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Comment by Amanda Hendershot on April 20, 2010 at 5:35pm

Any new developments with this group??

Comment by Tim Elliott on November 6, 2008 at 4:49pm

Drink Charitably on Twitter Taste Live November 21st! A charity event brought to you by Humanitas Wines, Twitter Taste Live, Twittermoms.com and LENNDEVOURS.com.

Join Twitter Taste Live with your same username and password as OWC here and then get the details of the wine tasting that supports charitable causes across the country.

Comment by Agent Red on September 19, 2008 at 8:55am

Drink Wine. Cool the Planet.

Friday, September 19, 2008.

My name is Agent Green and I am the new "Green Officer" for a company called The Wine Spies. I am responsible for greening our company, and for creating special events that have a positive impact on our planet.

Today, we have partnered with our good friends at the Clif Bar Family Winery and Farm to offset more than 300lbs of Carbon Dioxide per wine order. We pay for the offset, you get great wine at a 20% discount. We invite you read more about this special event here:

Clif Bar Blog

And make your purchase here:

The Wine Spies

This sale expires at midnight Pacific so please visit us soon.

If you have a green initiative that needs our support, please contact me.

Finally, please help to spread the word about this very special event.

Top Secret regards,

Agent Green, Chief Green Officer
The Wine Spies, LLC
http://www.thewinespies.com

Comment by Joe Roberts on August 18, 2008 at 9:05am

Anyone involved in Blog Action Day 2008?

Wondering if there might be an opportunity to link it up to Wine Gives somehow...??

Comment by Julie Brosterman on July 2, 2008 at 10:20am

Hi - our new W&W www.womenwine.com site launching in late July will publish (for free) all charitable events or winery info regarding philanthropy - with pics

We will also be giving a place to publish food & wine charitable events so that if you are solicited by an organization that wants a wine donation you can tell them that they can contact us about posting their event.

I'd love to be a resource for getting the word out about the good things that the wine industry does everyday.

Comment by Agent Red on June 19, 2008 at 9:44pm

Please share the information in this press release:

For Immediate Release


Wine Gives and The San Francisco Food Bank partner to turn wine into food

Wine Gives Announces Online Wine Sale to raise money for The San Francisco Food Bank

June 19, 2008 – Sonoma County, CA – Wine Industry philanthropy collective, Wine Gives, announced today that it has organized a 5-day online wine sale to benefit The San Francisco Food Bank, beginning Saturday, June 21 through Wednesday, June 25.

Wineries participating in the event include Humanitas Wines of Napa, California; Iron Horse Winery of Sebastopol, California; Michel-Schlumberger of Healdsburg, California and Pengwine of Chile. For each bottle sold at www.thewinespies.com, The Wine Spies and the wineries will each donate at least $1.00 per bottle sold, directly to The San Francisco Food Bank. Wine Gives does not accept any fees for its service and 100% of the funds raised go directly to the charities it supports.

The Wine Spies, LLC, Founding Partner, Agent Red, says, “As an original founder of Wine Gives I am thrilled to see the direction that the organization is taking. By coordinating fund raising programs for the wine industry, Wine Gives has created marketplaces where consumers can buy great wines while also doing good for a number of charitable causes. This is a 5-way win-win situation: The consumer wins by getting a great wine at a great price while doing good, the winery wins, the retailer wins and – most importantly – the charity and its beneficiaries win. The Wine Spies are thrilled to host this fund raiser, providing needed funds to The San Francisco Food Bank.”

Judd Wallenbrock, owner of Humanitas Wines, says, “Our mission is to make great wine and donate profits to organizations that are committed to ending hunger, provide affordable housing and abolish illiteracy. When we asked Wine Gives to join us in support of The San Francisco Food Bank, they quickly brought The Wine Spies and three additional fine wineries to support the cause. We are happy to partner with these organizations to raise funds and awareness for the Food Bank.”

San Francisco Food Bank Executive Director Paul Ash stated, “This is a tremendous promotion and it couldn’t come at a better time. With high food prices squeezing more and more people, we’re glad that Wine Gives, the Wine Spies and the participating winemakers have stepped up to meet the challenge.”

About The San Francisco Food Bank
The San Francisco Food Bank collects donated food from growers, manufacturers and grocers, then distributes it to people in need through food pantries, soup kitchens, child care centers, homeless shelters, senior centers and other human service agencies with meal programs. The San Francisco Food Bank will distribute 31 million pounds of food this year to hungry people in San Francisco.

About Wine Gives
Wine Gives is a growing collective of wine industry leaders that band together to support important charities and organizations that promote the health, education, and well being of people in need. Wine Gives does not accept charitable contributions, nor does it collect any administrative fees for its services. One hundred percent of funds raised during sales events go to the respective charities. To date, Wine Gives wineries and retail partners have raised money for The Susan G. Komen Foundation, The American Red Cross, The Marine Mammal Foundation, The Diabetes Association, Share our Strength, The Puente Project and many others. Wine Gives was originally founded by Jason Seeber and Brandon Stauber of The Wine Spies, LLC and is open to all wine retailers, wineries and wine distributors.

About The Wine Spies, LLC
Currently in its second year as an innovative online wine retailer and wine marketing company, The Wine Spies, a fully licensed specialty wine retailer, features one exceptional wine each day on its website, www.thewinespies.com. The Wine Spies have built a successful enterprise by recruiting thousands of loyal Operatives (their customers) that visit the site each day to check the day’s wine and associated “mission briefing”. To date they have successfully sold wines from more than 100 California, U.S., and International wineries and their writings on wine can be found in print in Imbibe Magazine and Color and Aroma Magazine.

Contact Information

Wine Gives
and
The Wine Spies, LLC
Jason “Agent Red” Seeber, Founding Partner
(707) 628-1855
agentred@thewinespies.com

The San Francisco Food Bank
900 Pennsylvania Ave., San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 282-1900
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Comment by Agent Red on June 19, 2008 at 9:44am

3 more wineries have been added to the San Francisco Food Bank fund raiser! Wine Gives welcomes and thanks the following wineries: Iron Horse Winery, Michele-Schlumberger and Pengwine. Thanks for joining Humanitas Wines and The Wine Spies in support of this great cause! Sale runs 6/21 through 6/25.

If you are interested in buying wine (at least $2.00 per bottle sold will go directly to the SF Food Bank) during this event, go to The Wine Spies and be sure to enter coupon code SFFB. If you would like free ground shipping, order six bottles or more and enter code SFFBFS.

Comment by Agent Red on June 17, 2008 at 11:05am

Wine Gives Weekend: June 21st and 22nd, Humanitas Wines and The Wine Spies turn wine into food for the San Francisco Food Bank. For every bottle purchased this weekend, Humanitas and The Wine Spies will each donate at least $1.00 per bottle sold over the weekend. Please help to spread the word!