STERLING VINEYARDS NAMED EXCLUSIVE OF THE 2016 OSCARS®

Sterling Vineyards, the landmark Napa winery, will once again provide the exclusive wines for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Ball, the official party following the Oscars®, to be held Sunday, February 28, 2016. This will be the 10th year that Sterling Vineyards has been poured for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Sterling Vineyards®’ winemakers have created two custom made wines to be exclusively poured for the evening, Sterling Vineyards Limited Edition Gold Standard Reserve and Sterling Vineyards Limited Edition Red Carpet Reserve in addition to four other Sterling premium wines: Napa Valley , , and Reserve Chardonnay.

2016 FUN FACTS – STERLING VINEYARDS WINES BEING POURED AT THE GOVERNORS BALL: - 600 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Limited Edition Red Carpet Reserve, 2013 - 260 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Limited Edition Gold Standard Reserve, 2014 - 240 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Reserve Chardonnay, 2013

WINES BEING POURED AT THE PRE SHOW AND TELECAST: - 600 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2013 - 300 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013 - 300 bottles of Sterling Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, 2014

FUN FACTS: - 2,300 total bottles of Sterling Vineyards will be uncorked at the Oscars and Governors Ball on February 28th. - 13,480 glasses of Sterling Vineyards wine will be served. - 1,935,802 – Number of premium Sterling grapes that gave their all to create the spectacular wines for the Oscar celebrations. - 3.5 tons – weight of all those premium grapes harvested to make the Sterling wines poured at the Oscars and the Governors Ball. - Enough Sterling wine corks laid end to end to run the length of the red carpet on Oscar night! - An Oscar weighs about the same as two bottles of Sterling wine – or a magnum!

WINE TASTING NOTES:

2013 Sterling Vineyards Limited Edition Red Carpet Reserve is a custom Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend that offers rich complexity and velvety graciousness. Blackberries, graphite, caramel and oak spices establish the dark, opulent character, lifted by bright cherries and fleshy plum from the . The wine is rich and decadent.

2014 Sterling Vineyards Limited Edition Gold Standard Reserve is a custom rich and complex white blend which unfolds in multiple layers of fruit, floral and spice with apples, pears, guava and melon. Gentle orange blossom aromas and a fresh- crushed minerality weave through the decadent layers, followed by a bright grapefruit and lemon finish.

2014 Sterling Vineyards Reserve Chardonnay’s citrus notes grace Gala apples and poached pears on the entry, and then toast and crème brûlée. Tropical fruit expands through the finish, touched by a hint of caramel and baking spice.

2013 Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley shows a full-bodied ripeness with deep purple color, followed by heady black cherry, boysenberry and sage.

2013 Sterling Vineyards Chardonnay, Napa Valley flaunts rich, golden character with ripe fruit and fragrant oak spices.

2014 Sterling Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc displays the elegance of its pedigree with a wine that is refreshing, bright and balanced offering white peach, crisp pear and citrus.

Contacts: Website: sterlingvineyards.com In Los Angeles: In Napa: Twitter: @SterlingWines Katy Sweet & Associates Sterling Vineyards Facebook.com/SterlingVineyards Pam Giangregorio Lily Lane, Senior Public Relations Manager Instagram: @SterlingVineyards (310) 479-2333 / [email protected] (707) 299-3252 / [email protected]