Corus Estates & Vineyards President Named to The Rhone Rangers Board of Directors; Ken McCabe to Help Expand Seattle Event and Grow Awareness Nationally.SEATTLE -- Corus Estates & Vineyards, a leading producer of boutique, hand-crafted wines in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, announced that its president, Ken McCabe, has been elected to the board of directors of The Rhone Rangers. The Rhone Rangers is a non-profit, educational organization, established to advance the public's knowledge of the Rhone varietal wine Noun 1. varietal wine - a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape varietal vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially) grapes grown in America. McCabe's focus will be on how to expand the events to other cities, getting new wineries to sign up as a Ranger, and working on growing the Seattle event. He will also be focusing on the marketing of The Rhone Rangers as a member of the marketing committee. He joins David Lake David John Lake (born 1929 in India) is an Indian-born Australian science fiction writer and literary critic. He moved to Australia in 1967. He was originally a citizen of the United Kingdom and studied at the University of Cambridge. , winemaker at Columbia and known as the "Dean of Washington Winemakers", and Doug McCrea, a pioneer in the production of Washington state Rhone blends, as the Washington state representatives on the board. "It is recognition of Ken's involvement and respect within the industry, as well as an acknowledgement of the leadership that Corus is taking in expanding the awareness and excitement about Rhone blends in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ," said Stan Baty, Corus Estates & Vineyards' 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. . "We are honored by his appointment to the board and will continue to support the industry in every way we can." CEV's Zefina Winery in the Horse Heaven Hills The Horse Heaven Hills is a range of rolling hills in Klickitat and Benton counties in Washington State on the west side of the Columbia River, between the Yakima River and the Wallula Gap. region of Washington state and Sawtooth Winery in the heart of Idaho's Snake River Snake River River, northwestern U.S. It is the largest tributary of the Columbia River and one of the most important streams in the Pacific Northwest. It rises in the mountains of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and flows south and west through Idaho, turning north at Valley produce nationally recognized Rhone blends. It is due to the success of these wines that McCabe was tapped to join the leadership of The Rhone Rangers. Starting with the mavericks responsible for the first experimental plantings and bottlings in the 1970s, by 1988 eighteen California Rhone-style producers were meeting informally to share information and encourage others to follow. In August 1997, a formal non-profit educational organization was established under "The Rhone Rangers" name. Since then, The Rhone Rangers has grown to over 130 wineries, over 70 Associates and over 600 Sidekick members from all across the U.S. The Rhone Rangers will host its annual Seattle event on August 6, 2005 at McCaw Hall The Marion Oliver McCaw Hall is a performance hall and opera house located in Seattle, Washington. Inaugurated in June 2003, it was constructed within the basic steel support structure of the earlier Seattle Opera House, originally created for the Worlds Fair in 1962 and gutted at Seattle Center from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rhone Ranger wineries from the Northwest and California will present their finest examples of American Rhone wines. General admission ($30 in advance, $40 at the door) includes the Grand Tasting and entrance to educational seminars (on a space available basis), as well as light foods available throughout the tasting. More information is available at http://www.rhonerangerevents.org/seattle/. About Corus Estates & Vineyards Corus Estates & Vineyards traces its roots back to 1958 when the company was founded as Associated Vintners. Today, CEV CEV Crew Exploration Vehicle (NASA) CEV Contemporary English Version (Bible) CEV Confédération Européenne de Volleyball CEV Confederation Européenne de Volleyball is a family-owned producer of premium wines exclusively from the celebrated wine-growing regions of the Northwest. It owns and operates Sawtooth Winery (Idaho), Zefina, Alder alder (ôl`dər), name for deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Alnus of the family Betulaceae (birch family), widely distributed, especially in mountainous and moist areas of the north temperate zone and in the Andes. Ridge and Six Prong (Washington) and Battle Creek (Oregon). CEV is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Sunnyside, Wash. as well. |
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