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Blackstone Winery to Sponsor Third Thursday Event at the Monterey Museum of Art

Date: November 11, 2002
Client: Blackstone Winery
Blackstone Winery

GONZALES, Calif.- On Thursday, November 21, 2002, Blackstone Winery will be sponsoring the Monterey Museum of Art's Third Thursday event from 5:00 - 7:00pm. Blackstone will pouring some of their finest varietal wines while guests enjoy the Museum's special preview of the Artists' Miniatures 2002 exhibit, appetizers catered by the Monterey Marriott and the music of Dizzy Burnett & Grover Coe.

The Monterey Museum of Art and Blackstone Winery invite the public to attend this fabulous community event, which has come to be known to locals, as "the best mixer on the Peninsula."

For more information please contact the Monterey Museum of Art at 831.372.5477 or Lisa Piotrkowski of Armanasco Public Relations at 831.372.2259.

The Monterey Museum of Art is located at 559 Pacific Street in downtown Monterey.



Blackstone Winery owned by Pacific Wine Partners is a joint venture between Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), and BRL Hardy Ltd. (ASX: BRL). It is the U.S. importer for BRL Hardy brands including, Banrock Station, Hardys, Leasingham, Barossa Valley Estate and Chateau Reynella from Australia and Nobilo from New Zealand. In addition to Blackstone, Pacific Wine Partners owns Farallon, the award-winning wine from Monterey, together with a 24,000 ton winery and 1,400 acres of vineyards in Monterey County, California. Based in Monterey County, Blackstone Winery also has a second location in the Sonoma Valley.

About Blackstone Winery

Pacific Wine Partners, which commenced operations in August 2001, is a joint venture between Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), and BRL Hardy Ltd. (ASX: BRL). It is the U.S. importer for BRL Hardy brands including, Banrock Station, Hardys, Leasingham, Barossa Valley Estate and Chateau Reynella from Australia, Nobilo from New Zealand and La Baume from France. In addition to Blackstone, Pacific Wine Partners also owns Farallon, the award-winning wine from the Central Coast, together with a 24,000 ton winery and 1,400 acres of vineyards in Monterey County, California.