Before the fashion show join us in the Redwood Grove for Quivera wine and Amiee Alan's scrumptious appetizers. Savor Dungeness crab cakes and locally grown endive filled with sliced California coastal blackberries, caramelized California black walnuts, Humboldt Fog and lime zest.

Following the fashion show move to the Garden for more beguiling treats from Amiee Alan and Quivera: Oregon Coast Shrimp Cocktails, Forbidden Risotto Cakes, Caribbean Chicken Skewers and much more!

Garden Board members are putting together a Collector's Wine Cellar for our Live Auction. They've contributed some incredible selections from their personal collections, including a 1997 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet described by Robert Parker as having a "dense purple color with boisterous, sweet, spicy, new oak, licorice, and olive notes...In the mouth, it reveals medium body, sweet jammy cherry fruit, and a soft finish." Collectors covet the 1995 Opus One, writing "The 1995 vintage was ideal in almost every respect. A long, cool growing season yielded a mature and balanced crop. Harvest began in late September and finished in mid-October, a period of dry, warm days and cool nights. Spicy and rich, the wines offer exquisite balance and a persistently long finish."  Don't miss this opportunity to add 16 (or more) choice bottles to your cellar!


Green Gala caterer Amiee Alan is offering a scrumptious three course dinner for ten at your home featuring her exquisite seasonal and organic cuisine. The dinner includes 4 bottles of wine from Sky Saddle and 4 bottles of Duckhorn Vineyards 2006 Napa Valley Merlot. Get your groups together now to bid on this special dinner.

Quarryhill Botanical Garden has generously donated a two night stay in their beautiful two bedroom guest cottage overlooking the Valley of the Moon with a Garden tour for four people to be given by Quarryhill's executive director, Bill McNamara. The cottage earned a Sonoma League for Historic Preservation Award in 1999.

Ready to tango and sip Argentinean wines? Bid on a trip to Argentina sponsored by Marnella Tours and LAN airlines. Read all the details of this fabulous trip.

Bid on over 50 amazing auction items donated by generous supporters of the UC Botanical Garden including:

• Claremont Hotel overnight stay and spa renewal package for two
  
• Berkeley City Club one night stay with dinner for two
  
• Boxes of organic produce from Terra Firma Farms
  
• Handmade baby booties by The Ecological Artist
• Books from Mrs. Dalloway's
• Two hour consultation by St. John's Landscapes
  

There's more! Check back often for new items!