PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.prweb.com PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Maui Wowi Supports IFA'S VetFran Program by offering U.S. Military Veterans 10% Franchisee Fee discount http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb808684.htm Maui Wowi Hawaiian, the premier destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, today announced it is supporting the efforts of the International Franchise Association's "VetFran" program for men and women who have served in the U.S. military by offering a 10% franchise fee discount to veterans. Maui Wowi, a Featured Franchisor in the VetFran program, gives vets the flexibility to define their own transition to civilian life through a variety of franchise options built around the company's world-renowned smoothies and Hawaiian coffee beverages. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb808684.htm Maui Wowi Hawaiian Named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 for 5th Straight Year http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb725053.htm Maui Wowi Hawaiian, the premier destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, today announced it has been named to Entrepreneur magazine's high-respected Franchise 500® ranking for the fifth consecutive year. Listed at #190 overall for 2008, Maui Wowi Hawaiian also came in at #165 on the magazine's listing of America's Top Global Franchises. (PRWeb Feb 28, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb725053.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Names Chicago's Smartest Wine Consumer Ultimate Wine IQ Challenge Winner Earns $1,000 in Merchandise http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574341.htm Fernando Baptista, a Rogers Park resident, has won the Ultimate Wine IQ Challenge sponsored by Sam's Wines & Spirits to find the smartest wine consumer in Chicago. Baptista won the contest and a $1,000 shopping spree at Sam's after three elimination rounds that culminated last week in a gameshow-style grand finale at the wine retailer's new South Loop store at 50 E. Roosevelt. (PRWeb Dec 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574341.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Opens 4th Store in Chicago's South Loop on Saturday, November 17th at 8 AM http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb570360.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits will open their fourth retail location on Saturday, November 17th at 8am. The location is in a historic building in Chicago's South Loop with one of the largest retail wine and spirit inventories in the country, including a fine wine room with rare and allocated wines. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb570360.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Hosts Cookbook Signings Oct. 17 & 19 with TV Personalities 'Hearty Boys' and 'Two Meatballs' http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb561328.htm "The Hearty Boys" and "Two Meatballs," four chefs and TV personalities, will be at Sam's Wines & Spirits stores in Highland Park and Lincoln Park this week to sign copies of their new cookbooks featuring party and Italian fare, respectively. (PRWeb Oct 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb561328.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Hosts California & Italian Wine Tastings Oct. 4 & 9 in Downers Grove & Lincoln Park http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557899.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits, the country's largest independent wine retailer, has separate California and Italian wine tasting events on the menu at its Downers Grove and Lincoln Park stores over the next week for area residents who want to expand their wine horizons. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557899.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits 'Ultimate Wine IQ Challenge' Begins Oct. 6-7; Chicago's Smartest Wine Consumer Will Earn $1,000 Sam's Shopping Spree http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555625.htm This first-in-Chicago wine tasting tournament will kick off on Saturday Oct. 6 and Sunday Oct. 7 at Sam's stores in Lincoln Park, Downers Grove and Highland Park with the first elimination round plus a weekend of tastings, games and other festivities. Two other elimination rounds will follow, culminating in early December in a grand finale at the new Sam's store set to open in the South Loop. (PRWeb Sep 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555625.htm Sam's Wine and Spirits Launches New & Improved Website http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb553891.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits, the country's largest independent wine retailer has launched www.samswine.com version 3.0. The site offers hundreds of staff recommendations and an easy to use interface to guide visitors through the world's largest inventory of wines, beer and spirits. Customers can now search for wines by region, country, varietals, price, critics rating, and assorted other variables. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb553891.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits to Uncork 35 Wines at Sept. 15 'Wine Crush,' European-Style Wine Tasting Festival in Old Town http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb552144.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits, the country's largest independent wine retailer, will have its own wine-tasting pavilion at the fifth annual Wine Crush in Chicago's Old Town on Saturday, September 15. Sam's will be serving up 35 wines from some of the world's finest wineries as part of a European-style festival that will also include a grape-stomping competition, cuisine from neighborhood eateries, cheese tastings and live music. (PRWeb Sep 10, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb552144.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Hosts Molly Dooker Wine Tasting Sept. 13 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551234.htm If you've never heard of Molly Dooker, head straight to the Sam's Wines & Spirits store in Downers Grove from 5:30 to 7 pm on Thursday September 13 for a taste of seven wines from the Australian husband-and-wife team of Sarah and Sparky Marquis. Sparky Marquis will be in attendance at Sam's to educate tasters about the wines, explain how he and Sarah developed their own proprietary label after 10 years of building five other successful brands, and answer questions about how they came up with names like 2 Left Feet, Blue-Eyed Boy, Goosebumps and Gigglepot. (PRWeb Sep 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551234.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Hosts Tour of Michigan's Round Barn Winery http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb549573.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits, the country's largest independent wine retailer, is sponsoring an all-day road trip to the award-winning Round Barn Winery in southwest Michigan on Saturday, September 29. (PRWeb Aug 29, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb549573.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Co-Sponsors Private James Blunt Concert in Conjunction with Launch of Wine Club for WTMX Listeners http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb548386.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits, the country's largest independent wine retailer, this week co-sponsored a private concert by English singer/songwriter James Blunt for 50 people at Lumen in Chicago. The concert coincided with the launch of a Sam's Wine Club created exclusively to introduce Chicagoans to undiscovered wines. (PRWeb Aug 23, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb548386.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits Sponsors 'Spanish Night Grand Tasting' http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb548092.htm Sam's Wines & Spirits (www.samswine.com), the country's largest independent wine retailer, is holding a Spanish Night Grand Tasting from 5-8 pm tonight at its flagship store at 1720 N. Marcey Street in Chicago's Lincoln Park. (PRWeb Aug 21, 2007)

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