Press Releases
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10.21.2011Columbia Crest Named One of Wine & Spirits “American Wineries of the Year” For First Time
Wine & Spirits magazine named Columbia Crest one of its "American Wineries of the Year" for the first time. The accolade was part of the magazine’s Winter 2011 Buying Guide issue which featured the 100 Best Wines, 100 Best Buys, and Top 100 Wineries of 2011.
06.21.2011Two Vines by Columbia Crest Introduces New Packaging
Two Vines by Columbia Crest, recognized as the leading producer of acclaimed, high-quality wines from Washington state, has introduced new packaging for its Two Vines tier. The first wines to feature the new package include the 2009 Two Vines Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2009 Two Vines Merlot-Cabernet which released nationally in May.
03.29.2011Columbia Crest Expands Grand Estates Tier with Amitage Red Blend and Moscato
Columbia Crest, recognized as the leading producer of acclaimed, high-quality wines from Washington state, has announced the addition of Amitage, a Red Blend, and Moscato to its Grand Estates tier of wines. The 2008 Grand Estates Amitage Red Blend and 2010 Grand Estates Moscato shipped Feb. 1, 2011 and are available nationally for a suggested retail price of $12.
03.22.2011Columbia Crest Names Juan Muñoz Oca Head Winemaker
Columbia Crest, recognized as the leading producer of acclaimed, high-quality wines from Washington state, today announced that Juan Muñoz Oca will assume responsibility for producing the winery’s portfolio of Reserve, H3, Grand Estates and Two Vines wines as Head Winemaker.
11.03.2010Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine Spectator’s No. 1 Wine in the World for 2009, Featured at New World Wine Experience
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates President and CEO, Ted Baseler, presented the first Washington wine to be named the No. 1 Wine in the World – the 2005 Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – at Wine Spectator’s New World Wine Experience in Las Vegas on October 30, 2010.
The weekend Wine Experience event included the "Wine Spectator’s Top 10 Wine Tasting," which showcased the Top 10 wines from 2009 as selected by the Wine Spectator board of editors and published in the December 31, 2009 issue. More than 1,000 people attended the seminar where Baseler presented the Columbia Crest wine along with a panel of luminaries from Tuscany and Spain to the Rhône Valley and California, each taking the opportunity to comment on their wine as the audience tasted.
