FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 7, 2008

WORLD PREMIERE OF THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE SET FOR OCTOBER 12, 2008 ON PBS AFFILIATE KRCB

Riverside, CA. - Man has been making wine for thousands of years.
Its origins are deeply rooted in Western culture. Yet despite our familiarity with the beverage, there is something mysterious about
wine that makes it unique. What intangible elements does wine
present that remind us of our own invisible nature?

Journalist Denise Ingrid Brickel explores this question in the world premiere of The Spirit of New Wine on PBS affiliate KRCB (Channel
22 in Santa Rosa, California) on October 12 and October 19, 2008. The program will be broadcast at 11 p.m., after KRCB’s live wine auction.

Full of spontaneous humor and breathtaking landscapes, The Spirit of New Wine chronicles Denise’s visit to the heart of California wine country, where the spirit of new wine is explored through its relationship to art, music, food, culture, faith and more.

On October 12, KRCB will broadcast California Bounty, the first episode of The Spirit of New Wine. In California Bounty, Denise is introduced to a