PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2006—The inaugural Soirée du Vin, sponsored by the International School of the Peninsula, was successfully launched last month in the gardens of a beautiful historic residence in Palo Alto.

Clydene Bultman, chair of the Soirée du Vin steering committee, commented: "From the spectacular fashion show and gleaming Tesla Roadster to the delicious food and wine and generosity of the guests during the auction -- all of these elements helped make the International School of the Peninsula's first wine auction a knock-out!"

The steering committee would like to thank the event's participants and sponsors:

• Corporate Sponsors: Deutsche Bank; GrowthPoint Technology Partners; Sofinnova Ventures; Tesla Motors; and Thompson River Ranch
  
  
• Pouring Vintners: Dashe Cellars; Miner Family Vineyards; Pretty Sally Vineyards; and RN Estate Winery
  
  
• Fashion Show: Couture by Azadeh
  
  
• Car: Tesla Motors
  
  
• Food: Café Primavera and Fleur de Cocoa
  
  
• Donors and Booklet Sponsors: Berman Skin Institute; Bliss Beauty; Bruce Cass Wine Lab; Café Primavera; Cline Cellars Winery; Clos du Val; Couture by Azadeh; Dashe Cellars; Joseph George Wines; Fabrique Délices; FIT; J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; Jackson Square Fine Jewels; K & L Wine Merchants; Matanzas Creek Winery; Miner Family Vineyards; Prestige Jewelry; Pretty Sally Vineyards; RN Estate Winery; Tesla Motors; Vin, Vino, Wine.

For more information on the event, go to: www.soireeduvin.org . To sign up for next year's mailing list, please contact Jovi Craig at (650) 251-8520.

About the International School of the Peninsula
International School of the Peninsula, located in Palo Alto, California, is an independent Chinese and French bilingual school for nursery through eighth-grade students. The school is dedicated to promoting critical thinking, international awareness and responsible global citizenship. A passionate proponent of the benefits of bilingual education, the school offers a wide array of language classes to the community, including courses in Arabic, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Proceeds from the auction will go towards the Charlotte de Géry Endowment Fund, which provides long-term financial stability for the school. For more information, go to: www.istp.org.