Susan Sokol Blosser Honored for Lifetime Achievement

Oregon Wine Pioneer Gains Women for WineSense Award

DUNDEE, Ore., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- When she retired earlier this year,
Susan Sokol Blosser vowed she would stay busy -- and one of the things she's
been busy doing is receiving awards from leading wine organizations.
The latest honor for the Oregon wine pioneer and environmental leader came
this past Saturday as Women for WineSense awarded Sokol Blosser its Lifetime
Achievement Award at its "Celebrating Women in Wine" event in Napa Valley. In
February, the co-founder of the Dundee-based Sokol Blosser Winery received a
similar award from the Oregon Wine Board.
"Over the years, the wine industry women in Women for WineSense
constituted the equivalent of an 'old girls network,'" Sokol Blosser said.
"What an impressive group of talented, hard-working, creative women. We all
helped one another and I'm thrilled to be awarded this honor by the women I so
respect and admire."
Women for WineSense said Sokol Blosser's "pioneering spirit has helped to
create a world-class wine industry in Oregon," and added: "Your dedication to
responsible farming makes you a role model for everyone in the wine industry.
Your perseverance in writing your book has inspired many readers including
women in the wine industry who are trying to attain professional and personal
goals concurrently."
Susan Sokol Blosser founded Sokol Blosser Winery in 1971 with her
then-husband, Bill Blosser, at a time when the Oregon wine industry was in its
infancy. She assumed the role of president of the winery in 1991. Under her
stewardship, Sokol Blosser Winery maintained its commitment to making world-
class Pinot Noir while developing its popular proprietary blends Evolution and
Meditrina. Sokol Blosser and the winery also became internationally
recognized as leaders in green business practices, including organic
viticulture.
In 2006, Sokol Blosser's memoir, "At Home in the Vineyard" (University of
California Press), was published. In a characteristically enthusiastic review
of the book, the Seattle Times wrote that "the author, though she tells the
story quite modestly, belongs on anyone's top-10 list of women who pioneered
their way into the wine industry in the early decades of this country's wine
renaissance."
Sokol Blosser retired as Sokol Blosser Winery president in January, but
she continues to serve as an ambassador for the winery. Her son Alex and
daughter Alison now hold the position as co-presidents.
Sokol Blosser is represented by Terlato Wines International, which has a
global portfolio of more than 40 brands from a host of world-class wine
producers and presently markets more than one out of eight bottles of wine
over $14 sold in America. Terlato, with more 90+ ratings than any wine
company in the world, is the flagship company of the Terlato Wine Group, the
parent company of several independent businesses specializing in the marketing
and production of exceptional wines. Owned and operated by the Terlato
family, the Group also includes the family's winery investments and
partnerships in some of the world's most esteemed wine regions, including:
Napa Valley; Sonoma County; Santa Barbara County; Victoria, Australia;
France's Rhone Valley; and Somontano in Spain.
The Terlato Wines International portfolio of brands includes: Napa Valley:
Brandlin, Chimney Rock, Cuvaison Estate Wines, Luke Donald Collection, Markham
Vineyards, Rutherford Hill, Tangley Oaks and Terlato Family Vineyards; Sonoma
County: Alderbrook, Hanna, Rochioli and Terlato Family Vineyards; Santa
Barbara County: Sanford and Tangley Oaks; California Appellation: Glass
Mountain and Seven Daughters; Oregon: Argyle and Sokol Blosser; Italy: Baglio
di Pianetto, Ca' del Bosco, Ca' Marcanda (Gaja Toscana), Florio Martinez
Marsala, Gaja, Il Poggione, Kettmeir, Santa Margherita, Tiramisu, Torresella
and Distillatori Nonino (Grappa); France: Champagne Bollinger, M. Chapoutier,
Château des Laurets (Rothschild), Domaine Chanson, Domaine Louis Moreau,
Josmeyer, Langlois-Chateau and Mischief and Mayhem; Australia: Branson Coach
House, Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier, Domaine Tournon and Two Hands; Argentina:
Tamari; Canada: Peller Estates Icewine; Greece: Boutari; New Zealand: Wairau
River; South Africa: Cirrus, Guardian Peak, Engelbrecht-Els, Ernie Els
Signature and Rust En Vrede; Spain: Olvena; Switzerland: Xellent Swiss Vodka.
For more information, visit http://www.terlatowines.com
SOURCE Terlato Wines International

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