Côtes du Coeur is one of the premier fine wine auctions in the world and the largest events of its kind in the Southwest. It’s the only wine auction for the American Heart Association in the state of Texas and one of the largest fundraisers for the Dallas Division. Côtes du Coeur will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency at Reunion Hotel.

The evening features cuisine from twelve of the finest celebrity chefs that are specially paired with wine from twenty-four featured wineries.

Since its inaugural year in 1992, Côtes du Coeur has attracted more than 13,000 attendees and has raised more than $7.8 million for cardiovascular research and heart health education programs.

Attendees include business and community leaders, wine industry leaders, wine collectors, select physicians and members of the medical community from Texas and the Southwest.

Each year Côtes du Coeur presents the prestigious Tête de Cuvée (“Best of the Best”) Award to a winery or individual in the wine industry for outstanding achievements in wine making and efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle in compliance with the American Heart Association guidelines. The winner for 2007 is Ken Wright of Ken Wright Cellars.

Côtes du Coeur has attracted sponsorships from such noble names as American Airlines, Dreyfus Investments, ALON USA, Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest, Marsh USA Inc, PacifiCare, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, The Planet, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Fidelity Investments, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Southwest Securities, Tenet Health System, Central Market, PaperCity and Moët Hennessy.