• 30% drink 7-10 glasses of wine a week
• 30% purchased 11-20 cases of wine last year
• 23% own 21-50 cases of wine
• 23% pay on average $20-$29 per 750ml
• 54% of the wine purchased last year was purchased to age one + years
• 84% are male
• 34% are 45-54 years young
• 44% have college degrees, 41% have a postgraduate degree
• 73% are consumers (not involved in the wine industry)
• 30% have found 4-5 new wineries because of WineRelease.com
• 40% have purchased from 1-3 new wineries after discovering them on WineRelease.com
• 86% also visited WineSpectator.com in the past 30 days, 43% visited eRobertParker.com, 38% visited Wine-Searcher.com
• 87% subscribe to Wine Spectator, 47% Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 43% Food and Wine

July 2004 Wine Releases

• Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards; 2001 Napa Valley Right Bank Meritage Blend
• Bargetto Winery; 2001 California Merlot
• Casa Larga Vineyards; 2002 Merlot
• Castle Rock Winery; 2003 Carneros Pinot Noir, 2003 Sonoma County Pinot Noir, 2002 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
• Clos LaChance; 2001 Erwin Vineyard Pinot Noir
• Fire Station Red; 2002 Russian River Pinot Noir
• Freemark Abbey Winery; 2003 Chardonnay
• Gainey Vineyards; 2002 Santa Maria Valley Limited Selection Pinot Noir, 2002 Limited Selection Cabernet Franc, 2002 Limited Selection Sauvignon Blanc
• Garretson Wine Company; 2003 California The Taistealai Roussanne, 2002 Paso Robles Hastings Ranch The Sauthar Mourvedre, 2002 Paso Robles Rozet Vineyard The Spainneach Grenache
• Greenwood Ridge Vineyards ; 2002 Anderson Valley Sauvignon Blanc, 2002 Mendocino Ridge White Riesling, 2000 Mendocino Ridge Merlot
• Grgich Hills Cellar; 2003 Napa Valley Estate Grown Fume Blanc
• Hanna Winery; 2003 Russian River Valley Slusser Road Sauvignon Blanc
• Hendry Winery; 2002 Red Wine Bordeaux Blend, 2002 Blocks 4&5 Pinot Noir, 2001 Block 28 Zinfandel
• Jones Family Vineyards; 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
• King Estate Winery; 2000 Signature Chardonnay
• Lange Winery ; 2002 Pinot Blanc
• Pedroncelli Winery & Vineyards; 2001 Zinfandel
• Rabbit Ridge Vineyards; 2003 Paso Robles Chardonnay
• Raymond; 2001 Estates Cabernet Sauvignon
• Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery; 2002 Sonoma County Chardonnay, 2002 Appellation Selection Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, 2002 Vineyard Selection Domenici Vineyard Zinfandel, 2001 PWS Secolo
• Silver Oak Cellars; 2000 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (7/31/04)
• Spottswoode Winery; 2003 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
• Stephenson Cellars; 2002 Washington State Merlot
• Thumbprint Cellars; 2002 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
• Tinhorn Creek Vineyards; 2003 Chardonnay, 2003 Kerner Ice Wine
• William Hill Winery; 2001 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
• Zahtila Vineyards; 2001 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

• Castle Rock Winery; United States: Washington State: Columbia Valley
• Chateau Potelle; United States: California: Napa Valley
• Darioush Winery; United States: California: Napa Valley
• Freemark Abbey Winery; United States: California: Napa Valley
• Gustavo Thrace Winery; United States: California: Napa Valley
• La Jota Vineyard; United States: California: Napa Valley
• Merry Edwards Wines; United States: California: Sonoma County
• Morgan Winery ; United States: California: Monterey County
• Cliff Lede Vineyards; United States: California: Napa Valley
• Whitehall Lane Winery; United States: California: Napa Valley
• Abacela Winery; United States: Oregon: Umpqua Valley
• Hightower Cellars; United States: Washington State
• Papapietro Perry Winery; United States: California: Sonoma County: Russian River Valley
• Kinkead Ridge Vineyard and Winery; United States: Ohio
• Rosenthal - The Malibu Estate; United States: California: South Coast: Malibu Newton Canyon
• Brassfield Estate; United States: California: Lake County
• Banyan Wines; United States: California: Monterey County
• The Hobo Wine Company; United States: California: Sonoma County: Dry Creek Valley
• DePonte Cellars; United States: Oregon
• Stephenson Cellars; United States: Washington State: Walla Walla Valley



Till next month!


Neil Monnens


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