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Marchesi Antinori Will Take Full Ownership of Col Solare

Marchesi Antinori, one of the oldest Italian family-owned fine wine producers; and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the leading Pacific Northwest wine company, have announced that Marchesi Antinori will take full ownership of Col Solare which the two renowned winery partners established together nearly 30 years ago.

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14 Hands Winery Introduces Buttery Chardonnay and Sweet Red Blend

Washington’s second largest wine brand, 14 Hands, is debuting two new flavorful wines to its lineup; a Buttery Chardonnay and Sweet Red Blend. Available now, the Buttery Chardonnay has a suggested retail price of $14.99 and the Sweet Red Blend of $11.99. Both wines are available at select grocery retail stores nationwide.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle to Host Avants Classics on the Green Car Show June 30th

Chateau Ste. Michelle will host its highly anticipated annual Avants Classics on the Green Sunday, June 30th from 1:00-6:00 pm. Car and wine enthusiasts alike can enjoy an afternoon filled with great food, wine and music while experiencing an awe-inspiring collection of rare and vintage automobiles set among the picturesque grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Welcomes Summer with Concerts, Special Events and Seasonal Experiences

Washington’s founding winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, is gearing up for the summer season, not only with its popular Summer Concert Series, but also with other special events and seasonal wine experiences offered at its picturesque Woodinville winery located just a short drive from Seattle.

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Ste. Michelle Introduces Chateau Ste. Michelle LIGHT Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

Washington’s founding winery is debuting Chateau Ste. Michelle LIGHT Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc nationwide this Spring. With only 80 calories, zero sugar and lower carbs and alcohol, Chateau Ste. Michelle LIGHT wines are crafted for consumers seeking a lighter wine experience without compromising quality and taste. The wines are available at select grocery retail stores nationally with a suggested retail price of $12.99.

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Columbia Crest Winery Introduces Founders Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot

Washington’s third-largest wine brand, Columbia Crest, recently announced a new line to their portfolio with the Founders Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot. The wines have been crafted to be wholly unique, tailored to meet the needs of consumers celebrating life’s little moments and special occasions in on-premise accounts.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Awarded Prestigious Status for Climate Action Work

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among the largest premium wine companies in the U.S., is proud to announce it has received Silver Status Membership with International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA). Ste. Michelle’s brand, A to Z Wineworks and affiliated brand REX HILL received its Silver Status Membership with IWCA last year; the first for an Oregon winery.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates the Holidays with Seasonal Events and Experiences

Washington’s founding winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, is gearing up for the holiday season with several events and experiences offered at its picturesque Woodinville winery, located just a short drive from Seattle.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Renews Partnership with Live Nation for Beloved Summer Concert Series

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s founding winery and renowned host to the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved summer concert series, has renewed its partnership with Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, to manage the winery’s local concert series for 2024. The 2023 summer concert series marked a milestone as Chateau Ste. Michelle’s largest in history with 41 shows. Additionally, the winery will maintain its national partnership with Live Nation as the official wine sponsor at 78 venues and four music festivals across the country in 2024.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Names Taylor Butterfield as Head Winemaker of White Wines

Woodinville, Wash. -- Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s founding winery, has named Taylor Butterfield as head winemaker of white wines. She will oversee production of the winery’s vast range of award-winning Rieslings, Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs and other white varietals. Based at Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Canoe Ridge Estate winery in Eastern Washington, Butterfield will report to Katie Nelson, Vice President of Winemaking for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Butterfield joins Brian Mackey, head red winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle.

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A to Z Wineworks and Oregon Athletics Forge Historic Multi-Year Partnership

In a landmark partnership for the two brands, A to Z Wineworks is now a Proud Partner of Oregon™ Athletics

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates Pride Month as Presenting Partners with Seattle Pride & PrideFest Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community

Chateau Ste. Michelle is honored to celebrate Pride Month as a presenting partner of Seattle Pride and Seattle PrideFest, and their community festivities this June. As part of the partnerships, the winery will participate in the Seattle Pride Parade, showcase wine in the PrideFest alcohol gardens, and offer an interactive booth at Pride in the Park. In addition, Chateau Ste. Michelle will host a Pride Night Out dinner and drag performance at the Woodinville winery on June 30 and will donate wine to the Queer/Pride Music Festival.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Announces Largest Ever Summer Concert Series Lineup

Chateau Ste. Michelle winery will host a record 39 shows as part of its 2023 Summer Concert Series, its largest summer concert lineup ever. The iconic Washington winery’s 39th Summer Concert Series will kick off with James Taylor & His All-Star Band on May 25th.

Tickets will go on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com on Monday, April 3 at 10 a.m.

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Kate Derby to Lead Winemaking at Spring Valley Vineyard

Spring Valley Vineyard, one of the most storied and acclaimed wineries in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley, has announced that sixth-generation family farmer and winemaker Kate Derby will lead winemaking operations.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Partners with Live Nation as First-Ever National Wine Sponsor

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s founding winery and host to the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved summer concert series, has partnered with the world’s leading live entertainment company Live Nation to become its first-ever national wine category sponsor. The wide-reaching, multi-year partnership encompasses on-site activations, digital marketing, social media campaigns, ecommerce initiatives, influencer collaborations, consumer sweepstakes, national retail programming, and official wine sponsorship at 78 of Live Nation’s venues and three music festivals across the country.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Winemaker Katie Nelson Honored with Grand Vin Award by Washington Winegrowers

Katie Nelson, Chateau Ste. Michelle Vice President of Winemaking, was recently honored with the Grand Vin Award by the Washington Winegrowers Association. The Grand Vin Award is given in recognition of extraordinary winemaking talent crafting exceptional wines impacting the winery, brand, winemaking process and industry at large. Selected by nominations from peers, the Washington Winegrowers honored Nelson with the award at the recent WineVit® convention in Kennewick, Washington, the state wine industry’s annual conference.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Names Shawn Conway as Chief Executive Officer

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among the largest premium wineries in the U.S., today announced that Shawn Conway, has been named Chief Executive Officer. Conway is a seasoned executive with thirty years of experience in leadership roles across several consumer product categories. Most recently he served as the CEO of Peet’s Coffee, and prior to that he spent nearly a decade at SKYY Spirits.

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A to Z Wineworks Awarded Prestigious Status for Climate Action Work

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among the largest premium wineries in the U.S., is proud to announce that A to Z Wineworks has received Silver Status Membership with International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), a first for an Oregon winery. This honor also includes its affiliated brand REX HILL; both are based at the REX HILL property in Newberg.

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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars On Track to Make Historic FAY & S.L.V. Vineyards Certified Organic in 2024

Vineyards Became Certified Transitional on November 15, 2022

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announces leadership changes

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (“Ste. Michelle”) has announced several senior leadership changes. The company has aligned itself into three commercial divisions – Washington, Oregon, and California – each supported by shared services.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates acquires A to Z Wineworks

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (“Ste. Michelle”) has acquired A to Z Wineworks (“A to Z”), a top-selling winery in Oregon. This is the first strategic acquisition for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates under the ownership of private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates Pride Month as a Presenting Partner with Seattle Pride Supporting the LGBTQIA+ community

Chateau Ste. Michelle is honored to celebrate Pride Month as a presenting partner of Seattle Pride and its return to in-person community festivities this June. As part of the partnership, the winery will participate in the Seattle Pride Parade, offer an interactive booth at Pride in the Park and host a Pride Night Out dinner and show at the Woodinville winery on June 11. In addition, Chateau Ste. Michelle will sponsor a fundraising campaign for Rainbow City Performing Arts by matching employee contributions throughout June.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Partners with Local Restaurants to Support Future Northwest Grape Growers and Winemakers

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates Exciting New Look with My Chateau Campaign and Partnership with Interior Designer Cassandra Lavelle

This summer, Washington’s founding winery Chateau Ste. Michelle is unveiling a modern, refreshed look on its wine labels.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen Eroica Single Berry Select Riesling Earns Perfect 100-Point Score – Marking the Highest-Ever Rating for a Washington White Wine

Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen 2012 Eroica Single Berry Select Riesling recently earned a perfect 100-point score from Wine & Spirits in the magazine’s August issue, marking the highest rating ever for a Washington white wine. The remarkable 100-point score for the highly-prized Eroica Single Berry Select Riesling is the latest accolade in a long tradition of top honors for this ground-breaking partnership between two of the world’s leading Riesling producers, Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington state and Ernst Loosen of Germany.

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Washington’s Iconic 14 Hands Winery Launches Edgy New Labels and Spirited Find Your Wild™ Campaign

Today 14 Hands Winery, the second largest winery in Washington state, announced it has relaunched the iconic brand with new labels for its entire range, a refreshed digital presence, and a Find Your Wild™ campaign and sweepstakes aimed at helping consumers reclaim their weekends from the work-from-home sameness of the past year.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Introduces Elements Botanical and Fruit Infused Wines

Washington’s pioneering winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, is blazing new trails with the release of Elements, white and Rose wines tastefully infused with natural botanical and fruit flavors set to release nationally this spring.

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INTRINSIC Wine Co. announces exciting partnership with GLAAD

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (February 16, 2021) – INTRINSIC Wine Co. is proud to announce its partnership with GLAAD, the leading LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization. We are excited to partner throughout the year on special events, in store promotions and social campaigns together.

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ēlicit Wine Project launches Fruit & Flower Spritzers and Evenly

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (February 2021) – ēlicit Wine Project, the innovation hub for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, is excited to announce the release of two new products, Fruit & Flower Spritzers and Evenly.

Fruit & Flower launched earlier this year with Chardonnay in 750ml bottles as well as Sparkling, Chardonnay, and Rosé in two-packs of 250ml cans.

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Woodinville Wine Country Diversity Scholarship

With the goal of elevating minority voices and talent in the winemaking industry, Woodinville Wine Country has partnered with Chateau Ste. Michelle and DeLille Cellars to create an endowment through the Washington State University Viticulture & Enology Program. The Woodinville Wine Country Diversity scholarship will support minority and under-represented students within the program who demonstrate a passion for and dedication to the winegrowing and winemaking craft, as well as a love of higher learning and continued wine education.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates the Lunar New Year Throughout February

Chateau Ste. Michelle invites you to ring in Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Ox throughout the month of February. The Year of the Ox is considered a fortunate year and honors the characteristics of this animal in Asian culture as hardworking and honest. To honor the spirit of New Year celebrations, the winery will be hosting experiences, dishes and decorations created to share wishes for prosperity, happiness and auspiciousness in the new year.

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Erath Winery opens new tasting room in downtown Portland’s historic Pearl District

Erath Winery, one of the pioneering wineries of Oregon’s Willamette Valley and the region’s leading producer of pinot noir – Oregon’s signature grape variety, today announced the opening of its new tasting room in downtown Portland’s historic Pearl District.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates 25 Vintages of Artist Series

For more than two decades, Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Artist Series wines have celebrated the inspired collaboration between Northwest artisan winemaking and fine art. The Washington winery will celebrate the 25th vintage of its Artist Series collection with the release of the 2017 Artist Series this September. Chateau Ste. Michelle debuted its Artist Series with the 1993 vintage, featuring glass art from renowned artist Dale Chihuly.

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ēlicit Wine Project launches new website, wine subscription service

ēlicit Wine Project, the innovation hub for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, today announced the launch of its new website and a groundbreaking new wine subscription service.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates executive appointed to Washington Wine Commission

Chief Operating Officer Dan Werth begins three-year term on industry marketing commission on July 1

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Introduces Aluminum Bottles

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s founding winery, is introducing its first wines packaged in smaller serving 250 ml aluminum bottles with resealable closures this summer. The colorful aluminum bottles feature a whimsical sketch of the winery’s iconic Chateau in the shadow of Washington’s Mount Rainier.

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The World’s Greatest Riesling Partnership Turns 20!

Chateau Ste. Michelle and Ernst Loosen Celebrate 20 Vintages of Eroica Riesling, Taking Time to Reminisce, Look Ahead and Celebrate

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates takes action to benefit communities affected by COVID-19

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest wine company in the Pacific Northwest and the third-largest premium wine company in the U.S., has announced a series of actions to benefit communities affected by COVID-19.

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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars: Fifty Years and Counting

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars stunned the world in 1976 when its 1973 S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon bested some of Bordeaux’s first-growth wines in a tasting in Paris. It was the winery’s first commercial vintage, a wine produced from young, three-year-old vines. While the “victory” over the French in “The Judgment of Paris” continues to be hailed throughout the world – and the winery is still humbled by the achievement – Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars enters its golden anniversary year with a commitment to producing more complex and age-worthy wines. No resting on laurels, no autopilot, no complacency, but rather a drive to ensure the next 50 years are even more glorious than the first 50.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announces appointment of Peter Click as Vice President of International Sales

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has announced the appointment of Peter Click as Vice President of International Sales. Click replaces longtime Ste. Michelle international sales chief Al Portney who recently retired after 25 years with the Washington-based winery.

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