Scottsdale, Arizona (May 10, 2011) - Championship Volleyball (CV) today announced a partnership with Barefoot Wine and Bubbly TM as the official wine and sparkling wine of the "Championship Volleyball Series" and the "Barefoot Wine/CV ProAm Series", to be held throughout the country during the remainder of 2011.
"We are thrilled to team up with Championship Volleyball this Summer, an organization as at home on the beach as we are," said Barefoot Wine Marketing Manager, Ann Polhemus Peltz. "Joining forces with CV is a natural marriage for Barefoot; we each have a shared commitment to beach volleyball, its players and fans, and beach communities nationwide."
This partnership pairs Barefoot Wine with the CV Series held in Baltimore, MD; Los Angeles, CA; Virginia Beach, VA; Aspen, CO; Miami, FL; and Milwaukee, WI; as well as the title sponsorship of the "Barefoot Wine/CV ProAm Series" with tentative locations in Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Honolulu, HI; Houston, TX; Jersey Shore, NJ; Milwaukee, WI; Muskegon, MI; New York, NY; Phoenix, AZ; and Virginia Beach, VA.
The CV Series will feature numerous beach volleyball players in an exciting tournament format. Additionally, it is expected that some of the best volleyball players in the
world – FIVB World Tour and CV athletes - will participate in select activities for Championship Volleyball at these events. For updated information regarding athlete
participation, please visit www.championshipvb.com.
The Barefoot Wine/CV ProAm Series will pit the best and brightest amateur volleyball players from across the country against one another in a series of twelve, regional competitions throughout the United States. Winning teams from each local market will compete in a championship tournament, dubbed the "Barefoot Wine/CV ProAm Cup," which will be held in Miami, Florida on September 9, 2011.
"It is exciting to have a partnership with such a strong corporate supporter of beach volleyball as Barefoot Wine," said Championship Volleyball President Ron Shaffer. "Barefoot's involvement in our CV Series and ProAm Series will have a major impact on the growth of the sport and the strength of our fans."
Barefoot's award-winning California wines are attractively priced and can be found in bottles bearing the fun, iconic footprint label. Barefoot's still wine portfolio (priced at approximately $7 for 750mL bottles, $12 for 1.5L bottles) includes twelve unique offerings: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, White Zinfandel, Moscato, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Zinfandel, and Sweet Red. The Barefoot Bubbly line offers five delicious sparkling wines: Brut Cuvee, Extra Dry, Pinot Grigio, Moscato Spumante, and Rose Cuvee. Barefoot Bubbly is the most awarded Sparkling Wine under $20 in the US and retails for approximately $10 per bottle. For more information, visit www.barefootwine.com.
Championship Volleyball, Inc., through its own operations or those of its subsidiaries, partners and contractors, engages in the ownership and/or operation of amateur and professional indoor and sand volleyball events and exhibitions, volleyball camps and clinics, coaching certification and continuing coaching education programs, instructional video curriculum development and sales, regional and national player ranking system, and standardized volleyball instructional curriculum development in the United States in the form of a standardized coaching handbook delineating the Championship methodology from top to bottom. For more information, visit www.championshipvb.com.
"California and Argentine Wine and Charmat Method Sparkling Wine: Secondary Fermentation Before Bottling, 2011 Barefoot Cellars, Modesto, CA. All rights reserved."
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