<p> The Wine Auction</p><p>In the Barn at the Queens County Farm Museum Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $60.00 per person </p><p>Delectable Hors d'oeuvres by Tamara Reynolds, co-author of Forking Fantastic! Put The Party Back In Dinner Party. Our guest sommelier, Shana Reade,DWS will conduct a wine tasting that will enhance your knowledge of wine and introduce some wonderful wines to your “favorites” list. Jazz by Phil Costa Auction</p><p>This is a fantastic event whether you are bidding or just coming to enjoy great food, wine, and music in the barn at the farm.</p><p>Wine-lover, collector of unique objects, New York City history buff, whatever your reason to bid, this is a very unique opportunity. The wines being auctioned are the first and only wines produced using grapes grown in a commercial vineyard in New York City. The Farm Museum is the longest continuously farmed site in New York State and these wines are part of viticultural history.</p><p>Items to be auctioned: 10 bottles of our 2006 Adriance Blend 10 bottles of our 2006 Merlot 10 bottles of our 2007 Chardonnay These bottles are etched with a unique number, and a certificate of authenticity will be issued.</p><p>Tickets may be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com (search Queens Farm, New York) Opening bids: Bottles numbered four through ten will have an opening bid of $50.00 each The Number Three bottle of each wine will have an opening bid of $100.00 each The Number Two bottle of each wine will have an opening bid of $200.00 each The Number One bottle of each wine will have an opening bid of $500.00 each</p><p>Guest auctioneers: Bill Telepan, chef and owner of the famous restaurant Telepan, on the upper Westside Frank Vagnone, Executive Director of the Historic House Trust of New York City New York State Senator Frank Padavan and other interesting friends of the farm.</p>