Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado and The Denver Food and Wine Classic

Corporate sponsorship, community involvement and educational excellence are all important concerns at Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado, according to Richard Crossland, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado.

The Company was a proud partner and continued sponsor for the fourth year of The Denver Food and Wine Classic, which was held on September 7th, 2008.  Mr. Crossland said the event’s location change to the landscaped campus of Metropolitan State College was a success with over 4,000 people sampling food from the best restaurants in the regions along with the best wines and spirits from Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado.

Mr. Crossland added that funds raised from this event were earmarked for the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation along with Kroenke Sports Charities, Post-News Charities and Metro State College.  New in 2008, the Classic was also the launch of fundraising for Metro State College’s Hospitality Program to build a working hotel school on campus.

In 2009, Mr. Crossland looks forward to our fifth year partnership of The Denver Food and Wine Classic at Metro State College campus on September 10-12.

II. Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado: Scholarship Support to Metropolitan State College Hospitality Program

In 2008, according to Richard Crossland, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado, the Company awarded three full scholarships to deserving students attending the Hospitality Program at Colorado’s Metro State College, which is located in Denver. As in past years, Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado, in close consultation with Metro State College, awarded these scholarships to deserving members of the Colorado hospitality industry, all of whom are now attending Metro State College.

As a result of previous academic support offered Metro State by Southern Wine & Spirits of Colorado, Mr. Crossland said, “Thanks to our involvement with Metro State College’s Hospitality Program, we are very proud of having provided sustained scholarship support to some of the future leaders of Colorado’s hospitality industry.”

According to Mr. Crossland, the Company plans to continue to support this worthy scholarship program in 2009.