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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Announces 2019 Summer Concert Series

Net Proceeds to Benefit Regional Charities

Woodinville, Wash. - Chateau Ste. Michelle winery will play its way into summer with the 35th Summer Concert Series beginning with Rob Thomas:Chip Tooth Tour on Thursday, June 13 in Woodinville, Wash. Tickets will go on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com on Saturday, March 9 at 10 a.m.

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Prayers of Sinners and Saints

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Launches Prayers of Sinners & Saints Wine from Washington State

Paterson, Wash. (February 19, 2019)—Ste. Michelle Wine Estates taps into both its virtuous good side and indulgent dark side with the launch of Prayers of Sinners & Saints wine, available on shelves nationwide in March.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Debuts new Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

Woodinville, Wash. (November 5, 2018)

Washington state’s founding winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, will release a Cabernet Sauvignon from the renowned Red Mountain appellation in November. The wine is crafted to showcase one of Washington’s warmest and smallest American Viticulture Areas (AVA) known for bold full-bodied acclaimed red wines. The winery produced 3,000 cases of the inaugural 2016 bottling which will be available nationally with a suggested retail price of $50.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Winemaking, Vineyard Chief Doug Gore Announces Retirement

Ste. Michelle Winemaking, Vineyard Chief Doug Gore Announces Retirement

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (October 16, 2018) – Doug Gore, Executive Vice President of Winemaking, Vineyards and Operations for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is retiring after an acclaimed 36-year career with the wine company.

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle President and CEO Ted Baseler Announces Retirement

Jim Mortensen to Succeed Baseler, Bringing 25+ Years of Consumer-Packaged Goods Experience

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (August 22, 2018) – Ted Baseler, President and CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, is ending his storied and acclaimed career with the company on October 1, 2018.

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Columbia Crest

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Announces Katie Nelson as Senior Director of Winemaking for Columbia Crest

Paterson, Wash.

For just the third time in the storied 35-year history of one of Washington’s most acclaimed wineries, Columbia Crest has a new winemaker. As one of the most accomplished and respected female winemakers in Washington state, Katie Nelson returns to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates as Senior Director of Winemaking for Columbia Crest.

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Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Becomes the Official Partner of Cirque du Soleil Touring Shows in the USA & Canada

Chouilly, France

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte has announced an exclusive multi-year contract with Cirque du Soleil as the first ever official Champagne partner of its touring shows throughout the USA and Canada. The partnership will begin in September 2018 with the premiere of VOLTA™ in Redmond, Wash. and will continue through December 2020.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle Earns LIVE Sustainability Certification for its Woodinville Winery

Woodinville, Wash. - Washington’s founding winery recently earned LIVE sustainability for its popular Woodinville, Washington winery, which is visited by more than 300,000 guests a year. The winery’s Canoe Ridge Estate red winery in Eastern Washington, as well as its Canoe Ridge Estate and Cold Creek vineyards are also LIVE and Salmon Safe Certified. LIVE is a rigorous third party certification program of environmentally and socially responsible winegrowing in the Pacific Northwest.

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Villa Maria Named No. 1 Wine Brand in New Zealand by Drinks International for Fourth Consecutive Year

Auckland, New Zealand

For the fourth year in a row, Villa Maria has been named one of the most admired wine brands in the world by Drinks International, a leading magazine for the alcohol beverage industry. Additionally, for the past four years, Villa Maria has also been the #1 most admired wine brand in New Zealand on the publication’s “World’s Most Admired Wine Brands” list, placing eighth globally in 2018.

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Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle's New Visitor Center Offers Innovative Wine Experiences, Tastings for Guests

Woodinville, Wash. - Chateau Ste. Michelle, Washington’s founding winery’ is excited to present unique new wine experiences in its recently renovated Visitor Center at its Woodinville Chateau, located outside Seattle. Visitors can enjoy food and wine pairings, blind tastings and hands on estate vineyard winemaking.

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