“华盛顿州葡萄酒月”今日正式拉开帷幕（原）

美国“华盛顿州葡萄酒月”今日将拉开帷幕，2008“华盛顿州葡萄酒月”的主题是“华盛顿州葡萄酒---西北太平洋的的不同风味”，组织者是华盛顿州葡萄酒委员会，在葡萄酒月期间将举办主题为“华盛顿州--葡萄酒最佳气候”的葡萄酒零售商展览比赛（分五个种类进行）以及第21届华盛顿州葡萄酒拍卖会，并有许多特殊价格的华盛顿州葡萄酒合同商店里出售。

获得葡萄酒零售商展览比赛大奖的将免费去到华盛顿州葡萄酒乡度周末（包括VIP旅游以及品酒会），该奖是由华盛顿州葡萄酒委员会提供赞助的。

2006年“华盛顿州葡萄酒月”葡萄酒零售商展览比赛结果：

Prizes for the top winner in each of the five categories included the WWC sponsored "Ultimate Wine Tour," which includes a one-night-stay weekend trip with VIP tours and wine tastings for two to the Washington wine region of the winners' choice. The winners, receiving the trip to Washington wine country were, by category:
--Biggest Sales Increase of Washington Wine: PCC Greenlake
--Taste of Washington Display with "Grown in Washington" Products: Top Foods Lacey
--Most Creative Display: QFCQFC - Quality Food CentersQFC - Queueing Flow Control..... Click the link for more information. Edmonds
--Most Educational Display: QFC Bella Botega
--Most Impactful Display: Safeway 1464 Olympia
The runners up in each category received a mixed case of Washington wine and a certificate of recognition:
--Biggest Sales Increase of Washington Wine Runner Up: Safeway 558 Renton
--Taste of Washington Display with "Grown in Washington" Products Runner up: QFC Pine Lake
--Most Creative Display Runner Up: QFC Harvard Market/QFC Stanwood (Tie)
--Most Educational Display Runner Up: QFC Northgate
--Most Impactful Display Runner Up: Safeway 519 Fairwood

Honorable Mentions went to: Huckleberry's Spokane, 5 Albertsons, 3 Safeway stores, Fred Meyer Issaquah, 2 Food Pavilions, 2 QFC stores, Haggen Burlington and Top Foods Snohomish. Each received a certificate of recognition and a bottle of wine.