Press Release Archives

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 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 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 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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Spring Valley Vineyard

Spring Valley Expands Vineyard Near Walla Walla

Walla Walla, Wash.

Spring Valley Vineyard near Walla Walla, celebrated for producing some of the most prized red wines in Washington State, has just completed a 64-acre addition to the original 45-acre vineyard.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen Gather Top Riesling Producers & Experts from around the World at Inaugural Riesling Rendezvous

Woodinville, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen’s inaugural Riesling Rendezvous last week drew some 160 winemakers, journalists, restaurant professionals and consumers to celebrate all things Riesling at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. The event featured tastings, seminars and food parings designed to showcase the versatility of Riesling from around the world. More than 50 winemakers from Germany, Alsace, Austria, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Canada, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California and New York presented some 220 Rieslings throughout the three-day event.

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Columbia Crest

Columbia Crest Grand Estates and Bobby Flay Team Up

Woodinville, Wash.

Columbia Crest Winery today announced that it has partnered with renowned chef and Food Network star Bobby Flay to show wine and food lovers how simple it is to have a really great food and wine experience, everyday. The new campaign highlights the unexpected rewards of dining with Columbia Crest’s Grand Estates wines.

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New Winery Opened on Red Mountain for Col Solare

Red Mountain, Wash.

Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington State’s oldest and most acclaimed winery, and the Antinori family of Tuscany, Italy, cut the ribbon today on a boutique winery for Col Solare, the luxury red wine that the two partners have been making since the 1995 vintage.

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Northstar

Dave Merfeld Named Northstar Winemaker

Walla Walla, Wash.

After crafting two exceptional vintages in 2005 and 2006 as acting winemaker at Northstar, the luxury Merlot winery in Walla Walla, Dave Merfeld has been named head winemaker.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle Celebrates 40 Years of Washington Winemaking

Woodinville, Wash.

Forty years ago, Washington state was a fledgling wine region with only a handful of wineries. Today, the state’s founding winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, has helped Washington grow into the second largest wine producing region in America. This year Chateau Ste. Michelle will celebrate its 40th year of Washington winemaking. Originally founded in 1934, Chateau Ste. Michelle pioneered vinifera grape growing in Washington state and has been producing classic European varietal wines under the Ste. Michelle label since 1967.

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