A line at the table was a good indicator Silkwood would end up being the people’s choice for best winery Friday night at the annual Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe wine tasting.

The Modesto winery’s Syrah is the only red wine served in first class on JAL.

Hundreds attend the Nov. 11 annual Soroptimist wine tasting. Photo/LTN

They started pouring early, having been in town the night before at a tasting at Blue Angel Café.

Cooking up the best food of the night was Nepheles with their elk and venison ragout.

The crowd of several hundred at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe – noticeably larger than a year ago – came attired in all sorts of wardrobe selections. It’s a definite people watching event as well as one with all sorts of food and wine to ingest.

The money raised by Soroptimist through ticket sales, raffle and silent auction goes back into the community via programs directed toward woman and children.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report