September 6, 2007
A fund-raising benefit
combines area wines and a local nonprofit agency this weekend.
A regional wine tasting
and auction will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Sept. 8, at Divots Restaurant on the Indian Creek Golf Course in
Hood River.
This is the fourth year
of the event, which features a showcase of Columbia Gorge wines.
Columbia Gorge Winegrowers is one of the event’s two sponsors.
The second sponsor,
Hospice of the Gorge, is a nonprofit organization that formed in
1986 as the Mid-Columbia Hospice. In 1994, Hospice of the Gorge
received a new name, a larger service area and Medicare
certification.
Tickets cost $35 in
advance or $40 at the door and are available at Klindt’s
Booksellers in The Dalles, Waucoma Bookstore in Hood River,
Collage of the Gorge in White Salmon, Columbia Gorge Winegrowers
in The Dalles and Hospice of the Gorge in either The Dalles or
Hood River.
The event schedule
includes:
