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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2015 Media Contacts: David Blandford, Visit Seattle (206) 461-5806/dblandford@visitseattle.org Kauilani Robinson, Visit Seattle (206) 461-5839/krobinson@visitseattle.org Michaela Baltasar, Washington State Wine (206) 326-5752/mbaltasar@washingtonwine.org

The New Vintage Tickets on Sale The Refreshed Taste Washington Event Tailored to Millennials

Moves to New Date and Location

SEATTLE – Visit Seattle and Washington State Wine expand Taste Washington weekend to

include The New Vintage on Friday, March 27, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel

Seattle. Created for the next generation of wine lovers, the upbeat event is complete with a

backdrop of celebrity chef tasting stations, live music, and other local libations. While more than

500 guests will attend the event, tickets are expected to sell out so advance ticket purchases

are recommended. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at http://tastewashington.org/the-

new-vintage/.

As part of The New Vintage, special Taste Washington hotel packages have been created by

the following hotels: Executive Hotel Pacific; Hilton Seattle; Hotel Vintage; Inn at the WAC;

Mayflower Park Hotel; Mediterranean Inn; Motif Seattle; Renaissance Seattle Hotel; Springhill

Suites Seattle Downtown/South Lake Union; Sorrento Hotel; and Warwick Hotel. Visitors can

enjoy a wine and food getaway by booking hotel packages from www.tastewashington.org or by

calling the hotel directly.

In its 18th year, Taste Washington, the nation’s largest single-region wine and food event is

now a four day celebration from March 26-29, 2015. Taste Washington kicks off with the Red

and White Party on Thursday, March 26 at AQUA by El Gaucho on the waterfront. The elegant,

upscale evening will feature Washington State’s celebrated wineries pouring special selections.

The weekend culminates March 28 and 29, with two days of educational seminars led by top

wine writers and sommeliers and the Grand Tasting at CenturyLink Field Event Center.

Details on winery participation, featured chefs, seminar topics, hotel packages and tickets

are available at www.tastewashington.org. Taste Washington is produced by Visit Seattle in

partnership with Washington State Wine.

About Taste Washington: Taste Washington is the largest single-region wine and food event in the United States, featuring more than 225 Washington State wineries and more than 65 Pacific Northwest restaurants. The 18th annual event will be held on March 28 and 29 at CenturyLink Field Event Center. Hotel packages and tickets to the grand tasting and education seminars are available now. The 2015 Taste Washington welcoming sponsor is Alaska Airlines; the event feature is Stella Artois; the premier sponsors are Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card, El Gaucho and AQUA, Muckleshoot Casino, Seattle Met and Total Wine & More; the magnum sponsor is Fonte Coffee; and the patron sponsors are So Delicious Dairy Free and Voya Financial Advisors. Taste Washington attracts almost 5,000 wine and food enthusiasts to the Seattle area. The Washington State Wine Commission launched Taste Washington in 1998 and is now produced by Visit Seattle. For more information, visit www.tastewashington.org. About Visit Seattle Visit Seattle, a private, nonprofit marketing organization, has served as Seattle/King County’s official destination marketing organization (DMO) for more than 50 years. The goal of these marketing efforts is to enhance the employment opportunities and economic prosperity of the region. For more information, visit www.visitseattle.org.

About Washington State Wine: Washington State Wine represents every licensed winery and every wine grape grower in Washington State. Guided by an appointed board, Washington State Wine provides a marketing platform to raise positive awareness of the Washington State wine industry and generate greater demand for its wines. Funded almost entirely by the industry through assessments based on grape and wine sales, Washington State Wine is a state government agency, established by the legislature in 1987. For more information, visit www.washingtonwine.org.

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