PengWine, Exclusive Northwest-based Producer of Chilean Wine, Donates to Wine Gives and The San Francisco Food Bank

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Wine Gives Announces Online Wine Sale of PengWine to raise money for The San Francisco Food Bank

June 24, 2008 – Woodinville, WA – PengWine announced today that it will be donating to the San Francisco organization Wine Gives who is organizing a 5-day online wine sale to benefit The San Francisco Food Bank, beginning Saturday, June 21 through Wednesday, June 25.

PengWine, among other wineries participating in the will donate $1.00 per bottle sold at www.thewinespies.com directly to The San Francisco Food Bank. Wine Gives does not accept any fees for its service and 100% of the funds raised go directly to the charities it supports. Co-founder and Global Operations Manager, Chris Milliken said, “I’m glad to be supporting such a great organization. And with the availability of PengWine online, we can make our philanthropic mission a greater reality. We already support the Chilean non-profit VE Global who helps underprivileged children in Santiago. With Wine Spies we’re happy to support a quality US-based non-profit too.”

About The San Francisco Food Bank
The San Francisco Food Bank collects donated food from growers, manufacturers and grocers, then distributes it to people in need through food pantries, soup kitchens, child care centers, homeless shelters, senior centers and other human service agencies with meal programs. The San Francisco Food Bank will distribute 31 million pounds of food this year to hungry people in San Francisco.

About The Wine Spies, LLC
Currently in its second year as an innovative online wine retailer and wine marketing company, The Wine Spies, a fully licensed specialty wine retailer, features one exceptional wine each day on its website, www.thewinespies.com. The Wine Spies have built a successful enterprise by recruiting thousands of loyal Operatives (their customers) that visit the site each day to check the day’s wine and associated “mission briefing”. To date they have successfully sold wines from more than 100 California, U.S., and International wineries and their writings on wine can be found in print in Imbibe Magazine and Color and Aroma Magazine.

About PengWine
PengWine is a producer of unique, boutique vinos from Chile. It was started as a partnership between two friends and wine lovers from opposite ends of the world as the primary product line for Commercial Windmill Enterprises. Chris Milliken is an Ohio native who learned to love good wine as a chef. He studied at the Australian Sommelier Association and then went on to work for the Melbourne Wine Society. Max Eyzaguirre, a Chilean who spent many years tasting wines in California studied at The London Wine and Spirit Education Trust earning his Advanced Degree in Wine and Spirits. PengWine is imported by J. Pappademas Wines, Mill Valley, CA. Visit www.pengwine.com for more information, photos, video and more.