Press Release: (Santa Rosa, CA, April 29th 2010)--Rosé Avengers & Producers (RAP) announced today that Mutineer magazine and CellarPass have joined with TasteLive to take Pink Out! SF live over its social media network on Tuesday, May 11th 2010 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm PDT. TasteLive is the world's premiere online wine tasting community. CellarPass, a next generation online reservation tool for planning and booking wine country tours and tastings, is sponsoring onsite computers, while Mutineer magazine's editor-in-chief Alan Kropf will host the virtual tasting live from Butterfly restaurant via video stream.
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| Jeff Morgan of SoloRosa, Caroline Frey of Frey Vineyards and Jeff Pisoni of Lucia Vineyards & Winery at Pink Out! 2009 |
"We're huge fans of rosé at Muntineer," said Kropf, "so I'm honored to have been asked to host the TasteLive element of Pink Out! What TasteLive is doing with the combination of the Twitter platform, live events and video streaming is very powerful. It really acts like interactive television on the small screen, so it'll be game on tasting through 40-plus wines, posting comments and answering guest questions."
RAP invites wine lovers around the world to join the celebration by opening and tasting their favorite rosé wines, and then sharing their tweets and pictures at Tastelive.com/pinkout. Revelers need to pre-register at TasteLive.com to participate. Home base for the 6th annual rosé celebration is Butterfly restaurant in San Francisco.
Featured wineries at Butterfly include Amorosa Bella, Annadel Estate Winery, Azur Wines, Benziger Family Winery, Blackbird Vineyard, Château D'Esclans, Chateau Minuty Cru Classe, C Dacalier Wine Co, Cuvee du Golfe de Saint-Tropez, Demuth Kemos, Dunstan Wines, Freixenet, Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards, Hendry, Imagery Estate Winery, I'M Wines, Lorenza Rosé, Lynmar Estate, Montes Winery, Muscardini Cellars, Lasseter Family Winery, Loire Valley Wines: Barton & Guestier, Chateau de Fesles, Marquis de Goulaine, Remy Pannier, Sauvion; Old World Winery, Pedroncelli Winery, PEJU Winery, Pisoni Vineyards & Winery / Lucia Vineyards & Winery, Quivira Vineyards & Winery, Robert Oatley Vineyards, Rock Wall Wine Company, Segura Viudas, Six Sigma Ranch, Tapena, Ty Caton Vineyards, Urban Legend Cellar, and Urbano Cellars.
PINK OUT! has drawn full house crowds since 2005. The trade and media portion runs 3:30pm to 6:00pm. The consumer tasting is open 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Consumer tickets are $35 in advance online only at www.rapwine.com, and $45 at the door if available.
Media and trade RSVPs and credentials are required. Passes can be secured by contacting Joel Quigley or Cailyn McCauley at (707) 495-0831 or emailing info@creativefurnace.com. To learn more about RAP and to sign-up for winery membership, please visit RAP Wine online.
