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Riverbanks is also continuing to develop South Carolina's sister-state relationship with Queensland, Australia by offering the "Susan Gilmore" label by Ballandean Estate, a new label that the Australians just began distributing to South Carolina in January and that is only available locally at Morganelli's. This is the first commercial agreement to result directly from the sister-state relationship and the distributor and Morganelli's will be donating 50 cents from the sale of each bottle back to Riverbanks Society. Riverbanks Zoo and Garden first partnered with Queensland in 2002 when the Australian government gave the Zoo its koalas. The wine flows to the sounds of live jazz provided by musical entertainers Little Cat Z, a four-man band that's led by vocalist Don Russo. The Riverbanks Botanical Garden Wine Tasting, sponsored in part by Free Times, Clear Channel and Columbia's Young Professional Society in addition to Morganelli's, is from 7:00-9:30pm on Saturday, May 20. Tickets to the event are $40 for Riverbanks Society members and $50 for the general public.