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GreenGlamGo and Antibride.com is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of our Nokia Ovi Store App and FB Mall at Monroe SF in North Beach. What better way to ring in Spring than with a glass of bubbly made from organic grapes? We’ve been a long time fan of Korbel California Champagne - it is delicious, affordable, local and luxe, But they’ve gone all sustainable on us and we couldn’t be happier! Thank you Korbel California Champagne for sponsoring our launch! Special beginnings and the celebration of life’s milestones, be it a wedding, the birth of a baby (or a business!) calls for bubbly and what better way to celebrate than with Korbel? Happy Earth Day and chin chin!

Korbel California Champagne 2009 Brut – Made with Organically Grown Grapes

Vineyards

This special bottling of Korbel Brut is made from 100% organically grown grapes from some of the premier vineyards in California. These vineyards are farmed sustainably, and without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. All farming practices are in compliance with the USDA’s organic certification program and are monitored by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF).

The 2009 growing season gave us a modest yield, of very high quality grapes.  The vines were still partially recovering from the frosts of 2008, which lead to a slightly lighter crop.  Sometimes vines will respond to a lighter crop by putting a little extra character into the remaining grapes.  This was clearly the case in 2009, with this cuvee showing off bright citrus fruit and generous crisp green apple flavors.

Winemaking

To make Korbel Brut – Made with Organically Grown Grapes, not only do we use organically grown grapes, we also certify the entire winery as an organic processor. Korbel’s traditional Méthode Champenoise process is well suited to the production of champagne made with organic grapes. We work with the CCOF to make sure that our winemaking practices are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Winemaker Notes

Korbel Brut – Made with Organically Grown Grapes is created in the classic Korbel style, crisp, delicate and bright. We always strive to present the pure flavors of the grape in all of our champagnes. The organically grown grapes in this cuvee deliver well-integrated aromas and flavors of apple, pear and white peaches. The finish is medium dry, with a slight savory note at the end.

Wine Profile

Harvest Date:  August and September

Harvest Sugar Level:  19.7 Brix

Tirage Bottled:  February 2010

Disgorged: As required

Appellation:  California

Fermentation:  100% SS

Composition:  French Colombard, Chardonnay, Sangiovese

Acid/pH:  7.6 g/l 3.14

Alcohol:  12%

Dosage: 1%

Production:  10,300 cases

 

GreenGlamGo.com: Green and Sustainable Fashion Mobile App Launches First Green Mall on Facebook with Venpop.com

San Francisco Earth Day Contest and Event to Celebrate Launch with Hotel Vitale and Monroe SF

Get green, glam and go to SF on Earth Day!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – GreenGlamGo and Venpop.com announce the worldwide launch of the GreenGlamGo.com Facebook Mall. GreenGlamGo powered by Nokia, is a mobile site, smart phone application, social platform and community aggregating the most creative, under the radar, green, handmade, sustainable designers and retailers, bringing them to a wider audience with curated offerings, engaging content, and the ability for eco-fashionistas to shop ethically and stylishly, now on Facebook.

“We wanted to create a mobile application that offers fun, green, glamorous fashion quickly and easily—fashion that feels as good as it looks. We have more reach than ever on our new Facebook Mall,” says Clarissa Nicosia, co-founder, GreenGlamGo.

“Green is great, but many etailers and designers can’t get there right away. GreenGlamGo includes more levels of ‘getting to green’ with sustainable, handmade designers and etailers. Facebook will offer a wider platform to better promote our etailers, designers and brands. Venpop.com made it a reality,” says Carolyn Gerin, co-founder, GreenGlamGo.

“Green and sustainable fashion needs to be seen to be worn. We have made it our business to create online retail solutions to help these brands get exposure, so everyone wins,” Max Ciccotosto, CEO Wishpot.com, Venpop.com

Enter to win 2 nights at the Hotel Vitale and dinner for 2 at Supperclub SF

GreenGlamGo Earth Day Contest
Venpop.com and Greenglamgo.com joined up to get gorgeous, green, and first to market by Earth Day with the first green Facebook Mall in history. To memorialize the moment, they decided to run a GreenGlamGo Earth Day Contest where one lucky couple could win an Earth Day weekend in SF! The Process: Log into Facebook, “like” GreenGlamGo’s Fan Page and offer up a top tip for living green. The best tip wins a 2-night stay at the naturally glamorous Partnering with the naturally glamorous Hotel Vitale, SF’s only luxury waterfront hotel, and dinner for two at sexy Supper Club SF, gifts from Chronicle Books, Oxley Gin, and Sugar Beach Luxury Body Care. The weekend begins with the GreenGlamGo App and FB Mall Launch Party at the sexy, sustainable  Monroe SF. Sponsors include: Oxley Gin, Nokia, Korbel Organic Brut (a California Champagne), Chronicle Books, Monroe SF, Hotel Vitale, Supper Club SF, and Wishpot.com. Getting GreenGlamGo to San Francisco is as easy as clicking the LIKE button on the Contest page, and entering to win. The culmination of this effort will be seen at the GreenGlamGo App and FB Mall Launch Party at the sustainable and sexy Monroe SF Lounge in North Beach. Contest Rules Here.

Contest runs from 4.12-4.18. Winners notified on 4.19. Post here: http://greenglamgo.com/ and http://bit.ly/dJ3oNJ

GreenGlamGo App Mission
• A mobile shopping app that’s also an educational tool: Helping consumers shop with intention, vote with their dollars, cut through the clutter and organize resources. Bringing the best in green and sustainable fashion design in one app, and now on Facebook.
• A mobile shopping app that opens the playing field: Offering the hippest, green, and sustainable designers/brands that may be too undercapitalized to elbow their way into the global retail space, but are no less relevant. This free app is available in the Ovi store, and Runs on Symbian^3 devices on Flash Lite 4.0 in Web Runtime (WRT) on the Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia C7.

GreenGlamGo Mall Features
• GreenGlamGo is the first green fashion mobile application and Facebook Mall, offering users instant access to the latest curated eco-fashion, beauty, bridal, handmade, and vintage.
• Users can browse ephemeral, curated items by our eco-industry experts, and then click a link to the site to purchase.
• Users can easily share likes and purchases via Facebook and Twitter, connecting their friends and social communities.

GreenGlamGo Mall Mission
To create a community around eco-fashion, designers and etailers which aggregates relevant content around real-time news in the space of green and sustainable fashion, spurring innovation in the global retail industry. To support and promote underground green and sustainable designers and give them a platform for sales and marketing. To create change in the way mainstream retail is conducted and in how eco, green and sustainable designers/etailers engage and are permitted to engage in this pursuit.

About

Carolyn Gerin is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Top 100 Bridal Blog Antibride.com, creator of the bestselling 3-book Anti-Bride series published by Chronicle Books, and the first bridal blog to hit the iTunes Store: the Anti-Bride iPhone App. She also serves as Senior Editor of Destination I Do Magazine. Clarissa Nicosia, a fashion industry veteran with over 2000 fashion runway shows and trend presentations under her belt, has brought emerging eco designers and brands in beauty, kidswear, menswear, juniors, RTW, and couture to US consumers. She’s worked with Project Runway designers, Michael Kors, Valentino, Global Green USA, and served as a regional fashion coordinator at Nordstrom. In 2009, in a noisy San Francisco noodle shop, they noodled over how to marry Clarissa’s background in traditional retail and eco fashion with Carolyn’s agency background in art direction, publishing, product development, and technology. On a cocktail napkin, GreenGlamGo was born. They brought their concept to developers Luxus SF, applied for Nokia’s Open Screen Project Fund, and the rest is history. GreenGlamGo is a mobile site, smart phone application, and social platform that aggregates the most creative, under the radar, green, handmade, sustainable designers and retailers, bringing them to a wider audience with curated offerings, engaging content, and the ability for eco-fashionistas to shop ethically and stylishly.

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