Crystal debuts exclusive wines

Cruise Travel, May-June, 2005

Building on its reputation for excellence and innovation in the culinary arts, Crystal Cruises has created its own proprietary label called C Wines. Recently debuting aboard the line's fleet of three award-winning ships, C Wines features six new appellations, including three reserve and three premium selections of cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and merlot.

Under the direction and guidance of Crystal's executive food and beverage team and its expert sommeliers, C Wines are produced to exacting specifications in the vineyards of California's legendary Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Santa Lucia Highlands. Carefully made in limited production to ensure quality, Crystal's first order of C Wines will deliver 54,500 bottles to the upscale Crystal Harmony, Crystal Symphony, and Crystal Serenity. C Wines are offered by the glass or by the bottle, and are showcased on the line's already impressive wine list.

After extensive research, Crystal tapped the Monterey Wine Company, widely regarded for its consistency and reliability in producing quality wines, to manage the growing and production of C Wines. With state-of-the-art winemaking facilities throughout California's prime wine regions, the celebrated company's advanced technologies allow for continual testing and experimentation, ensuring only the best grapes are bottled. The company is led by a team of experienced winery professionals representing more than 85 years of growing, making, and/or managing vineyards with distinguished labels such as Caymus, Domaine Chandon, Joseph Phelps, and Kendall-Jackson, among others.

For more information contact your travel agent or Crystal Cruises (Cruise Travel Magazine), 2049 Century Park E./Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067: or log on to www.crystalcruises.com