From time to time we will send out alerts to wine events we think the membership would appreciate learning about, particularly if a member is involved. This was submitted by member Dick Keenan, proprietor of Carica winery

WORD UP!
Winemakers of the Richmond District & Upper Panhandle Wine Tasting
Sunday, February 8, 2009
2 - 5 PM
Tickets: $50 each

Enjoy appetizers & tastings from 20 wineries.
Presidio Golf Course
300 Finley Road @ Arguello Gate

All proceeds benefit the Richmond District Libraries Campaign

To purchase tickets, please contact Mary Abler: [address removed] or (415)[masked] x107. Should be available at the door.

WORD UP! will feature wine made by small, artisan wine producers with roots in San Francisco's Richmond District or close by. Twenty wineries and talented vintners will pour their wines made from some of California's most interesting vineyards, both north and south of the Richmond District.

Participating Wineries:
AP Vin
August West
Barham Mendelsohn
Calera
Carica
Foggy Bridge
Freeman
Harrington
Husic
Ici/La-Bas
Karen Culler
Mojon?s Bench
Peay
Pellegrini FamilyVineyards
Qupe
Roar
The Industrial
Uvaggio
Verdad
Wolfe Family Vineyards

The Richmond District Libraries Campaign is raising funds to furnish and equip the Richmond/Senator Milton Marks and Anza Branches. For more information about the campaign, please contact Marian Chatfield-Taylor at (415)[masked] x103 or [address removed].