Wine Tasting Lesson for Four at Mel & Rose with Virginia Madsen

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Estimated Value: $2,000.00
lot closed: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:32:00 PM EDT

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Join Virginia Madsen with a party of four for a fun-filled wine tasting at Mel & Rose!

A cool, classic beauty, with a vibrant blonde mane and an exuberant flair for the dramatic, Virginia Madsen is one of Hollywood’s most versatile and unique actresses to date. Not only did she receive amazing reviews for her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated performance in Alexander Payne’s hit film, Sideways, but this Independent Spirit Award-winning actress has an illustrious resume of roles alongside the most notable and respected actors in the business.

Set to premiere June 20th, Virginia can be seen on the new ABC comedy, Scoundrels where she plays Cheryl, the matriarch of the West Family of criminals trying to leave behind their life in crime.

Next up, Virginia will star opposite Kevin Spacey in the indie comedy Father of Invention directed by Trent Cooper, set for a 2010 release. Virginia was recently seen this past fall on USA’s final season of Monk alongside Tony Shalhoub and starred in the Lions Gate thriller The Haunting in Connecticut in March 2009.

Mel & Rose is a wonderfully unique store. They have a reputation unsurpassed for excellence in design and creativity of beautiful gift baskets. The store maintains a warehouse stocked with thousands of items and are considered to be the ultimate source for fine imported and domestic wines, spirits, gourmet food items and specialty chocolates. Mel & Rose is paradise found for serious food enthusiasts. This website has been created in response to requests from Mel & Rose customers all over the globe who love to shop at our Los Angeles, California location. They offer a full-service Italian deli, catering and a selection of fine cheese and charcuterie.

For more information, please visit www.melandrose.com.

Terms: Wine tasting valid for up to one year after auction closing date. Valid for four people at Mel & Rose in Los Angeles. Travel and accommodations are not included. Cannot be returned, exchanged, resold or re-auctioned.

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Donated by: Virginia Madsen, Mel & Rose

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