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Chateau Ste. Michelle

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

Woodinville, Wash.

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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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Marchesi Antinori will take over full ownership of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

Napa, California

Marchesi Antinori and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announce change in ownership in the iconic Napa estate

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Spring Valley Vineyard

Kate Derby to Lead Winemaking at Spring Valley Vineyard

WALLA WALLA, Wash.

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

Chateau Ste. Michelle Announces Largest Ever Summer Concert Series Lineup

Woodinville, Wash.

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

Woodinville, Wash.

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

Woodinville, Wash.

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

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

WOODINVILLE, Wash.

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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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announces leadership changes

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (October 5, 2022)

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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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Hires New Executive Chef

Woodinville, Wash.

Washington’s founding winery Chateau Ste. Michelle is pleased to announce the addition of a new Executive Chef, Michael Jordan. Chef Michael will oversee the winery’s culinary program at its Woodinville winery, outside of Seattle.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates acquires A to Z Wineworks

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (September 7, 2022)

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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