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SUPPORT THE MANATEES
YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD
IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. A CALIFORNIA WINERY IS HELPING THE FLORIDA
MANATEE.
OREANA WINE COMPANY, BASED
IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, AND SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB HAVE JOINED FORCES
IN A NEW EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABUT MANATEES, A FEDERALLY ENDANGERED
SPECIES, WITH THE WINE “MANATEE MERLOT” ALTHOUGH MORE THAN A FEW MILES
SEPARATE THESE TWO STATES, AND YOU WON’T FIND A SINGLE WILD MANATEE IN
CALIFORNIA, THE CONNECTION HERE IS CARING ABOUT A SPECIES IN NEED.
THE WINERY IS OFFERING “
MANATEE MERLOT” AS A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTIBLE, WITH A PORTION OF THE
PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF EACH BOTTLE DONATED TO SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB, A
NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WOSE MISSION IS TO PROTECT MANATEES AND
THEIR AQUATIC HABITAT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
DOWN THE ROAD THE WINERY
PLANS TO ALSO OFFER “MANATEE CHARDONNAY” MANATEE MERLOT IS PRESENTLY
AVAILABLE IN ALL FLORIDA COSTCO LOCATIONS AND CAN ALSO BE ORDERED DIRECTLY
FROM THE WINERY.
EACH BOTTLE, SPORTS A
LABEL FEATURING A MANATEE ILLUSTRATION BY RENOWNED FLORIDA ARTIST SHERRY
VINTSON AND INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON MANATEES AND SAVE THE
MANATEE CLUBS CONTACT INFORMATION.
THIS WOULD TRULY MAKE A
PERFECT AND UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. |
