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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest and Bobby Flay Announce Winners of the "Flayvors of Washington" Recipe Contest

Paterson, Wash.

Columbia Crest Winery, in conjunction with Chef Bobby Flay, today announced the top-three winning recipes of the “Flayvors of Washington” recipe contest. The contest challenged food and wine lovers throughout the United States to create and submit an original recipe inspired by Columbia Crest wines and utilizing ingredients from Washington state. The recipe competition is part of a partnership between the acclaimed Washington-based winery and Flay that highlights the unexpected rewards of dining with Columbia Crest Grand Estates wines.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Riesling Growth Rises over other White Wines for Three Straight Years

Chateau Ste. Michelle leads the Resurgence of the Noble White Grape / Woodinville, Wash.

Two decades ago many U.S. grape growers were ripping out Riesling vines to plant more Chardonnay as Riesling was falling out of favor in the marketplace. Today consumers have rediscovered Riesling making it the fastest growing white wine varietal for the third straight year.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Announces its 2008 Summer Concert Series

The Winery’s 25th Summer of Music to Feature 21 Concerts! Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville will kick off its 25th summer concert series on June 6th with a special performance by Crosby Stills & Nash. Tickets for the winery’s concerts will go on sale Saturday, April 26th at 10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Chateau Ste. Michelle wine shop from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest Winery Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

Paterson, Wash.

Columbia Crest winery will celebrate its 25th anniversary of being open to the public this year. In June 1983, the winery and visitor center were officially dedicated and opened to the public. At the time, the winery represented a $26 million investment in the future of Washington state winemaking. Today, Columbia Crest is Washington state’s largest winery and continues to be one of America’s most popular wines and a leader in the industry.

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Snoqualmie Winery Adds Merlot and Rose to Its “Naked” Line

Prosser, Wash.

Snoqualmie introduces the 2006 Naked Merlot and 2007 Naked Rose as the latest additions to its portfolio. All Naked wines are made with 100% USDA certified organically grown grapes in the Snoqualmie’s certified organic winery located in Prosser, Washington.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen to Host 2nd Riesling Rendezvous

Second Riesling Rendezvous to celebrate Riesling with a consumer festival, panel tastings and new breakout sessions to explore key Riesling issues / Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle, the foremost North American Riesling producer, and Dr. Loosen, the highly acclaimed German Riesling estate, will host the second “Riesling Rendezvous,” an event to bring together leading Riesling experts and producers to explore the versatility of Rieslings from around the world. The three-day event will be held at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Washington and will feature a grand consumer festival tasting, blind panel tastings and interactive breakout sessions.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Announces 2008 Culinary Events

Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle is pleased to present its 2008 culinary events. This year we will showcase our award winning wines in our specially themed chef dinners and evenings of wine and cheese.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Names Wendy Stuckey of Australia as White Winemaker

Woodinville, Wash.

Washington’s founding winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, recently named Wendy Stuckey as its new white winemaker. Stuckey will report to head winemaker Bob Bertheau and manage day to day operations at Chateau Ste. Michelle’s white wine cellar in Woodinville, Washington outside of Seattle. (Chateau Ste. Michelle also has a winery dedicated to red wines located in Eastern Washington.)

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Introduces New Indian Wells Packaging

Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s founding winery, introduced new packaging for its Indian Wells tier in fall 2007. The first wine to bear the new label was the 2006 Indian Wells Chardonnay which released in early October.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Honors 40 Years of Washington Winemaking at “Celebrating our Roots” Harvest Festival September 8th

Woodinville, Wash.

Enjoy new release wine tasting, barrel tasting, wine education, winemaker bottle signing, art exhibits and more

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