V Foundation victorious, raises nearly $6 million for cancer research
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The seventh annual V Foundation Wine Celebration held in August 5-6 2005 in Napa, California raised $5,954,700 in auction bids, guests donations, and grant from ESPN to be donated to the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. The late Jimmy Valvano who was an NCAA Championship-winning basketball coach and ESPN sportscaster started the foundation.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2005
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Kosta Browne: Tips buy success in Sonoma
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Dan Kosta and Michael Browne raised $1,300, each contributing $10 a day from the tips they earned working at John Ash & Co., a Sonoma County, which helped in opening Kosta Browne Winery. A two-man endeavor, Kosta focuses on marketing the winery's 2,200 cases while Browne oversees most of the day-to-day wine chores.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2004
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The Sideways effect
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The extraordinary effect the film 'Sideways' had on movie-goers and the wine market is described. Movie-goers are turned into wine enthusiasts and wine sales have escalated in the Santa Barbara County, which is featured in the film.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2005
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