Andeluna Cellars Makes Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 List
New Argentine Winery Captures US Attention in First Year

Mendoza, Argentina; Andeluna Cellars, a new Argentine (Mendoza) winery, wrapped up a stellar first year on the US market with a coveted achievement: being named one of Wine Enthusiast?s Top 100 Wines of 2006.

“This has been an amazing year for Andeluna Cellars," said Mike Kenter, VP of Sales and Marketing for Andeluna Cellars. “Our wines were awarded 20 gold medals and several best of class awards in just eight international wine competitions, and received numerous excellent reviews from top wine writers across the country. Being named on Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 list is the perfect end to an outstanding year."

Andeluna Cellars 2003 Reserve Malbec came in at number 55 on the list of 100 wines carefully selected from approximately 8,000 reviewed by Wine Enthusiast in 2006. According to the magazine's website, in addition to numeric scores, price, availability, newsworthiness, and the X-factors: excitement, buzz were considered when making selections.

Of Andeluna Cellars 2003 Reserve Malbec, Wine Enthusiast?s Michael Schachner wrote, “Winemaker Silvio Alberto" is clearly a proponent of the bigger-is-better school, and he deserves credit for making big wines that are balanced despite being brawny. This high-end Malbec, which is very reasonably priced (SRP $23), blasts with menthol, prune, chocolate, and cassis. It's modern, chewy, but has enough tannin, acid and grit to keep it in fine form. Drink now through 2008."

In addition to making Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Wines of 2006 list, Andeluna's 2003 Reserve Malbec was awarded a Double Gold medal from the 2006 San Francisco International Wine Competition. The winery also was named overall “Best of Nation" at the competition, amassing the highest total number of points of all Argentine wineries.

“Silvio Alberto is one of the brightest stars among Argentina?s new generation of winemakers," said Kenter. “His unique winemaking style captures your attention, combining a deep appreciation of the kind of fruit that only Argentina can produce with a complete mastery of modern winemaking techniques and philosophy. His wines are at once deeply Argentine and absolutely international in style. The future looks extremely bright as well for Andeluna, as the newly released 2004 Reserve Malbec was just named one of the top 70 wines in South America by Austral Spectator."

Andeluna Cellars' wines are produced at a striking new state-of-the-art winery located at the base of the Andes mountain range in Mendoza, Argentina. Andeluna Cellars winery was born of the vision of well-known international businessman H. Ward Lay, founder of Pepsi-Gamex & Circle T Foods and son of the late Herman W. Lay (founder of Frito-Lay and former Chairman of the Board of Pepsico), and world-class grape grower Ricardo Reina Rutini, whose family has been growing grapes and making wine in Argentina for more than 120 years.

Andeluna Cellars award-winning wines include Winemaker's Selection Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, priced at $13; Reserve Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, priced at $23; and a Limited Reserve Cabernet Franc, and the Grand Reserve Pasionado (a Bordeaux-style blend), priced at $50 each.

Additional information can be found at www.andeluna.com.

Andeluna Cellars wines are imported by Kysela Père et Fils, Ltd.