For Immediate Release

Janet Engelhard
970-923-9211
fax 866-591-7439

Wine Quality Crusade
Exploring the high quality wines of Chile and Argentina

[Aspen, CO] -- [09/10/08] -- [WineEducation.com], the not for profit organization that since 1996 has been dedicated to promoting wine appreciation to the world, today announced a joint venture with AndesWines.com to conduct a tour of the wine regions of Chile and Argentina in order to promote the quality of these growing areas.

ÒWhen most consumers think of wines from Chile and Argentina they immediately think of low priced bargains. While this was a great way to enter into the US and European markets, this point of view has led to resistance towards the still well priced, but superior quality wines these regions have to offerÓ said Dr. Stephen Reiss, Director of Education for WineEducation.com during a recent interview.

The ÒWine Quality CrusadeÓ will be a five month hands on exploration from January through May of 2009 of some of the best wines in the world, from both Argentina and Chile. Dr. Reiss will be led by Max Morales of AndesWines.com who will ensure that the finest small producers as well as the larger concerns are well represented.

Dr. Reiss will be sharing his findings on the Internet at WineEducation.com, one of the oldest and most popular wine sites, with over 250,000 regular readers. Also, and AndesWines.com will publish the notes in their site and also will be included in the international newsletter which reaches over 75,000 including more than 180 wine journalists and another 400 members of the wine trade around the world.

For more information please visit www.WineEducation.com or www.AndesWines.com.

Or direct calls or correspondences to:

Janet Engelhard
Public Relations
WineEducation.com
Box 10206
Aspen, CO 81612 USA
970-923-9211

WineEducation.com was founded in 1995 as a free informational site to help promote wine awareness. It is currently visited by consumers and wine students from more than 20 countries and is regularly accessed by some of the leading wine teaching institutions around the globe. Material from WineEducation.com has been reprinted in periodicals and journals around the world.

Stephen Reiss, Ph.D. is a Certified Wine Educator with over 25 years in the wine trade. He has been teaching wine at the highest levels at his school The Aspen Wine Program for more than a decade. He is the author of ÒJuice Jargon - How to talk about wineÓ a text that has been sold on almost every continent and is used in dozens of wine classes at every level. As well, Dr. Reiss regularly writes about wine both in his newsletter and on his public blog and lectures to the trade and consumers at international events. Due to his leadership in the 1996 US Congressional Wine Delegation to the PeopleÕs Republic of China, Dr. Reiss has the distinction of being one of the most translated wine writers into Chinese and other Asian languages. His expertise is regularly sought out by leading news organizations such as The Washington Post and Fox News and he is often found in magazines such as Bon Apetit, Business InvestorÕs Daily, and most recently ComstockÕs Magazine.

Maximiliano Morales and AndesWines.com are known as tireless promoters of the wines of South America. His recent promotions included the lauded Carmenere Adventure organized and produced by them and the support on communications of Vinos Sin Fronteras. They are the organizers of the ÒSal—n del VinoÓ in Chile that celebrated its 8th version with the participation of 23 wineries from seven countries. They are currently also developing wine projects for the National Geographic Endeavor Cruise and the Wine Cruise Tiffara in Patagonia.