Redwood Creek Wines

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Redwood Creek Wines were introduced in the spring of 2002 by the E & J Gallo Winery. Redwood Creek Winemaker Cal Dennison is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and has been making wines in California for more than two decades.

Under Cal’s supervision, Redwood Creek wines have won dozens of awards including the Critics Challenge International Wine Competition Critics Gold for the 2005 Pinot Noir, Wine Enthusiast Best Buy Award in February 2007 (84 Points) for the 2005 Sauvignon Blanc, and a Gold “Best of Class” award from the San Francisco International Wine Competition for the 2005 Pinot Grigio.

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[edit] Varieties

Redwood Creek Wines are available nationwide a suggested retail price of $6.99 to $9.99 for a 750-milliliter bottle. The wines are also available in 187-ml and 1.5-liter bottles. Redwood Creek’s packaging is best known for the “adventure tool” corks each containing suggestions on how to be transformed into a unique outdoor device. For example, some corks provide GPS coordinates to the best views in Yosemite National Park, while others explain how to use the cork as a fishing bobber.

Redwood Creek wines include the following varietals:

[edit] Awards

  • Awarded over 350 medals since 2002
  • Second fastest growing popular wine brand[1]
  • Second ranking Pinot Noir in the entire table wine category[2]

[edit] The Greater Outdoors Project

In 2008, Redwood Creek Wines launched the Greater Outdoors Project. This program will award one nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization a $50,000 grant to fund a project that helps to preserve, protect and/or provide access to the American outdoors. Additionally, the nonprofit will receive a national print advertising campaign that will be published in magazines in 2008.

[edit] Campfire Classic

Since 2005, Redwood Creek Wines has hosted the Campfire Classic, where amateur cooks from across the country are invited to enter a campfire recipe that pairs with a Redwood Creek wine. Contestants submit their recipes online for a chance to compete in a national cook-off in New York City. The grand prize is $10,000 and a $5,000 donation to their favorite national park. A panel of experts, including Chef Bob Blumer of the Food Network, judge the recipes and cook-off. In 2008, Redwood Creek has expanded this competition to include regional semi-final cook-offs in Seattle, Fort Worth, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

[edit] Partnerships

Redwood Creek Wines has partnered with and supported various nonprofit outdoor organizations, including The Explorers Club — an educational society dedicated to preserving the instinct to explore — the National Arbor Day Foundation, American Hiking Society, and Yosemite National Park.

During The Explorers Club partnership, Redwood Creek hosted two national series of events for the public called “Taste of Adventure” and “Off The Eaten Path.” During these free events, attendees sampled wild foods, such as honey-glazed scorpions and dandelion, paired with Redwood Creek wines.

Redwood Creek and The Explorers Club hosted a final food and wine event in the fall of 2007 called “The Culinary Revival of a Great Expedition,” which featured a tasting and lecture on the foods that sustained Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew during his famous trans-Antarctic voyage.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Information Resources Incorporated, 52 week volume ending January, 27, 2008, Top 10 Popular Brands, Volume Sales % Chg.
  2. ^ Information Resources Incorporated, 52 week volume ending January, 27, 2008, total U.S. Pinot Noir Brands.

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