CSR Press Release

Napa, 
CA
. - July 
9, 
2009
 - It wasn’t 
just
 the
 wines 
that
 caused
 a 
stir
 at 
this
 year’s 
Food
 &
Wine 
Classic
 in 
Aspen—it 
was 
the 
wine 
corks!
 Napa‐based 
Cuvaison 
Estate 
Wines, 
long 
known 
for 
its 
commitment 
to 
sustainability,
 kicked
 off 
its 
nationwide 
cork
 recycling 
program
 in 
Aspen 
by 
collecting 
more 
than 
5,000
 corks.



“Thanks 
to 
the 
over whelmingly 
positive 
response 
from 
‘the
 Classic’ 
we 
know 
we're 
on
 to 
something 
special,” 
said 
Cuvaison 
President 
Jay 
Schuppert. 

“Once 
people 
saw
 our
 cork 
recycling 
boxes 
and 
burlap 
sacks, 
they 
went 
out 
of 
their 
way
 to 
make 
sure 
their corks 
came 
to 
us 
instead 
of 
the
 garbage. 

We 
kept 
hearing
 ‘it’s 
about 
time’ 
and
 ‘great
 idea’
– 
we 
couldn’t 
be 
more 
pleased.”


All of 
the 
corks 
collected 
will 
be 
shipped 
to 
Yemm
 & 
Hart ,
a 
recycling 
company 
that
 converts
 cork 
into 
self-sustaining 
products. 

Natural 
cork 
is 
100 
percent 
recyclable 
and
 can 
be
 turned
 into
 useful
 every day 
products
 such
 as 
flooring 
tile,
 building 
insulation,
 shoe
 soles,
fishing 
rod 
handles, 
bulletin
 boards 
and
 even
 soil
 conditioners.



Schuppert
 and
 Cuvaison
 Winemaker
 Steve
 Rogstad
 will
 be
 attending
 many
 of
 the 
top food
 and 
wine 
events 
throughout 
the 
year
 to 
collect
 corks 
and
 continue
 educating 
the
 public
 and
 industry 
about 
cork 
recycling 
and
 its 
benefits.

Custom-designed 
recycling
 boxes 
produced 
by
 Cuvaison
 will 
be 
placed
 throughout 
each
 event. 

Key 
restaurants 
are
 also 
lending
 their 
support 
by
 displaying 
the 
Cuvaison
 recycling
 boxes
 and 
collecting
 natural
corks.



“At
 Cuvaison
 we’re
 concerned
 about
 climate 
change
 and
 we
 feel
 compelled
 to 
do 
what
 we 
can
 to
 reduce
 the 
winery’s 
impact
 on
 our 
environment,” 
said
 Schuppert.

“Going
 solar 
and
 being 
certified
 Napa
 Green
 are 
the 
most
 visual
 and 
obvious
 initiatives,
 but
 that’s 
just 
a
 start.

We
 continue 
to 
look 
into 
the 
little
 but 
significant
 ways 
of 
creating
 change
 within
 our
 own
 organization
 and
 through
 grassroots 
networks 
with 
our
 staff,
 families
 and
 friends.”



ABOUT TERLATO WINES INTERNATIONAL

Terlato Wines International has a global portfolio of 50 brands from a host of world-class wine producers and presently markets more than one out of eight bottles of wine over $14 sold in America. Terlato, with more 90+ ratings than any wine company in the world, is the flagship company of the Terlato Wine Group, the parent company of several independent businesses specializing in the marketing and production of exceptional wines. Owned and operated by the Terlato family, the Group also includes the family’s winery investments and partnerships in some of the world’s most esteemed wine regions, including: Napa Valley; Sonoma County; Santa Barbara County; Victoria, Australia; the Rhône Valley in France; and Montalcino, Italy.

The Terlato Wines International portfolio of brands includes: Napa Valley: Brandlin, Chimney Rock, Cuvaison Estate Wines, Luke Donald Collection, Markham Vineyards, Rutherford Hill, Tangley Oaks, Terlato Family Vineyards and Two Hands – Napa Valley; Sonoma County: Alderbrook, Hanna, Hideaway Creek, Rochioli and Terlato Family Vineyards; Santa Barbara County: Sanford and Tangley Oaks; California Appellation: Glass Mountain and Seven Daughters; Oregon: Sokol Blosser; Italy: Baglio di Pianetto, Ca’ del Bosco, Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja Toscana), Florio Martinez Marsala, Gaja, Il Poggione, Kettmeir, MAZZONI (Toscana), Santa Margherita, Tiramisú, Torresella and Distillatori Nonino (Grappa); France: Champagne Bollinger, M. Chapoutier, Domaine Chanson, Josmeyer, Langlois-Chateau and Mischief and Mayhem; Australia: Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier, Domaine Tournon and Two Hands; Argentina: Tamari; Canada: Peller Estates Icewine; Greece: Boutari; New Zealand: Wairau River; South Africa: Anthonij Rupert, Cirrus, Guardian Peak, Engelbrecht-Els, Ernie Els Signature and Rust En Vrede; Spain: Olvena; Switzerland: Xellent Swiss Vodka.; Japan: Shimizu-No-Mai Sake.
www.terlatowines.com

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