Share Our Strength Launches Collaboration Wine to Help Support the Fight Against Childhood Hunger

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Share Our Strength(R), a national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry, announced today the launch of Collaboration Wine. Collaboration is a private label joint venture with Clos LaChance Winery and WineStyles, the nation's largest wine store franchise. Ten percent of the retail price of each bottle of Collaboration sold in WineStyles' more than 150 stores nationwide will benefit Share Our Strength's work to end childhood hunger.

With Collaboration wines, Share Our Strength will introduce a new platform of fundraising that compliments its already successful high end-culinary events like Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation(R), Share Our Strength's A Tasteful Pursuit(R) and Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out(R). The release of Collaboration marks the first time the national nonprofit organization has entered into the wine business and sees it as a natural fit with its culinary fundraising events.

"The statistics are staggering. One in every six children in America suffers from uncertain access to the healthy and nutritious foods they need to avoid the lifelong and devastating consequences of hunger," said Billy Shore, executive director and founder of Share Our Strength. "For every bottle of Collaboration sold, Share Our Strength can help provide three meals to a hungry individual or provide nearly $7 worth of food to a needy family. Collaboration is an exciting new venture for Share Our Strength and we hope this will put us one step closer to ending childhood hunger in America."

Bottled by the renowned Clos LaChance Winery on California's Central Coast, Collaboration is available in both a red and white meritage blend and is exclusively sold at WineStyles locations across the country.

"We're honored to be a national partner of Share Our Strength and very excited to take the partnership to a new level with the introduction of Collaboration to our private and exclusive labels," said Robert Spuck, president and chief executive officer of WineStyles. "It's important that each and every child has the food they need grow and thrive. At WineStyles, our mission is to provide our customers with the best place they can taste, enjoy and learn about wine. We could not be prouder to give them this incredible Collaboration wine whose proceeds will help Billy and his team reach their goal of ending hunger for the more than 12.6 million children who are at risk in the U.S."

Collaboration retails for approximately $18.99 - $19.99 and is available in the more than 150 WineStyles stores across the country. Prices vary by state. For more information on WineStyles locations, please click here on WineStyles.

WineStyles' unique collection of private and exclusive wines like Collaboration, Maxwell Creek and Los Primos, provides customers with great tasting wines at a reasonable price. WineStyles is able to pass along these savings to its customers because of its experience in sourcing grapes from the very best small and large vineyards from around the world.

In addition to Collaboration, WineStyles and Share Our Strength have developed an extensive cause marketing partnership that includes a Chef Wine Tasting Series, gift basket program, Taste of the Nation support and a national Share Our Strength Wine Club.

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