Domaine Carneros Will Donate to Haiti Aid

Domaine Carneros Joins Global Fundraising Efforts for Rescue and Relief Services in Haiti

Carneros, CA - January 15, 2010 - In response to Haiti's devastating earthquake on Tuesday, Domaine Carneros Winery announced that it will donate 50% of all proceeds from Wine Samplers this Saturday, January 16th and Sunday, January 17th to rescue and relief efforts by the American Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders.

In announcing the initiative, CEO and founding winemaker Eileen Crane said, "Our hearts are with the people in Haiti who are suffering.  We want to say to them that if we can help to lighten the pain, all of us at Domaine Carneros want to. "

About Domaine Carneros
Domaine Carneros is a boutique, family-owned winery founded by Champagne Taittinger in 1987. The winery handcrafts sparkling and still wines of extraordinary quality: a super-premium vintage Brut, a luxury Blanc de Blancs called Le Rêve, a Brut Rosé called Cuvée de la Pompadour and the Domaine Carneros Estate Pinot Noir. Domaine Carneros is located in the picturesque Carneros AVA, the first American appellation to be defined according to microclimate rather than along political lines. Carneros shares a portion of both Sonoma and Napa Counties at their southern ends. The Carneros region is best known for its cool climate and maritime influences, making it the perfect terroir to grow Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, two of the essential varietals in the award-winning sparkling wines from Domaine Carneros. Domaine Carneros is the first and only American sparkling wine producer with 100% certified organic estate vineyards.

Domaine Carneros is open daily from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm and is located at 1240 Duhig Road (off Highway 121), four miles southwest of Napa and six miles southeast of Sonoma. Visit www.domainecarneros.com for more information.