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Scheid Vineyards Inc.  (Nasdaq:  SVIN)

305 Hilltown Road

Salinas, CA 93908

(831) 455-9990

CONTACT:             Scott D. Scheid, President & CEO

 

 

For Immediate Release:

August 4, 2005

 

 

SCHEID VINEYARDS ANNOUNCES NEW WINERY

WILL BE OPEN FOR THE ′05 HARVEST &

KEY APPOINTMENTS TO WINEMAKING TEAM

 

 

GREENFIELD, CA – August 4, 2005 - Scheid Vineyards Inc. (Nasdaq: SVIN) announced today that its newly constructed winery will be completed in time for the 2005 harvest and it is expected that the first load of grapes will be crushed in early September.

 

            Scott D. Scheid, the Company’s President and CEO, stated, “We are very pleased to announce that construction of the Scheid Winery is proceeding on schedule and we are confident that we will be ready in time for the upcoming harvest.  The completion of this first phase will result in the capacity to crush approximately 10,000 tons of grapes.  Scheid Winery is designed as a state-of-the-art facility with gentle and efficient fruit handling, superior sanitation, and sophisticated technology.  We will operate both as a custom crush facility for present and future winery customers, as well as a winemaking facility for our own grape production.”

 

            In connection with the opening of Scheid Winery, Scheid Vineyards announced today several key appointments to its winery team, as follows:

 

            Buddy Masuda has been named Winery General Manager.  Masuda brings 30 years of winemaking experience and plant management skills, most recently at the Golden State Vintners facility in Soledad where he served as supervisor, process control manager, and senior winemaker for the past eight years.  Preceding GSV, Masuda spent 23 years with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons in various capacities.

 

            Dave Nagengast continues as Winemaker.  Nagengast joined Scheid Vineyards in 2003 and has been in charge of supervising all of the wines at six different facilities for Scheid’s wine contracts.  Prior to joining Scheid, Nagengast held various winemaking assignments at San Martin Winery, Mirassou Vineyards, and LaVelle Vineyards. 

 

            Ralph Mendez has joined Scheid Winery as Cellar Master.  This year will mark his 39th harvest in Monterey County.  Prior to joining Scheid Vineyards, Mendez spent seven years with the Golden State Vintners facility in Soledad as General Manager.  Preceding GSV, he spent 31 years at Paul Masson, which later became part of Constellation Wines.

 

            Chrissy Wittmann has joined Scheid Winery as Assistant Winemaker.  Wittmann was most recently laboratory manager/production winemaker at Courtside Cellars, a custom crush operation.  Prior to Courtside, Wittmann was laboratory enologist for Meridian Vineyards.

 

            Scheid Winery is located adjacent to the Company’s vineyard headquarters, just off of U.S. Highway 101 at 1972 Hobson Avenue, Greenfield, California.  For information regarding Scheid’s 2005 processing availability, please contact Tony Stephen at (707) 688-3628.

 

Scheid Vineyards Inc. ( www.scheidvineyards.com) is an independent producer of premium wine grapes and operates approximately 5,600 acres of vineyards, primarily in Monterey County, California.  The Company sells most of its grape production under short and long-term grape and bulk wine contracts to wineries producing high quality table wines, and the Company also produces a small amount of ultra premium wine under its own label.

 

Note:  This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company’s intention to build a winery.  These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include such words as “expected” “anticipates” or words of similar import.  Such forward looking statements are subject to certain factors, risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated.  Such factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) final approval and permits for the project by the County of Monterey and other governmental agencies, (ii) delays in construction due to weather, unavailability of materials, equipment, or labor, or other reasons so that that the winery is not in production by the harvest of 2005, (iii) unanticipated cost overruns, and (iv) financing of the project.  The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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