NAPA, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the 2006 midterm elections, congressional campaigns and governors' races heat up, candidates may want to consider having a bottle of 2003 Beaulieu Vineyard(R) Georges de Latour(R) Private Reserve on hand to celebrate their victory and recount stories from their campaign. Since the legendary first vintage of Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour in 1936, generations of wine lovers have toasted both the extraordinary and the everyday with this benchmark California wine. Here are some great BV stories proving while issues and candidates may change, BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve remains a favorite toast.
* "Georges" Hits the Jackpot -- On behalf of the city of Las Vegas, Mayor Oscar Goodman accepted the largest bottle of Georges de Latour Private Reserve (27 Liters) ever made on December 31, 2005 in honor of the city's Centennial Celebration. At the same time, the crowd of more than 13,500 broke the Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous toast as they saluted the New Year. * Sipping with the Stars -- 2006 marked the third year Beaulieu Vineyard was the featured wine at the Primetime Emmy Awards Governor's Ball. This gathering of Hollywood's best and brightest stars enjoyed the 2002 Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. * Marking the Signing of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow -- On July 31, 1991, the 1970 Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was one of three wines served at a dinner hosted in Moscow by President and Mrs. George Bush honoring Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and marking the signing of the strategic arms reduction treaty in Moscow. For legendary Franco-Russian BV winemaker, Andre Tchelistcheff, pouring the wine in Moscow was a symbolic return to his homeland. * The Reagans Celebrate Their Anniversary -- In 1983 when President and Mrs. Reagan spent the night aboard the British Royal Family's Yacht Britannia on the occasion of their 31st wedding anniversary, the first couple was presented with a bottle of 1952 Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. * The King of Cabs Meets the Queen -- During their historic visit to Northern California and San Francisco in 1983, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip enjoyed multiple vintages of Beaulieu Vineyards' renowned Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon on more than one occasion. Their Royal Highnesses sampled the 1968, 1970 and 1974 Georges de Latour. The queen was so impressed with the wine, she ordered the 1971 Georges de Latour Private Reserve to be served at a spontaneous dinner party she hosted in San Francisco. * Lyndon Johnson Wins Election -- In June 1967, Georges de Latour Private Reserve was poured at the Presidential Ball at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles for President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. * Toasting the Return of a World War II Admiral -- In October 1945, Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was served at a dinner given by the city of New York in honor of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and officers and men of the United States Navy at the Waldorf Astoria. Fleet Admiral Nimitz commanded more than two million men and women, 5,000 ships and 20,000 planes at the height of World War II.
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