Support Chile: A Special Note from Gary Fisch on the Chilean Relief Effort
As the catastrophic effects of the earthquake in Chile continue to unfold, we're finding many of our friends and colleagues in the Chilean wine industry in need of assistance. Many of you know the wine business is a very important employer in the earthquake affected area. Wine, after copper, is the second largest industry in Chile. Approximately 70% of the country's vineyards are in the area struck by the quake. Initial estimates are at 14 million cases of wine lost and are still being assessed, with damages of about $250 million. This devastating blow to our partners and friends in Chile has motivated us to want to help. So for the month of March, we're encouraging our friends and customers to join us in this effort by buying Chilean wine. From now through March 31, we will contribute a minimum of $5.00 per case of Chilean wine sold in our stores to relief efforts in Chile. And as our distributors and winery partners join in on the effort, we hope to identify specific wines for which we can donate even more. The first of these partners is Veramonte; we're proud to announce that with their matching pledge, together we will donate $100 per case of Veramonte Primus sold to the relief effort. We are still in the process of identifying the charities that will best distribute our contributions, but wanted to get this effort rolling as soon as possible. Check back on our website for more details soon, and in the meantime, help us support Chile by supporting their wine industry. Cheers, Gary
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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 a 12:00 am
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Support Chile: A Special Note from Gary Fisch on the Chilean Relief Effort
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