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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Debuts “Online Cookbook” and Mobile Wine & Food Pairing Guide

Woodinville, Wash.

At Chateau Ste. Michelle, enjoying wine with food is as important as crafting a great bottle of wine. To help wine lovers and “foodies” enhance their enjoyment of wine, the Washington winery has created an innovative and extensive “online cookbook” of recipes on its website www.ste-michelle.com, a wine and food pairing mobile application for smart phones www.ste-michelle.com/mypairings, and shares its Culinary staff recipes on Facebook www.ste-michelle.com/facebook.

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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest Introduces New Packaging for the Grand Estates Wines

Paterson, Wash

Columbia Crest winery, Washington state’s largest producer of premium wine, has introduced new packaging for its Grand Estates tier. The first wines to feature the new package include the 2008 Grand Estates Chardonnay and the 2007 Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon which released nationally in September 2009.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Erath and Snoqualmie named “Hot Prospects” by Impact

Ste. Michelle Wineries recognized for wine quality and growth

Woodinville, Wash – Two Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’ wineries, Erath and Snoqualmie, were named “2008 Impact Hot Prospect Brands” in the September issue of Impact Global Newsletter. Erath earned its second Hot Prospect award, and Snoqualmie received its first.

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Northstar

Northstar Launches The Big Dipper Chronicles

Project Guides Wine Lovers Through the Life of New Wine from Vine to Glass

Walla Walla, WA – Leading Washington Merlot producer Northstar Winery today announced the launch of "The Big Dipper Chronicles," a one-of-a-kind interactive media experience which invites fans behind the scenes to experience the making of a new, extremely limited production wine currently known as "The Big Dipper."

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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest and Food Network Star Bobby Flay Unveil the "Flayvors of Washington" Recipe Contest Winners on FoodNetwork.com

Paterson, Wash

Top-Two Finalists Competed in "Face-Off" Challenge in New York City with Grand Prize Awarded to Frank Galella from Denville, N.J.; Runner-Up Mahsa Darabi, from Portland, Ore.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Features New Riesling Taste Profile on Wine Labels

Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle, North America’s premier Riesling producer, announced it will feature the new "Riesling Taste Profile" scale on the labels of two of its Rieslings releasing next month. The Chateau Ste. Michelle 2008 Winemaker's Cabinet Riesling and the Chateau Ste. Michelle 2008 Waussie Riesling will both include the Riesling Taste Profile scale on the back labels to help consumers better understand the style of Riesling and taste profile of each wine. Both Rieslings are limited release wines available to the winery's wine club as well as in the winery's retail shop and online store. The Washington state winery will put the Riesling Taste Profile on its other Riesling bottlings starting with the 2009 vintage, including its Columbia Valley Riesling, the number one selling Riesling in the United States, the Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling and Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Riesling. The 2009 Rieslings will release in the spring of 2010.

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Domaine Ste. Michelle

Domaine Ste. Michelle Introduces Sparkling New Look

Woodinville, Wash.

Domaine Ste. Michelle, Washington state’s largest sparkling wine producer, recently introduced new packaging for its five styles of sparkling wine in 2009. The first wine to bear the new label was the Brut which released in January.

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Top-selling auction lot from Antica, the Antinori family’s Napa Valley estate, raises more than $1 million for Auction Napa Valley

Napa Valley, CA

The Antinori family, the 26 generation Italian wine producer, celebrated two milestones during the 29th annual Auction Napa Valley (June 6): Antica, the family’s Napa Valley estate, participated in its first auction here, and Antica’s auction lot raised more than $1 million to become the event’s top-seller for 2009.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Riesling Rendezvous 2010 Save The Date

Woodinville, Wash.

Rendezvous with prestigious Riesling producers, trade and journalists from around the world at the third Riesling Rendezvous. Hosted by North America’s premier Riesling producer, Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington state and Ernst Loosen of Germany’s renowned Dr. Loosen estate.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

The World's Greatest Riesling Partnership Turns 10

Time to Reminisce, to Look Ahead, and to Celebrate! Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle and Ernst Loosen are set to host a special 10-Year Eroica Anniversary Dinner on Monday, August 10, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. Ernst Loosen, the world's best known ambassador of Riesling, will visit Seattle to help host a singular evening celebrating the 10th anniversary of the visionary Eroica Riesling partnership between Dr. Loosen estate of Germany and Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington state at The Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville, Washington.

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