Crivello Group, LLC Announces Wine Awards by Copperford, LLC dba Olde Lockeford Winery

Donald and Karen Litchfield are wine industry innovators.

Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) October 4, 2004 -- Frank P. Crivello, Crivello Group, LLC (CG") Managing Member, announced last month that its principals provided a working capital facility to Copperford, LLC dba Olde Lockeford Winery (OLW"). Today OLW was proud to announce that it recently received continued critical acclaim in wine competition.

Under the current leadership of Donald and Karyn Litchfield, OLW has made premium handcrafted California wines since 2000. OLW currently produces over 25 varieties including; Pinot Grigio, Sauvingnon Blanc, Albarino, Chardonnay Viognier, Reisling, Muscat, White Zin, White Port, Merlot, Mourvedre, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Barbera, Petite Sirah, Dolcetto, Cab Sauv, Cab-Shiraz, Syrah, Cab Franc, Tempranillo, Pinot Noir, Late Harvest Zin, Port and several flavored Sparkling Wines. OLWs wine variety information is available at www.vinopiazza.com/oldelockeford .

OLW Manager Donald Litchfield stated: We are pleased and gratified to receive recognition for our high quality wines. We have and will continue this tradition."

OLWs wine awards include, by variety, the following:

Albarino    

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2002 & 2003

Best of Region 2003

San Francisco Chronicle Competition2003&2004

Chardonnay    

Silver Medals:     

CA Fair 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004

Best of Region 2003

Bronze Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2002 & 2003

Viognier        

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2002 & 2003

Bronze Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2002 & 2003

Riesling

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2003

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2003

White Port

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2004

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2004

Cabernet-Shiraz

Double Gold:

CA State Fair 2001

Merlot            

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2001, 2002 & 2003

Bronze Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2003 & 2004

Cabernet Sauvignon

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2001 & 2002

Mourvedre

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2001, 2002 & 2003

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2003

Best of Show:

Sacramento Wine Competition 2003

Petite Sirah    

Silver Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2004

Syrah            

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2002 & 2003

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2003

Bronze Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2004

Dolcetto        

Bronze Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2004

International Eastern Wine Competition 2004

Zinfandel            

Silver Medals:

CA State Fair 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004

Bronze Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2003 & 2004

Late Harvest Zinfandel

Silver Medals:

San Francisco Chronicle Competition 2004

OLW was originally constructed in 1946 on its twenty-five acre site located in Lockeford, California. In the late 1980s, it fell into decline and closed. In 1998, Donald and Karyn Litchfield purchased it after a county foreclosure sale. After their purchase, they resurrected and renovated it. Since then they have created an original model for the wine industry. OLW provides custom wine making services to the industry, currently producing 35,000 cases per year, in addition to 2,500 cases per year under its own label.

CG Managing Member Frank Crivello stated: We were pleased to provide Old Lockeford with working capital financing. Don and Karyn have established a solid winery. Not only do they making great tasting award winning wine, they have identified and designed plans to implement innovative businesses related to the wine industry. In addition to this financing, we will provide strategic consulting services to Old Lockeford."

About Crivello Group, LLC www.crivello.com:

CG is a strategic advisors and partners to distressed and emerging companies. CGs solutions for distressed or emerging company that include:

•    Stabilization

•    Capital & Debt Alternatives

•    Staff, Boards, and Professionals

•    Divestiture & Dissolution

•    Plan of Restructuring or Reorganization

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 - With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of CG could differ significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to assumptions relating to the marine market and that there will be no unanticipated material adverse change in CG's operations or business.

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