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08/24/09--00:00: Winner Announced For 2009 "flayvors Of Washington" Contest! (chan 1050848)

Columbia Crest Winery, in conjunction with Chef Bobby Flay, today announced the winning recipe of the "Flayvors of Washington" video recipe contest. Frank Galella’s recipe for Stuffed Veal Chops with Wild Mushrooms and Farro Salad took the grand prize at the "Flayvors of Washington" face-off challenge.


11/20/09--00:00: Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon #1 In The World! (chan 1050848)

Wine Spectator magazine has named the Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon as the editors’ pick and #1 Wine in the World for 2009. Columbia Crest was selected from the more than 17,000 wines tasted by editors.


12/02/09--00:00: Quarterly Review Of Wines Features Columbia Crest Walter Clore Private Reserve Red Wine (chan 1050848)

Quarterly Review of Wines' Winter 2009/2010 issue features a story about the father of the Washington Wine industry, Dr. Walter Clore, and a vertical tasting of Columbia Crest's Walter Clore Private Reserve Red wines from 2002 to 2006.


02/16/10--00:00: Winemaker Ray Einberger Talks To Wine Press N W About Winning Wine Spectator’s No. 1 Wine In The World (chan 1050848)

On Friday, Feb. 5th the editors from Wine Press NW visited Columbia Crest winery and interviewed Winemaker Ray Einberger about how he found out his 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon earned Wine Spectator's No. 1 Wine in the World and the effect the award has had on the winery and the Washington state wine industry.


04/05/10--00:00: Proving Crest Is Best (chan 1050848)

In the Spring 2010 issue of Wine Press Northwest wine writer Bob Woehler reviews some of Columbia Crest’s 2001 Reserve wines in his Vintage Musings column. He also offers reviews of the winery’s current vintages to prove Crest is best.


06/18/10--00:00: Columbia Crest Featured At The 64th Annual Tony Awards Official Talent Gift Lounge (chan 1050848)

Some of the brightest stars of television, film and stage came out on Sunday, June 13 during dress rehearsal and the live airing of the 64th Annual Tony Awards to participate in the Official Talent Gift Lounge backstage at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY.


07/19/10--00:00: Columbia Crest Winery Featured In John Sarich’s New Cookbook “chef In The Vineyard” (chan 1050848)

Discover a selection of premiere wine estates from Washington, Oregon and California through the pages of “Chef in the Vineyard,” the new book by Chef John Sarich. In his fifth book Sarich presents a unique travel cookbook that includes more than 140 wine-friendly recipes with recommended wine pairings from each featured estate, including Columbia Crest Winery.


08/11/10--00:00: Columbia Crest Winery Launches Wine And Recipe Pairing Mobile Site, Cork & Fork, Featuring Exclusive Recipes From Chef Bobby Flay (chan 1050848)

Columbia Crest Winery, producer of Wine Spectator’s No. 1 wine for 2009, today announced the official launch of Cork & Fork, a free wine and recipe pairing mobile site. The site features exclusive recipes from Chef Bobby Flay, wine pairing recommendations, a unique shopping list feature and easy entertaining tips. The site can be accessed by any Internet-enabled phone at corkandforkmobile.com. ...


09/02/10--00:00: "columbia Crest On Top Of The World" Lot One Of The Top-selling At The Auction Of Washington Wines (chan 1050848)

Columbia Crest Winery’s “No. 1 Wine” Auction Lots Raise More Than $17,400 for Charity


09/14/10--00:00: Columbia Crest 2007 H3 Merlot Named Food & Wine Magazine's Best American Merlot Under $20 (chan 1050848)

Food & Wine announced its picks for the best wines in America in its 13th annual American Wine Awards, naming the Columbia Crest 2007 H3 Merlot the Best American Merlot Under $20.


11/03/10--00:00: Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine Spectator’s No. 1 Wine In The World For 2009, Featured At New World Wine Experience (chan 1050848)

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.


11/24/10--00:00: Columbia Crest 2007 H3 Merlot Ranked #43 On Wine Spectator Top 100 (chan 1050848)

Columbia Crest has earned it's 16th placement on Wine Spectator's annual Top 100 list with the Columbia Crest 2007 H3 Merlot ; the wine was ranked #43 on the publication's 2010 Top 100 list.


02/18/11--00:00: Juan Muñoz Oca Promotes Columbia Crest Wines In Mexico City (chan 1050848)

At the end of January, Red Winemaker Juan Muñoz Oca traveled to Mexico City to promote Columbia Crest wines; his visit was well received by the local wine enthusiasts, the wine trade and the media.


02/22/11--00:00: Columbia Crest H3 Merlot Recommended On N P R Weekend Edition (chan 1050848)

NPR Weekend Edition Host Scott Simon, along with Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, bust the myth that Merlots are verboten, promulgated in the 2004 film Sideways. In the segment “Merlots Worth Sipping, Despite The Bad Rap,” which aired on Feb. 19, 2011, Vaynerchuk and Simon taste the Columbia Crest H3 Merlot, calling it “really nice” and “silky smooth.”


03/22/11--00:00: Columbia Crest Names Juan Muñoz Oca Head Winemaker (chan 1050848)

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.


09/06/11--00:00: Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Is Crime Thriller Author Nelson De Mille’s “daily Drink” (chan 1050848)

In the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal, wine writer Lettie Teague interviewed crime thriller author Nelson DeMille about writing and wine. DeMille names his top five wines, including the Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon:


10/10/11--00:00: Pour Yourself A Conversation (chan 1050848)

We are excited about our recently launched a campaign “Pour Yourself a Conversation.”


10/20/11--00:00: Columbia Crest Named One Of Wine & Spirits “american Wineries Of The Year” For First Time (chan 1050848)

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.


12/14/11--00:00: Columbia Crest Praised As Value Leader By Wine Spectator (chan 1050848)

Wine Spectator associate editor, Tim Fish blogs about Columbia Crest, in an article titled “Watch Out California, Washington Is the Value King; The winning wines of Columbia Crest have little competition from the Golden State” which was posted on WineSpectator.com, on Dec. 14, 2011.