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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Bob Lipinski Named National Director of Sales Training for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Woodinville, WA

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE), Washington’s premier wine company and one of the top 10 premium wine companies in the U.S., is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran industry executive, Bob Lipinski, to the newly created role of National Director of Sales Training.

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Conn Creek Named International "Best of Wine Tourism" Award Winner

Winery's AVA Room Recognized as Innovative Wine Tourism Experience

Conn Creek Winery’s AVA Room Barrel Blending Experience, a unique tasting and blending experience allowing wine lovers of all levels to taste their way through the Cabernet Sauvignons of the Napa Valley in one stop, has been named the international winner of the “Innovative Wine Tourism Experience” award at the 2011 Best of Wine Tourism Awards.

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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine Spectator’s No. 1 Wine in the World for 2009, Featured at New World Wine Experience

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates President and CEO, Ted Baseler, presented the first Washington wine to be named the No. 1 Wine in the World – the 2005 Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – at Wine Spectator’s New World Wine Experience in Las Vegas on October 30, 2010.

The weekend Wine Experience event included the "Wine Spectator’s Top 10 Wine Tasting," which showcased the Top 10 wines from 2009 as selected by the Wine Spectator board of editors and published in the December 31, 2009 issue. More than 1,000 people attended the seminar where Baseler presented the Columbia Crest wine along with a panel of luminaries from Tuscany and Spain to the Rhône Valley and California, each taking the opportunity to comment on their wine as the audience tasted.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Named as Wine & Spirits “Wineries of the Year” for the 16th time!

Woodinville, Wash.

Wine & Spirits Magazine named Chateau Ste. Michelle as one of its “Wineries of the Year” for the 16th time in its October 2011 Buying Guide, making it the most honored American winery in the magazine’s “Hall of Fame.” Only one other winery (Penfolds) has received more “Winery of the Year” awards with 20 honors.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Gains Top Spot in Chain Restaurants

Woodinville

Woodinville, Wash. - In Winemetrics recently published 2010 Chain Restaurant Wine Distribution Report, Chateau Ste. Michelle has pulled ahead of Beringer in combined by-the-bottle (BTB) and by-the-glass (BTG) distribution in casual and upscale casual chains to claim the #1 spot in distribution. The Winemetrics Chain Restaurant Wine Distribution Report is considered the largest and most credible on-premise audits in the wine industry today.

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Conn Creek Introduces iPads to AVA Room Blending Experience

St. Helena, CA

Conn Creek Winery, recently recognized as the Napa Valley regional winner of the “Innovative Wine Tourism Experience” award at the 2011 Best of Wine Tourism Awards, has announced a new innovation to its award-winning AVA Room Barrel Blending Experience: iPads.

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Conn Creek Named A "Best of Wine Tourism" Award Winner

Winery Recognized for Innovative Wine Tourism Experience

Conn Creek Winery’s AVA Room Barrel Blending Experience, a unique tasting and blending experience allowing wine lovers of all levels to taste their way through the Cabernet Sauvignons of the Napa Valley in one stop, has been named the regional winner of the “Innovative Wine Tourism Experience” award at the 2011 Best of Wine Tourism Awards.

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Columbia Crest

"Columbia Crest On Top of the World" Lot One of the Top-Selling at the Auction of Washington Wines

Columbia Crest Winery’s "No. 1 Wine" Auction Lots Raise More Than $17,000 for Charity

Columbia Crest winery, producer of the 2009 Wine Spectator No. 1 Wine in the World, celebrated another milestone during the 23rd annual Auction of Washington Wines (August 21) when the "Columbia Crest On Top of the World" auction lot raised $14,000 to become one of the event’s top-selling lots for 2010. The 2010 Auction of Washington Wines raised $1.4 million for uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Washington Wine Education Foundation.

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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Receives “Napa Green” Program Certification

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars has become a “Napa Green Certified Land” and “Napa Green Certified Winery.“ These rigorous programs were developed by the Napa Valley Vintners to implement sound, sustainable practices for protecting and enhancing the ecological quality of the region. Of the 500+ wineries in Napa Valley, there are currently only 45 wineries certified under this voluntary program.

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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest Winery Launches Wine and Recipe Pairing Mobile Site, Cork & Fork, Featuring Exclusive Recipes from Chef Bobby Flay

Paterson, Wash.

Columbia Crest Winery, producer of Wine Spectator’s No. 1 wine for 2009, today announced the official launch of Cork & Fork, a free wine and recipe pairing mobile site. The site features exclusive recipes from Chef Bobby Flay, wine pairing recommendations, a unique shopping list feature and easy entertaining tips. The site can be accessed by any Internet-enabled phone at corkandforkmobile.com. The content also is available online at columbiacrest.com/entertaining.

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