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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Announces its 2017 Summer Concert Series as part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration

Net Proceeds to Benefit Regional Charities

Woodinville, Wash. - Chateau Ste. Michelle winery will kick off its 2017 Summer Concert Series on Thursday, June 1 with Elvis Costello as part of its year-long 50th Anniversary celebrations. Tickets for the winery’s concerts will go on sale Saturday, March 25th at 10 a.m. online at www.ticketmaster.com

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Columbia Crest and 14 Hands Named Impact Magazine’s “Hot Brands” for 2016

March 14, 2017 - Two Ste. Michelle Wine Estates brands, Columbia Crest and 14 Hands Winery, were named “Impact Hot Brands” for 2016 in the March 1 & 15, 2017 issue of Impact magazine. 14 Hands was named a Hot Brand for the ninth consecutive year and Columbia Crest received its first since 1994 making it its seventh award.

In total, 19 domestic wine brands earned Hot Brands honors for 2016. This year’s Hot Brands features a lengthy list of returning brands as well as promising upstarts.

To earn Hot Brand status, wines must have achieved double-digit growth in each of the past three years, or they must be established brands with at least 15% growth, or top-10 volume leaders with at least 5% growth in 2016 and at least 15% growth since 2015. Significant new products also can qualify. The minimum volume requirement is 250,000 cases.

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14 Hands

14 Hands Winery Exceeds 2 Million Cases in 2016

Prosser, WA, February 6, 2017 – 14 Hands Winery reached an important milestone in 2016 ? exceeding 2 million cases shipped for the first time since the brand’s inception just 12 years ago. The success comes on the heels of several recent product milestones, including the national launch of the 14 Hands Brut, 14 Hands Brut Rosé and the 14 Hands Stampede Red Wine Blend from the Columbia Valley AVA.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington's Founding Winery, Kicks off its 50th Anniversary

Woodinville, Wash.

The opening of a newly expanded visitor center, an anniversary Summer Concert Series, commemorative Cabernet bottling, and special events will celebrate this major milestone.

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington state’s founding winery, announced today it will celebrate its 50th Anniversary year with a commemorative Cabernet bottling, special events, library wine releases, a visitor center expansion, its famous Summer Concert Series and other programs throughout 2017.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Mastering Your Holiday Meal with Tips from James Beard Award-Winning Chef Tom Douglas

Woodinville, Wash.

Renowned Seattle-based chef shares three takes on the classic holiday turkey with perfect wine pairings

The holidays are upon us, and relatives are coming from near and far for that memorable holiday feast. There’s nothing that epitomizes a holiday meal quite like a perfectly cooked turkey, but cooking turkey can be both tricky and intimidating. And when it comes to pairing wines with your carefully crafted menu, with so many wines to choose from, were do you start?

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Intrinsic

INTRINSIC™ Wine Co.’s Inaugural 2014 Vintage Makes Two Top 100 in the World Lists

Winemaker Juan Muñoz-Oca Named “Winemaker to Watch”

Paterson, Wash., December 13, 2016 – The inaugural release of the INTRINSIC 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, a raw yet elegant wine from the famed Columbia Valley in Washington State produced using “extreme” extended maceration, has cemented its place among Washington’s most acclaimed wines in 2016 with not one, but TWO coveted top 100 designations from the country’s leading wine publications: #97 in Wine Enthusiast’s “THE ENTHUSIAST 100 OF 2016” list, and #32 in Wine Spectator’s “Top 100 Wines” in the world list for 2016.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

“Raise a Glass, Fund a Scholarship” Program to Support Future Grape Growers and Winemakers

Woodinville, Wash.

Washington's founding winery Chateau Ste. Michelle is partnering with Washington restaurants to support the ninth annual "Raise a Glass, Fund a Scholarship" program to benefit Viticulture and Enology programs at Washington State University and other Northwest universities. More than 200 restaurants will participate in the "Raise a Glass, Fund a Scholarship" program which runs through the end of December 2016.

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FIRST U.S. EXHIBITION OF DELLA ROBBIA SCULPTURES TRAVELS TO NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON

Washington, DC

More than 500 years after their creation, Della Robbia terracotta sculptures endure as some of the most innovative and expressive examples of art from the Italian Renaissance. On view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, West Building from February 5 through June 4, 2017, Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence is the first major American exhibition dedicated to works by three generations of the Della Robbia family and their competitors. The exhibition travels to the Gallery, the only other venue, after premiering at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) from August 9 to December 4, 2016.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle named Wine & Spirits magazine “Top 100 Wineries of the Year” award for the 22nd time, the most of any producer in the United States

Woodinville, Wash.

The magazine article highlighted Chateau Ste. Michelle's impressive wine quality and consistency, particularly with Riesling.

“Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington State’s oldest and largest winery, has earned 22 Top 100 awards, the most of any producer in the United States. But its most impressive achievement may be in its extensive work with riesling. …Chateau Ste. Michelle is one of the driving forces behind riesling’s global renaissance and is, in fact, the world’s largest riesling producer. Most of this volume consists of affordable, reliable appellation wines – dry and off-dry versions. The team saves their best for Eroica, a partnership with Mosel superstar Ernst Loosen that began in 1999 and has become the hallmark of their production.

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Columbia Crest

Copacino+Fujikado Launches Six-Part Branded Content Series for Columbia Crest

“Juan & Juan on Wine” showcases heart and passion behind winemaking at decorated winery

Seattle, WA – October 3, 2016 – Copacino+Fujikado today launched a new branded content series for decorated Northwest winery Columbia Crest, part of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. “Juan & Juan On Wine” consists of six videos celebrating the passion and dedication of the people who produce some of the most acclaimed wines in the world. The series can be viewed at www.juanandjuanonwine.com, and is supported by paid social advertising across Columbia Crest’s channels.

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