Wine tasting supports area service groups.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy

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After a frenetic Alaska summer, fall affords an opportunity to savor moments and events. The Pour is set for 6:30-10 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Alaska Railroad Depot in Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. It is a chance to relish different fine wines and raise funds to support Anchorage service organizations. The wine tasting benefits Bean's Cafe of Anchorage and The Children's Lunchbox, which provides healthy meals for needy children during weekends and school vacations. Bean's Cafe provides meals and daytime shelter for homeless people.

"This is our second largest fundraiser," says Katherine Jernstrom, Bean's Cafe's community outreach director. The springtime Empty Bowl project, which features a soup meal in locally crafted pottery, is No. 1, she adds.

The Pour will match up two merlots, for example, for attendees to compare. Other wine varieties will also be offered. A wine auction is...