Sunday, April 26th, was the annual Beale Street Wine Race, and what
a day it
was. We had sun, fun, and people everywhere. Twenty-seven teams
competed in various events including the Parade, Queen of the Vine,
Grape Stomp, and, of course, the Relay.
Congratulations to the 2009 winners: Parade: Club 152;
Queen of the Vine: Lori Rhea of Red Rooster; Grape Stomp:
1st Place-Charles Spencer of Kooky Canuck, 2nd Place-Wesley Washington
of Alfred’s; Relay: 1st Place-Flemings Prime Steakhouse, 2nd
Place-Gold Strike Casino, 3rd Place-Huey’s Southaven, 4th Place-Ruth’s
Chris Steakhouse.
Thank you to our judges: Kevin Kane, president of Memphis Convention
and Visitors Bureau; radio personality Beck from 93X; and Muck Sticky,
a local entertainer.
And thank you to our sponsors: M. Palazola, U.S. Foods, Bevinco,
Delta Wholesale, Husch Vineyards, Barefoot Wine, Aquafina, Dingo
Entertainment, Shackelfords Florist, Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Performa Entertainment Real Estate,
City of Memphis, and Beale Street Merchants Association.
