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Lawyer Friends of Wine

Festive events for lawyers who appreciate great friends and great wine.

About Us
Each year the club presents a variety of events for its members and their guests.

Typical events include our Annual Membership Meeting / Cellar Treasure black-tie optional dinner dance featuring mature wines from the club's cellar (stocked with some of the finest vintages from Europe and California) carefully selected by our Cellar Master and supported by modest annual dues; wine tasting luncheons in San Francisco hosted by guest winemakers; a day trip to wineries for tasting, touring and gourmet dining in one of California's notable wine growing regions; our Annual Holiday Claret Dinner, featuring prime rib beef and other holiday dining along with premier wines from the club's cellar; a Harvest Moon Dinner, tasting and tour at a select winery; and several other food and wine events at different venues, often with guest speakers, and always featuring a selection of choice wines.

The club seeks to introduce its members to new and different wines and wine-makers, both domestic and foreign, while continuing to emphasize fun and fellowship. Accordingly, each year the club's Program Committee strives to outdo its predecessor committee. 

Wine industry involvement is not a prerequisite for club membership, although some members are in the industry. Most members today simply enjoy fine wines and food and like to get together with lawyers and others of similar persuasion to taste, drink and learn about wines and wine-making on suitably festive occasions.

History
Lawyer Friends of Wine, a club of mainly San Francisco lawyers, was formed in 1965 in response to an ABA request for assistance in conducting wine country tours during the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Founder Louis Gomberg, San Francisco's venerable wine industry consultant, publisher of industry statistics, winery and vineyard acquisition deal-maker and non-practicing lawyer, then assembled a group of attorneys involved in the California wine industry as counsel for wine producers, as vineyard owners or as winery investors, to help in that endeavor. The tours were successful and the tour leaders decided to form "Lawyer Friends of Wine" as a permanent organization. Club members have led wine country tours for ABA Annual Meetings in San Francisco ever since, most recently in 1997.

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General Information: Contact@LawyerFriendsOfWine.com
 

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