Boycott: Wineries - Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest, Snoqualmie

[bettys boy]

All are subsidiaries of UST, a tobacco giant that is a major GOP contributor:

http://www.choosetheblue.com/main.php?backlevel=003..001Choose%20The%20Blue.002Groceries.003Beer/Wine/Liquor&morebrands=UST+Inc&brand=Red+Seal

The full brand list:

Washington wineries:

Chateau Ste. Michelle
Northstar
Col Solare
Red Diamond
Columbia Crest
Snoqualmie
Domaine Ste. Michelle
Stimson Estate Cellars

California wineries:

Conn Creek
Villa Mt. Eden

To give up Ste. Michelle rieslings and gewurtztraminers breaks my heart...

[medeak]

1. YAY! Revlon blue

thanks for site.. very comprehensive

[oregonjen]

2. Arghh! Chateau St. Michelle's Cabernet Sauvignon is my favorite wine.

...Sigh...

[bettys boy]

3. Send them a message at their website

http://www.stimson-lane.com/modules/mainpage.cfm?page=contactus

[Salviati]

9. Done and done...

It'll be too bad to give up the gewurtztrauminers, but some things are more important than wine.

I can overlook a small differential in the donations of the companies that I buy from, but an 82% to 18% split in favor of the republicans is something I can't overlook...

[medeak]

4. try Groth or Beringer? n/t

[oregonjen]

6. I'll try. My husband and I get adventurous and try different wines, but

we always go back to our favorite.

[medeak]

7. De Loach is good too for the price n/t

[last1standing]

5. Ste. Michelle always has good quality wines.

But I've already stopped buying from them. It hurts, but there are many other great wineries out there that aren't working toward our destruction.

[fudge stripe cookays]

8. Damn!

I love Columbia Crest Chardonnay!

Thanks for the tip! I'll add these to the Pages.
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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Columbia Winery makes a good one

It's not the same winery as Columbia Crest

[fudge stripe cookays]

11. Thanks for the tip.

I'll give em a try!

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[medeak]

12. here's email sent today

from protest letter.. anyone else get one?

Thank you for your message. We know you feel strongly about the political
process and we understand your position. Thank you for being a good
customer for our outstanding wines. We hope you will reconsider us sometime
in the future.



Karen Mack
Director, Customer Loyalty Marketing
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
425-415-3653

[e-mail]

[bettys boy]

13. received an identical response n/t