Released on: September 8, 2008, 4:14 pm

Press Release Author: Louise Truswell

Industry: Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary: Virgin Wines has sold more organic wine in the last 12 months
than ever before. Like for like sales over the period have increased by 118%
compared to the previous year.

Press Release Body: Organic Wine Sales Take Off at Virgin Wines

Virgin Wines has sold more organic wine in the last 12 months than ever before. Like
for like sales over the period have increased by 118% compared to the previous year.

The number of bottles of organic wine sold over the New Year period, in particular,
increased, with the company selling more than seven times the amount of organic wine
in January 2008 compared to the same month in 2007.

Louise Truswell, PR Executive of Virgin Wines said: “We are particularly pleased to
see this increase in interest in organic wines from our customers. As a company,
Virgin Wines is constantly striving to support small producers who grow their vines
and make their wines in a way that protects the natural environment. We carry a
range of formally certified organic wines, and we also source wines from producers
who, although not certified organic, subscribe to the organic and bio-dynamic
philosophy. As wine drinkers become more concerned with both looking after the
natural environment and with eating and drinking healthily, we would expect sales of
organic wines to continue to increase in the future. “

For more information about organic wines at Virgin Wines, visit
http://www.virginwines.com/organic-wine.


15 July 2008
ENDS

Contact
Louise Truswell
PR Executive
Virgin Wines
Tel: 01603 886403
Email: louise.truswell@virginwines.com


Editor’s Notes

• Launched in 2000, Virgin Wines’ goal is to deliver boutique quality wines, at the
same price as mass-produced supermarket wines.

• Virgin Wines is Europe’s largest independent online wine retailer, with over
500,000 customers.

• In the last 12 months, Virgin Wines has introduced 16 winemakers and 56 new wines
to the UK.

• Virgin Wines delivers to anywhere in the UK for just 5.99 – including the most
remote corners of the Scottish Islands, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the
Scilly Isles.

• Customers must be over 18 to buy wine. Full terms and conditions are available at
www.virginwines.com

Web Site: http://www.virginwines.com/organic-wine

Contact Details: Contact Details:
Louise Truswell
Virgin Wines
Web Site: http://www.virginwines.com/organic-wine
Email: Louise.truswell@virginwines.com
Tel: 01603 886403

Address:
Street: St James’ Mill, Whitefriars
City: Norwich
Zip/Post Code: NR3 1TN
Country: England