Zeum family membership admits two adults and up to four youth for one-year, invitations to members-only events and discounts on store purchases and special programs as well as free or discounted admission to local and national organizations.

Gift basket featuring the full line of ALTER ECO Fair Trade and Organic foods: Full-bodied coffees, high grown teas, Unrefined sugar, delectable chocolate bars, tender hearts of palm, colorful quinos and rare jasmine rices…

ARGUELLO CATERING has provided catering throughout the Bay Area for the past eleven years.
Danny and Jan Sullivan offer clients the highest quality cuisine in addition to the very best of service. From appetizer through dessert, we can create a menu that uniquely fits your specific event or budget .

From New York to San Francisco, The Bubble Lounge has become a favorite mecca for Champagne & Sparkling Wine lovers.

Chef-owner Jacqueline Margulis' menu is made up most entirely of soufflés, though a few standard starters, such as hearty French onion soup and a lightly dressed baby spinach salad, grace the menu. But sharing light-as-air soufflés is why this achingly romantic spot exists!

Come discover the rich oriental flavors of traditional Magreb and Tunisian Catering with CAFÉ ZITOUNA

Café Zitouna is the premier restaurant that combines an authentic Moroccan food with Tunisian Home made food in San Francisco Bay area. The restaurant is delighted to offer a lunch for 2 people.
Value $30

RESTAURANT CASSIS invites you to enjoy a warm French hospitality and friendly service in a casual, yet stylish bistro ambiance

Taste an authentic Niçoise cuisine and Italian-inspired regional specialties from the South of France.

Bistro Chapeau's offers French and vegetarian cuisines. The French Provencale dining room, in earthy tones, emanates a warm atmosphere that will make you feel at home the instant you walk through the door. Your dining experience at Bistro Chapeau! is like a theatrical show where our dining room is the stage, our chef and waiters the actors, your food the lovely and romantic story.

Enjoy the Gardelle's French-inspired food at Clementine, the Richmond Bistro. All of the classic favorites are here, from lobster bisque to filet mignon and sweetbreads. Don't miss it!

Situated in a soaring atrium lobby of the Hyatt Regency, amidst magnificent trees and trellises that created a serene and relaxing environment. THE ECLIPSE CAFÉ serves breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring classic interpretations of local cuisine.

A wonderful dinner for 2 at the Eclipse Restaurant of the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero

Panier Gourmand: Smoked duck breast, duck rillettes, saucisson sec, cured duck salami, duck proscuitto, and duck mousse with Port wine! Artisanal Charcuterie since 1985.

Come in this charming, family run restaurant with cotton-candy clouds painted on sky-blue walls, where chef Roland Passot serves generous portions of astoundingly good food.

FRINGALE, which means "the urge to eat," pioneered the South of Market culinary renaissance as one of the first true French bistros in San Francisco.
Come and taste delicious Basque-inspired cuisine.
Value $80

Guittard Chocolate is proud to deliver a gift pack with a cookbook! This gift is the fruit of master chocolate makers with a rich family history.
A gift pack including 6 different bags of chocolate chips with a cookbook.
Value $25

Housed in a beautiful landmark building in San Francisco's Civic Center area, Jardiniere features the award winning French-California cuisine of chef Traci Des Jardins in the warm, elegant two story interior designed by restaurateur/designer Pat Kuleto.

Located near Nob Hill and Union Square in the Cornell Hotel de France, this elegant restaurant offers authentic French cuisine in a romantic setting.

Discover LALIME's, an all organic and ecologically sound restaurant in Berkeley.

Lalime's restaurant invites you to sample delicious seasonal ingredients from sustainable agriculture, fishery and farming.

Experience a little known side of French cuisine at LA PROVENCE!
Delight yourself at La Provence Restaurant - its stunning cuisine is inspired by the fresh seafood and sprawling olive groves of Southern France

Take pleasure in LE P'TIT LAURENT, a delicious french restaurant
Le P'tit Laurent is owned by Laurent Legendre whose passion for great food and wine has resulted in fine reputation in is adopted in San Francisco.
$30 value for a diner in Le P'tit Laurent

Le Zinc in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood recaptures the ambiance and character of this traditional café culture, offering favorite French dishes and an extensive wine list.

MARIN FRENCH CHEESE CO., The Cheese Factory and Rouge et Noir is the oldest cheese manufacturer in the country.

An assortment of cheese basket produced hand crafted Artisan soft ripened cheese (since 1865).

Indulge yourself with one loaf of duck truffle mousse pate or 7lbs of French style sausage
from MARCEL ET HENRI! Their pâtés and sausages are still produced under
the close supervision of Henri, described by USA Today as "still the dean of pâté"!

Bonjour and welcome to OPERA PATISSERIE, where we bring the finest French Pastries: Individuals, Minis, Half Sheets, Round Cakes, Truffles, Macaroons, Bars....
Having had the opportunity to be guided by master pastry chefs from around the world,
Thierry and Vincent were inspired to bring the "Nouvelle Patisserie" to America.

RICHART, a two generation family owned company, creating chocolates to seduce the eye since 1925. The savoir-faire treasures of his family heritage is combined with quality and an innate gourmet intuition.
The Petits RICHART collection: As the signature collection, these chocolates are meant for those who like to travel and to discover new horizons.49 different flavors categorized in 7 aromatic families to satisfy your taste buds....49 times!

Enjoy the best possible boxed chocolates made by SEE'S CANDIES with the choicest and finest grade raw ingredients from all over the world.
No additives or preservatives are ever used, only fresh wholesome ingredients.
Making over 100 varieties of candies, we have maintained our reputation for excellence by strict adherence to See's "Quality Without Compromise®" motto.

SONOMA - ARTISAN FOIE GRAS invites you to enjoy the finest foie gras and duck meats produced in the United States.
Celebrating 25 years of Foie Gras Excellence, Junny and Guillermo Gonzalez offer you the perfect holiday gift basket which includes: an exquisite Terrine of Foie Gras, Confit, Magret, and Smoked Duck Breast.

Are you finding out fantastic wines have been crafted by extraordinarily talented winemakers ?

VIRGIN VINES is spilling over with personality and attitude. Virgin Vines is wine made easy. Easy to find, easy to open, easy to drink and easy to remember.

Enjoy exquisitely prepared cuisine, a vast list of the world’s finest wines, and a warmly elegant setting in the heart of the Peninsula. For over twenty years 231 ELLSWORTH RESTAURANT has remained a favorite destination for business meetings, receptions, celebrations, and special occasion dining.
Bring four or more with you to have lunch or dinner
and you will get a $75 discount ($50 for three).

Savor the supremely elegant, approchable and perfectly balanced wine of ALPHA OMEGA WINERY.
Master winemakers Michel Rolland and Jean Hoefliger have crafted a magnum of 2005 Cabarnet Sauvignon, ruby red with a gorgeous interaction of berries and spices - a gentle, silky entrance balanced with great acidity.
A magnum
Value $175

Elan and Julien Fayard grow this refreshing, mouth-watering handcrafted rosé from their love of the Cote d´Azur and the Provençal-style rosé.
Azur 2007 Rosé combines the tantalizing intrigue of Provençal finesse and allure of California character. Its voluptuous ripeness and beautifully balanced natural acidity are a versatile enhancement to your favorite dishes.
One case of Azur 2007 Rosé

Discover the elegance and great aromatic richness of one the most awarded house of cognac: PIERRE FERRAND COGNAC, 100% GRANDE CHAMPAGNE (1er Cru).

Reward yourself, your family and friends, your best clients or best customers, and maybe your employees by tasting the amazing Pierre Ferrand cognacs. A representative from the distillery will be coming to the place of your choice with the samples and presentation for a unique experience.

Experience the award-winning vintages of De Novo Wines: The Bastille, a Bordeaux style wine from Alexander Valley bridges new world terroir with old world blending. De Novo’s Zinfandel comes from old, dry farmed vines in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma. Smooth on the palette with spiced aromas and hints of wild fennel - a true delight!
Value $19

Featuring the exceptional 2005 vintages from two Saint Esteffe - Chateau de Pez and Chateau de Haut-Beausejour, as well as Chateau Loudenne's 2004 rouge and 2005 blanc vintages, this is the perfect package for Bordeaux lovers!

Thanks to MONTESQUIEU Wines, taste the amazing 2004 vintage of Carlo Toso’s Cascina Longoria Barbaresco, one of Piedmont’s very best producers. Their Le Doti property produces perfect Nebbiolo and their 2004 is destined to be a legend – the vintage produced opulent wines with sweet, perfumed fruit and luscious, ripe tannins.
As winter creeps closer, this wine will be perfect with truffle-herb ricotta gnocchi combined with roasted wild mushrooms.
Value $600

PERNOD ABSINTHE was born as the first great brand of absinthe and started the absinthe popularity in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. This high proof anise flavored distilled spirit made from Grande Wormwood, Star Anise and other herbs was legalized in the US with restrictions on the amount of thujone, the ingredient found naturally in wormwood. Now, Pernod Absinthe returns to restore its reputation for quality and handcrafted excellence.
One bottle of Pernod Absinthe

Have the unique opportunity to meet the Honorable Consul General of France, Mr. Pierre-François Mourier, and his wife, Mrs. Rachel Mourier, at the beautiful Résidence de France in Pacific Heights. Don't miss this unforgottable occasion to dine with the former advisor for Culture and Education to the President of the French Republic.

A dinner for 8 people at the Consul General's Residence. The dinner will be scheduled depending on availability.

Mix business and social activities with a French Touch with the FRENCH AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE!
The French American Chamber of Commerce is a Non-Profit member driven organization dedicated to serving the needs of the French-American Business Community throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
One year entrepreneurs membership and free access to events (galas excepted).
Value $750

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