Two of Blackbird Vineyards' wines were selected to be poured at the highly anticipated 2009 Vanity Fair
gala which kicked off the Tribeca Film Festival. Arriviste, a seductive
rosé of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, and Arise, an
elegant and complex Merlot, were enjoyed by A-list celebrities and
tastemakers at the event which was hosted in the State Supreme
Courthouse in lower Manhattan on April 21, 2009.

Vanity Fair's annual party at the Tribeca Film Festival draws
Hollywood's elite from the film, television, music, and fashion
industries, and this year was no exception. Kanye West, Diane von
Furstenberg, Bono, Spike Lee, Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Woody
Allen, and Christopher Walken were among the stars in attendance.

This is Blackbird Vineyards' second star-studded Vanity Fair event. The 2007 Vanity Fair
Oscar Party held at Morton's, Beverly Hills, featured its 2004 Napa
Valley Proprietary Red wine as the exclusive red wine. "Invitations to Vanity Fair
events are highly sought-after, and we consider it a distinct privilege
that Blackbird Vineyards' wines were poured," said Michael Polenske,
proprietor of Blackbird Vineyards.

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