A tasting of Oregon wines has been scheduled for Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Hotel, 163 E. Walton St. The tasting is a benefit for The City Musick, a local musical ensemble directed by Elaine Scott Banks. Admission is $18.
Red and white wines from more than a dozen Oregon vineyards, including Adelsheim, Amith, Bethel Heights, Elk Cove, Eyrie, Knudsen Erath, Ponzi, Sokol-Blosser and Yamhill Valley, will be available. Call 489-2100 for reservations or further information.
– Also Friday at 8 p.m. there will be a vertical tasting of wines from Lynch Bages, Bordeaux chateau, at Famous Liquors` Wine Discount Center, 105 E. Roosevelt Rd., Lombard. The tasting will feature vintages 1981 through 1986 plus 1979. Admission is $45 by reservation. Telephone 629-3330.
– California wineries dominated the selections in a recent wine label competition sponsored by the Society of Wine Educators in Long Beach, Calif. At the group`s 1989 conference, the ”best wine label of the year” award went to Quady Winery`s 1988 Frank`s Vineyard vintage port. The label features a detail from Manet`s painting, Luncheon in the Studio.
Winners in other categories were: Shenandoah Vineyards 1988 sauvignon blanc for ”best use of color,” and Gundlach-Bundschu Winery`s 1984 Rhinefarm Vineyard cabernet sauvignon vintage reserve for ”most artistic label.” –
– Latin School of Chicago will offer four classes on ”Libations” as part of its Live & Learn adult education classes this fall. On Oct. 3, there will be an ”Introduction to Gourmet Coffee” at Starbucks, 948 N. Rush St.
”Wines of Australia” is the subject of an Oct. 17 class at Joanna`s Wine Bar, 10 E. Delaware Pl. On Nov. 14, at Joanna`s, it`s ”Ports of
Distinction.” ”Champagne” is the subject of another class on Oct. 17, at Pop`s for Champagne, 2934 N. Sheffield Ave. Course and lab fee for the Starbucks event is $20. For each of the others it is $35. Classes are from 7 to 9 p.m. Telephone 664-8760 after Sept. 4 for further information and registration.
– For those considering a fall trip east, the New York Wine & Grape Foundation has published a ”Harvest Package” that includes a brochure-map showing 85 wineries and vineyards, a Wine Country Calendar listing special events and brochures on five separate regions within the state. Send requests to Harvest Package, New York Wine & Grape Foundation, 350 Elm St., Penn Yan, N.Y. 14527. Enclose $1 for shipping and handling. –
