<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Press Releases</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Olympic Cellars makes list of Top Corporate Philanthropists</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2009/05/15/150/</link><description><![CDATA[Olympic Cellars Makes Puget Sound Business Journal List of Top 78 Corporate PhilanthropistsNew Expanded List Honors Companies of All Sizes in Greater Puget Sound Area&nbsp;Port Angeles, Wash., May 15, 2009 &ndash; The Puget Sound Business Journal has named Olympic Cellars to its 2009 List of Top Corporate Philanthropists in an expanded Corporate Citizenship Program that recognizes companies of all sizes for their staunch support of philanthropic causes and organizations. Companies were placed in one of three categories, large, medium or small, determined by total revenue, and then ranked within each category according to total giving in the state of Washington. Olympic Cellars is ranked number 20 out of 25 businesses on the small companies list, with $6,613.]]></description></item><item><title>“Dungeness” Wine Trademark granted Federal Registration</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2008/07/30/143/</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title>Working Girl Wines Roadtrip Give-Away Contest Announced</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2008/06/27/141/</link><description><![CDATA[Winner of Olympic Cellars&rsquo; Washington Wine Month giveaway to experience wine country and lavender celebration in style The lucky winner of a special giveaway sponsored by Olympic Cellars&rsquo; award-winning Working Girl wines during Washington Wine Month (March) will tour Olympic Wine Country and take in the Sequim Lavender Festival in a red 2008 Lincoln MKX AWD, accompanied by her two daughters and their own private chauffeur.&nbsp;Read Full Article]]></description></item><item><title>Red, White & New Wine Release Weekend Celebrates the 5th Anniversary of Working Girl Wines</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2008/06/27/142/</link><description><![CDATA[Olympic Cellars will commemorate the fifth anniversary of its popular Working Girl&reg; Wines next month with the unveiling of Gracefully Aging Red, the fifth wine in the Working Girl series. The aptly named 2006 Zinfandel will debut at the winery&rsquo;s annual Red, White &amp; New Wine Release Weekend, July 12-13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.]]></description></item><item><title>Founding Artist Uniquely Portrays Olympic Cellars’ Award-Winning History</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2008/04/18/138/</link><description><![CDATA[Resident artist Bob Stokes is beginning to realize his long-term vision for one of the Olympic Peninsula&rsquo;s unique assets &ndash; its large artist population.&nbsp; Recently, Stokes joined forces with local fiber artist Jeanne Couillard Jones on a custom project for Port Angeles&rsquo; Olympic Cellars Winery. The challenge: find a unique, insightful way to display more than 70 wine medals received by the winery in its 29-year history. Stokes and Jones titled their creative solution, The Vendange&nbsp;&nbsp; Read Full Article]]></description></item><item><title>Celebrating Washington Wine Month With a Working Girl Road Trip Giveaway</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2008/03/19/137/</link><description><![CDATA[Car and Private Chauffeur Included with Weekend in Wine CountryMarch is Washington Wine Month, and Olympic Cellars is celebrating with more than just great wine! Consumers are invited to participate in a special drawing for a Working Girl Road Trip, sponsored by Olympic Cellars&rsquo; award-winning Working Girl wines. The winner will receive a weekend getaway for two in Olympic Peninsula Wine Country, including an overnight stay at a local B&amp;B, a private chauffeured tour of the regions&rsquo; seven artisan wineries in a red 2008 Lincoln MKX AWD, dinner at a local fine dining restaurant, and much more. Entry forms are available on the necks of Working Girl wine bottles at participating local and Puget Sound area retailers, or on the Working Girl website, www.workinggirlwines.]]></description></item><item><title>Olympic Cellars’ Kathy Charlton to Receive Women for WineSense Rising Star Award</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2007/06/18/116/</link><description><![CDATA[Women for WineSense (WWS), the premier national education and networking organization for wine aficionados and industry professionals, has selected Kathy Charlton, owner of Olympic Cellars Winery in Port Angeles, to receive the organization&rsquo;s Rising Star Award.&nbsp; Charlton was selected for &ldquo;star power,&rdquo; demonstrated through over-the-top marketing innovation, such as the winery&rsquo;s annual Working Girl NO LABOR Day (a self-designated &ldquo;holiday&rdquo; for women), a strong commitment to philanthropy and a focus on making wine more approachable &ndash; all of which have contributed to her success in turning Olympic Cellars around and taking the business to new heights. In just six short years, annual production of Olympic Cellars&rsquo; Working Girl&reg; wines (a series created by Charlton with co-owners Molly Rivard and Libby Sweetser) has jumped from 450 cases to 11,000 cases and undergone a national rollout.&nbsp; Read Full Press Release]]></description></item><item><title>Climate and Landscape Study Finds North Olympic Peninsula Suitable to Grow Unique Grape Varieties for Quality Wine Production</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2007/05/07/110/</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. Greg Jones, a Southern Oregon University professor and research climatologist who has studied the impact of climate on the suitability of wine grape regions worldwide, performed the 9-month long study. Jones delivered his conclusion that the North Olympic Peninsula provides sound potential for cool climate viticulture, and the local wine industry should capitalize on the ability to grow unique grapes with a light, crisp, and aromatic style of wine that pairs well with the seafood of the region.
Kathy Charlton says: &ldquo;It is our hope that the study will attract growers to the area, thereby raising the profile of the North Olympic Peninsula as a premium wine growing region and enhancing the region&rsquo;s rich agricultural heritage through new vineyard plantings.]]></description></item><item><title>Working Girl Wines Featured at Women Business Owners Nellie Cashman Awards</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2006/10/10/19/</link><description><![CDATA[Olympic Cellars and Working Girl Wines featured at the 2005 &amp; 2006&nbsp;WBO Nellie Cashman Women Business Owner of the Year Award Dinner and Ceremony.&nbsp; For two years in a row Working Girl Wines has had the honor of being the only wine served at this exclusive event.]]></description></item><item><title>International Women's Day, Olympic Cellars raising funds for Global Partnerships</title><link>http://olympiccellars.com/eventsroot/pressreleases/2006/03/06/75/</link><description><![CDATA[Peninsula towns from Port Angeles to Port Townsend will mark International Women&rsquo;s Day (March 8), a global observation of the economic, social, cultural and political achievements of women, with three distinctly different public events focused on reflection, veneration and celebration. Sponsored by Womanfest, a non-profit organization that has been empowering women of the Olympic Peninsula for more than 20 years, and Olympic Cellars, a woman-owned and operated winery in Port Angeles, the events will raise funds for Global Partnerships, a Seattle organization helping to fight poverty through microlending programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;See Full Article]]></description></item></channel></rss>