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Brunton Vineyards Ratifies First Phase of $40 million in Funding.


Young Company Receives Funding as Part of Its Aggressive Expansion Campaign, and Uses Funds for the Acquisition of Vineyards, Wineries and Expansion of Its Retail Wine Lounge

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Brunton Vineyards, Inc., a division of Brunton Vineyards Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BVYH) announces that it has received the first phase of its long-term financing Long-term financing

Liabilities repayable in more than one year plus equity.
 strategy in the form of several bank instruments and structured financing programs. $40 million in funding has been orchestrated by The Seven Investment Group [TSIG TSIG Transaction Signature (RFC 1035)
TSIG Trusted Systems Interoperability Group
TSIG Type of Signalling
TSIG Teleservices Internet Group
TSIG Telecommunications Special Interest Group
TSIG Technical Services Interest Group
] and its partners which is scheduled to be received in tranches over a sixty-day period.

Brunton Vineyards produces, sells and markets wine and wine-related drinks, and is currently on an acquisition campaign of targeted vineyard and winery operations with which it is in current negotiations. One vineyard and a winery make up the current target of properties that the company plans to add to its portfolio of properties within the next quarter, totaling approximately $32 million. In addition to the aforementioned properties, the company is currently expanding its recent acquisition of VinoVenue, a wine lounge in San Francisco.

The Seven Investment Group [TSIG], responsible for orchestrating the funding, joint venture relationships and taking the company public, has worked with its JV partners to place the first of $40 million in funding into the Brunton Vineyards acquisition and operations budget for Q2 '07 as the first stage of additional funding commitments by TSIG and its partners. Funds from subsequent financings will be used to acquire several winery and vineyard properties, including the expansion of its retail wine lounge, VinoVenue, across the contiguous US market, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . The company has plans to eventually expand worldwide with a target of 9,000 VinoVenue locations.

TSIG partners involved in JV relationships, strategic partnerships and alliances and funding are Hilltop Vineyard Group, Ascot Chase The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in February. There are sixteen fences to be jumped in the race.  and several other banks and venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed
5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1]
.

Commenting on his company going public and extensive funding, Geno Brunton, Chairman/CEO, stated: "I've always said that I don't think our company needs to be public to do a book of business and sell wine because we have established the market need for our products and our initial funding has come through private sources and structured financing. Nonetheless, we think we offer the market significant investment opportunities by being publicly held which, no doubt, makes further capitalization easier than being privately held. We look forward to bringing our knowledge and experience to a larger public market and show those who have faith in our company that having my family's name on this company means that we are in this for the long haul. This is going to be very exciting for those who endeavor to be part of the fast growing wine industry."

Don Pacholec, the company's CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , commented: "We've kept the extensive funding of our company quiet for obvious reasons and were only willing to reveal the funding which has been committed over the past six months when the funds arrived here in the US. Many looking at the company's steady progress have wondered why we haven't been willing to disclose our funding efforts earlier. While we appreciate their desire for more facts about our financial developments, it is the belief of the Company's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  that only when an event has occurred should we reveal information about such an event and not before. We just don't believe in hype."

About Brunton Vineyards

Brunton Vineyards is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Brunton Vineyards Holdings, Inc., a public company based in San Francisco, CA. The Company currently has several subsidiaries: Brunton Vineyards [with current brands - "Brunton Vineyards" and "Addison Cole"], VinoVenue, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 and Swig, Inc. Management plans to add shareholder value by increasing distribution of its wines within the US market, increasing margins on wine sales and acquiring top tier, high quality producing vineyards and wineries The following is a non-exhaustive list of vineyards and wineries from around the world.
  • Beaulieu Vineyard
  • Bias Vineyards
  • Chalone Vineyard
  • Château Branaire-Ducru
  • Château Brane-Cantenac
  • Chateau de Camensac
  • Château Cheval Blanc
 and some that are considered undervalued Undervalued

A stock or other security that is trading below its true value.

Notes:
The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating.
. Competitors to Brunton Vineyards are Constellation Brands (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:STZ STZ Steinbeis-Transferzentrum
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), Scheid Vineyards (Pink Sheets:SVIN) and 360 Global Wine Company (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
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). Please visit www.bruntonvineyards.com for more information.

About The Seven Investment Group

The Seven Investment Group is a private investment banking firm that provides integrated funding and structured financing programs, business solutions and consultation to private and public companies, orchestrating strategic partnerships, distribution deal arrangements and financing relationships. From the execution of business plans to advice on strategic growth and capitalization strategies, to the implementation of funding and investment vehicles, mergers and acquisitions, TSIG provides a comprehensive array of services to growing corporations. Visit: www.tsig.org

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the future results and performance of Brunton Vineyards Holdings, Inc. and Brunton Vineyards, Inc., including statements regarding returning to growth and profitability, increasing share and improving market position. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statements. Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements. The realization of any or all of these expectations is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and it is possible that the assumptions made by management may not materialize. Statements in this press release may involve risks and uncertainties; actual results may differ from the forward-looking statements. Sentences or phrases that use such words as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "may," "hopes," "can," "will," "expects," "is designed to," "with the intent," "potential" and others indicate forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward looking. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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