News Release

For Immediate Release: August 28, 2001
Contact: Brooke Hilton, WineBid.com, bhilton@winebid.com, or (206) 320-1217 x263

Turley Wine Cellars and WineBid.com®, Team Up for a Rare Auction

Napa California: WineBid.com®, the world's premier Internet auction of fine and rare wines, is pleased to announce an upcoming auction of library wines and large format bottles from Napa Valley's renowned Turley Wine Cellars. The online auction opens Oct. 21 and runs through Nov. 4. During those two weeks WineBid.com will offer more than 80 cases of Turley Wine Cellars Zinfandel, Petite Syrah and Roussanne.

Turley wines offered will include magnums and 750ml bottles of Petite Syrah and Zinfandel, many from the company's highly regarded Hayne and Aida Vineyards. Vintages span from 1993 through 1998. Also offered is Turley's much-anticipated 1998 Roussanne, which has not previously been released. For more information about WineBid.com, visit www.winebid.com or call toll-free at (888) 638-8968. Additional information about the Turley Wine Cellars wines will be available to the public after Sept. 1 at WineBid.com. Please do not call Turley Wine Cellars for information regarding this special auction.

"Our first vintage was 1993 and since then we have been building our library, saving a couple of a cases of each of our wines from the different vintages," said Ehren Jordan, Turley Wine Cellars Winemaker. "We often receive requests to purchase some of these older vintages so we figured that the most equitable way to offer these wines to our customers would be through WineBid.com."

"I am pleased that Turley Wine Cellars chose to offer these excellent wines through WineBid.com," said Jerry Zech, Chief Executive Officer of WineBid.com. "We believe the Internet is the best place to market these very limited and special wines."

Founded in 1996, WineBid.com is the world's largest online auction for rare and fine wines. The company maintains worldwide inspection facilities where each bottle of wine consigned is appraised and inspected. For more information about bidding or consigning, visit our website at www.winebid.com or call (888) 638-8968.