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Shea Homes® Trilogy® is America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder - Every Year since 2013!

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For an impressive 12 consecutive years, Trilogy® by Shea Homes® has once again ranked as America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder by Lifestory Research in their 2024 national study among 55+ home shoppers. Trilogy has ranked #1 in the study for twelve years in a row, an achievement unmet by any other brand.

Key Points: 
  • Trilogy has ranked #1 in the study for twelve years in a row, an achievement unmet by any other brand.
  • We know that 96% of home buyers say trust in a builder is of the utmost importance when buying a home.
  • Here are some noteworthy details on this year's historic award:
    Trilogy received the highest Lifestory Research Net Trust Quotient Score in its Active Adult Resort Builder category for 2024 at 111.7.
  • The 2024 ranking of Active Adult Resort Builders is from over 20,000 people surveyed between January and December 2023 in the United States who were actively shopping for a new home in a 55+ community.

Elevated Spirits Announces Senior Leadership Team Appointments to Drive Growth of Cierto Tequila, the Most Awarded Tequila in History

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Bakshi, a 21-year Diageo alumna, brings a depth of experience within premium agave spirits.

Key Points: 
  • Bakshi, a 21-year Diageo alumna, brings a depth of experience within premium agave spirits.
  • As Vice President of Marketing for Tequila, she led the world’s largest tequila trademarks to breakthrough growth within a highly competitive and rapidly growing segment.
  • “I’m incredibly proud of the exceptional team we have at Elevated Spirits,” said Todd Chaffee – Chairman and Co-founder of Elevated Spirits.
  • Elevated Spirits invites drinkers to savor Cierto slowly and celebrate responsibly.

Elevated Spirits Announces Senior Leadership Team Appointments to Drive Growth of Cierto Tequila, the Most Awarded Tequila in History

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elevated Spirits Company, producer of the 100% natural, additive-free Cierto Tequila portfolio, is pleased to announce the appointment of its senior leadership team of seasoned industry executives, with decades of collective experience leading premium global beverage businesses.

Key Points: 
  • Ami-Lynn Bakshi, a 28-year spirits industry veteran with extensive senior executive experience in both the corporate and entrepreneurial sectors, will join as Chief Executive Officer of Elevated Spirits.
  • As Vice President of Marketing for Tequila, she led the world's largest tequila trademarks to breakthrough growth within a highly competitive and rapidly growing segment.
  • As Vice President of Innovation for North America, she led the development and delivery of Diageo's robust multi-year innovation platform.
  • "I'm incredibly proud of the exceptional team we have at Elevated Spirits," said Todd Chaffee – Chairman and Co-founder of Elevated Spirits.

For an Unprecedented 11 Years in a Row, Trilogy® by Shea Homes® Named America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For an unprecedented 11 consecutive years, Trilogy® by Shea Homes® has been recognized as America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder by Lifestory Research in their 2023 national study among over 17,000 55+ home shoppers.

Key Points: 
  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For an unprecedented 11 consecutive years, Trilogy® by Shea Homes® has been recognized as America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder by Lifestory Research in their 2023 national study among over 17,000 55+ home shoppers.
  • "Our teams around the country are committed to creating authentic communities where homeowner members have every opportunity to transform their lives and Live Happier®.
  • With its Trilogy brand, Shea Homes has made earning the trust of 55+ homebuyers across the country a priority and has been recognized as America's Most Trusted Active Adult Resort Builder every year since Lifestory Research began its annual study in 2013.
  • The 2023 ranking of Active Adult Resort Builders is from 17,308 people surveyed between January and December 2022 in the United States who were actively shopping for a new home in a 55+ community.

Curaleaf's Grassroots Brand and Ganjier Announce First-of-its-Kind Cannabis Education Partnership

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf" or the "Company"), today announced a first-of-its-kind cannabis education partnership for its Grassroots brand with Ganjier, the Cannabis Sommelier Certification Program.

Key Points: 
  • WAKEFIELD, Mass., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf" or the "Company"), today announced a first-of-its-kind cannabis education partnership for its Grassroots brand with Ganjier, the Cannabis Sommelier Certification Program.
  • "Analogous to the wine Sommelier, beer Cicerone or cigar Catador, the Ganjier is a trained and certified master of cannabis products, cannabis assessment, and cannabis service," said Derek Gilman, Managing Director of Ganjier.
  • "Cannabis education is paramount for all of us at Curaleaf and this pilot program takes cannabis professionalism to the highest level."
  • The Grassroots and Ganjier partnership is officially underway, with 100 leadership-nominated Team Members across all Curaleaf departments, along with external partners, chosen due to their passion and dedication to cannabis education.

Fresh Vine Wine Recognized with Four 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. (NYSE American: VINE), the premier producer of lower carb, lower sugar, and lower calorie premium wines in the United States, today announced that four of its vintage wines have received prestigious 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. (NYSE American: VINE), the premier producer of lower carb, lower sugar, and lower calorie premium wines in the United States, today announced that four of its vintage wines have received prestigious 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards.
  • We are grateful that four of our vintage wines are recipients of the prestigious Sommeliers Choice Awards for 2022, said Jamey Whetstone, Winemaker, of Fresh Vine Wine.
  • Fresh Vine Wine 2020 Chardonnay received a Gold 2022 Sommeliers Choice Award, with Fresh Vine Wine 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon and Fresh Vine Wine 2021 Ros, both taking home the Silver and Pinot Noir Bronze.
  • The judging panel of the Sommeliers Choice Awards consists entirely of top sommeliers, on-premise wine buyers and wine directors at U.S. restaurants, bars, pubs, and clubs.

Debut Cellar Launches on Sommelier DeFi Investment Platform

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sommelier, the pioneering automated DeFi portfolio management platform, today announced the launch of the first Cellar, or community-governed, dynamic investment strategy vehicle, on the platform. This Cellar is active on Aave and leverages machine learning to dynamically move assets between several stablecoin lending positions. Users need only add liquidity to the Cellar, and it will handle the rest.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sommelier , the pioneering automated DeFi portfolio management platform, today announced the launch of the first Cellar, or community-governed, dynamic investment strategy vehicle, on the platform.
  • Sommelier is the most advanced DeFi investment protocol built to date, and anyone with financial or crypto markets experience can propose new Cellar strategies to the Sommelier governance community for inclusion on the platform.
  • The team behind Sommelier has designed the debut Cellar on the platform, which optimizes a lending position on Aave to earn interest.
  • The door is now open for any DeFi investment strategists to submit Cellar proposals to the Sommelier community for approval to deploy on the platform.

The Cosmos Builders Foundation Launches to Support the Growth of the Interchain Ecosystem

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

The Cosmos Builders Foundation today launches its federation of crypto-native organizations collaborating toward a more vibrant, egalitarian, and resilient Interchain economy.

Key Points: 
  • The Cosmos Builders Foundation today launches its federation of crypto-native organizations collaborating toward a more vibrant, egalitarian, and resilient Interchain economy.
  • In coordination with the Interchain Foundation, the Cosmos Builders Foundation is focused on supporting the maintenance and development of infrastructural public goods for the long term growth of the Interchain ecosystem.
  • To date, the financial burden for supporting this infrastructure has fallen on the Interchain Foundation, and considering their vital importance to the Cosmos ecosystem, the Cosmos Builders Foundation is making it a priority to provide supplementary funding.
  • Thats why were joining many of the other leading communities in the Cosmos ecosystem to provide funding to the Cosmos Builders Foundation and invest in the future of the Interchain.

Piccola Cucina announces its new wine list and goes vertical on Sicilian labels

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Piccola Cucina, the renowned Italian restaurant led by Executive Chef Philip Guardione of Catania, Sicily, and nr.1 ranked Italian restaurant on Tripadvisor in New York City, announces its new wine list today.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Piccola Cucina, the renowned Italian restaurant led by Executive Chef Philip Guardione of Catania, Sicily, and nr.1 ranked Italian restaurant on Tripadvisor in New York City, announces its new wine list today.
  • The curated wines include more than 100 Sicilian labels.
  • Great focus has been given to wines from the volcanic Etna area of Sicily.
  • The new wine cellar also counts 50% or local producers from the Etna area, a number they intend to increase in the coming months.

For an Unprecedented 10 Years In a Row, Trilogy® by Shea Homes® Named America's Most Trusted® Active Adult Resort Builder

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --For an unprecedented 10 consecutive years, Trilogy by Shea Homes has been recognized as America's Most Trusted Active Adult Resort Builder by Lifestory Research in their 2022 national study among active home shoppers.

Key Points: 
  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --For an unprecedented 10 consecutive years, Trilogy by Shea Homes has been recognized as America's Most Trusted Active Adult Resort Builder by Lifestory Research in their 2022 national study among active home shoppers.
  • With its Trilogy brand, Shea Homes has sought to earn the trust of homebuyers across the country since its inception in 1999 and has been recognized as America's Most Trusted Active Adult Resort Builder every year since Lifestory Research began its annual study in 2013.
  • Our team members have shown incredible passion, resilience, and dedication to do their absolute best in supporting customers in these unique times.
  • Trilogy by Shea Homes has been named America's Most Trusted Active Adult Resort Home Builder in the proprietary Lifestory Research study every year since 2013.