HEALDSBURG, Calif., Aug.
4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Truett-Hurst, Inc. (NASDAQ: THST),
announced today that beginning September
2014, national Safeway Stores will be adding several
Truett-Hurst wines to their listings.
Safeway launched Truett-Hurst's Evocative Wrapped Wine series in
2013 to national success. Adding to their existing line of
wrapped wines Safeway will now include the Bewitched
Reserve Pinot Noir a reserve level Russian River Valley ("RRV") Pinot Noir which will
supplement the current listings for the wrapped RRV Pinot Noir
(Suggested Retail Price ("SRP") $25)
and Chardonnay (SRP $20.) The
Bewitched Reserve Pinot Noir is a barrel selection from winemaker,
Virginia Lambrix' s various RRV
sources blended to become an ultimately seductive representation of
the renown Pinot Noir region (SRP $45.)
The Wrapped series extension includes an additional Curious
Beasts label. The Curious Beasts red wine has
been the most successful of the Wrapped line of wines both
nationally and internationally. The new listing will be a Curious
Beasts Chardonnay (SRP $15.)
The re-launch of the classic Napa
Valley brand, Stonegate established in 1973
will be executed exclusively by Safeway nationally! In line
with its heritage, the Stonegate Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from
an outstanding property in the Rutherford appellation of the Napa
Valley. Bottled with a rich new label design created by
Truett-Hurst's creative director, Kevin
Shaw, Stonegate will retail in limited supply at (SRP
$35.)
Phillip L. Hurst, co-Founder and
CEO of Truett-Hurst, Inc., commented, "Safeway has been an amazing
partner for over two years - First, with the Evocative Wrap
innovation, then with the world's first paper wine bottle, PaperBoy
and now with ongoing line extensions and new product
introductions."
ABOUT SAFEWAY
Safeway Inc., which
operates Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, and
Carrs stores, is a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest food
and drug retailers in the United States with sales
of $36.1 billion in 2013. The company operates 1,332
stores in 20 states and the District of Columbia, 13 distribution centers, 19
manufacturing plants, and employs approximately 138,000 employees.
The company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol SWY. For more information, please
visit www.Safeway.com.
ABOUT TRUETT-HURST, INC.
Truett-Hurst, Inc. (NASDAQ:
THST, www.truetthurstinc.com) is a holding company and its sole
asset is the controlling equity interest in H.D.D. LLC., an
innovative and fast-growing super-premium, ultra-premium and luxury
wine sales, marketing and production company based in the acclaimed
Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys
of Sonoma County, California.
Truett-Hurst, Inc. is an "emerging growth company" as defined in
the JOBS Act and following the public offering, will take advantage
of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
applicable to other public companies. Truett-Hurst, Inc. is
headquartered in Healdsburg,
California.
For further information: Truett-Hurst, Inc., Paul A. Forgue, Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Operating Officer. Phone: 707.431.4423 - 707.431.4423,
Fax: 707.395.0289, Email: paul@truetthurstinc.com, or Truett-Hurst,
Inc., Wil Lindgren, Director of
Reporting and Finance, Phone: 707.431.4436 - 707.431.4436, Fax:
707.395.0290, Email: ir@truetthurstinc.com
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