Majestic Fine Wines Staffs Up to Support Jackson Family Growth

SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Majestic Fines Wines, the
sales organization for Jackson Family Wines, has filled twelve newly
created positions to support the expansion of its super-premium and luxury
wine sales.

"The United States is poised to become the leading wine consuming
country in the world," says Bill O'Connor, Vice President/National Sales
Manager. "Despite the current economic slowdown, we at Majestic Fine Wines
are expanding our sales efforts to meet the expected long-term consumer
demand for fine wines nationwide."

Indeed, sales figures for some of the Majestic Fine Wines portfolio
have seen a substantial surge over the last 120 days of business, including
strong growth of its flagship brands La Crema and Kendall-Jackson. In
another bright spot, Murphy-Goode has posted significant gains due in part
to a recent re-launch of the brand.

Among the newly created positions: Peter Repole, formerly an Estates
Education Manager, has been promoted to Southeast Division Vice President,
based in Miami. Taking over the new position of Texas State Sales Manager
is Ashley Flautt, who is based in Dallas. Brent Bolding, based in Seattle,
steps into the new role of Northwest Region Manager. He is responsible for
sales in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Billy Connely is the new
Nevada State Sales Manager based in Las Vegas. Kevin Kennedy takes on
duties in the newly created position of New York State Sales Manager.
Brenda Wojcik brings her extensive supplier background to the new position
of Illinois State Sales Manager. Jimmy Clement is the new Florida State
Sales Manager.

Additional new positions include: Sonia Winters is the Region Manager
for California and Nevada; Eric Gieseker is the new Northern California
Area Manager; John Vidal is the new Southern California Area Manager. Jayne
Waters is the new District Sales Manager for Atlanta, Georgia.

Lastly, Kim Wallace is the new Sales Educator/Trainer for the Gulf and
Southeast Divisions and has completed her third-level Master Sommelier
program. Kendall-Jackson and Jackson Family Wines were both built in the
on-premise arena. After nearly three decades, Majestic Fine Wines continues
to reinforce a direct link to wine knowledge by expanding its sales
educational efforts throughout the United States.

Jackson Family Wines is the Sonoma County-based wine producing, sales
and marketing umbrella organization owned by Jess Jackson and his family.