Thursday, February 14, 2008

Organic Italian Wine Coming to U.S.

"ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (February 13, 2008) – Natural Merchants, LLC, with headquarters in Rogue River, Ore. and Cartagena, Spain, introduces for the first time to the U.S. market a pair of superior Italian organic wines. Giancarlo Ceci’s AGRINATURA PUGLIA Rosso and 100% Chardonnay are now available through individual distributors across the country.

Giancarlo Ceci, a well respected pioneer in the Italian organic community and owner operator of Agrinatura, is introducing his award winning NOP certified organic wines into the U.S. market through an exclusive import agreement with Natural Merchants. Neil Blomquist, former President and CEO of Spectrum Organic Products, now operating a consulting company, Sustainable Solutions, will be acting as Mr. Ceci's U.S. sales agent. Mr. Blomquist discovered Agrinatura's exceptional olive oil for the Spectrum brand several years ago, and a friendship was born that now carries over to helping launch equally exceptional wines for the U.S. consumer."


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