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February 20, 2007

For Immediate Release

Sterling Vineyards Offers 'Gold Standard' to Palm Beach County Oscar® Night America

ONA Gala to Benefit Two Local Charities, will Auction Exclusive 3 Liter Wine Bottle, Signed by Host Ellen DeGeneres

(Palm Beach, FL.) February 20, 2007 - Sterling Vineyards, the landmark Napa winery, makes its fourth consecutive appearance as the featured wine of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Ball, the official party of the 79th Annual Academy Awards®, held on Sunday, February 25, 2007. This year, Sterling will also participate in the Palm Beach Oscar Night® America, to benefit both the Palm Beach International Film Festival and Take Charge! Cure Parkinson’s, with the donation of a unique large format bottle of custom made Sterling Vineyards Gold Standard Reserve® Chardonnay, signed by the host of the 79th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, Ellen DeGeneres.

This is the 14th year that the Academy of Motion Pictures' Oscar Night America program will support important charities across the United States with officially- sanctioned Oscar® viewing parties and galas. Oscar Night America events allow movie fans to participate in the excitement of the Academy Awards and have raised nearly $17.5 million over the years for dozens of worthy organizations. Each ONA-sanctioned event across the country will be presented with one signed three-liter bottle of 2005 Sterling Vineyards Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay to be auctioned for charity.

“We are extremely proud of the wines we create each year for the Oscar celebration,” said Vice President of Winemaking for Sterling Vineyards, Mike Westrick. “To be able to create something exclusive for this special night and to also benefit charities across the country through Oscar Night America events is even more fulfilling. For the first time, Winemaker Chris Millard and I commissioned three-liter bottles of our Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay exclusively for auction at Oscar Night America events. When Ellen DeGeneres agreed to sign our bottles, we knew we had an auction lot that wine and movie lovers around the country would be thrilled to support."

Each three-liter bottle is individually numbered to confirm its unique status and bears the winemakers’ signatures. The bottles are etched and hand painted with the Gold Standard Reserve label design approved by the Academy and signed by Ellen DeGeneres in gold ink. The wines are created exclusively for the Academy Awards and for auction at ONA events. For more information about Oscar Night America and ONA events across the country, log on to www.Oscar.com and click on the Oscar Night America tab. For more information or tickets to the Palm Beach County Oscar Night America gala, log on to www.pbifilmfest.org.

Founded in 1964, Sterling Vineyards crowns a 400-foot knoll, one mile south of the historic Napa town of Calistoga.  The winery is accessible by aerial tram and offers stunning views of the surrounding wine country.  Sterling enjoys a long-time affinity for the cinematic arts and is a sponsor of the National Film Preservation Foundation as well as various film festivals throughout the country.  Each summer, Sterling Vineyards hosts a series of outdoor movie screenings at its Napa winery, all proceeds benefit a charitable fund with the community foundation of the Napa Valley. For more information on Sterling Vineyards, visit www.sterlingvineyards.com.

Sterling Vineyards wines are produced by Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, which is part of Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business.

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