June 15, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

E-zine published by Tinsley PR makes its first appearance at the Food & Wine Magazine Classic at Aspen.

Houston, TX – Tinsley PR announced today that WineSkinny.com, a popular Internet wine magazine published by the public relations firm, was invited to cover the 19^th Annual Food & Wine Magazine Classic at Aspen this year for the first time. The Food & Wine Classic is one of the most prestigious food and wine events in the world, attended by many of the biggest names in the industry.

Each year the pages of Food & Wine come to life in the spectacular setting of the Colorado Rockies, highlighted by the knowledge and passion that food and wine expert speakers share with attendees. This year’s highlights include panel discussions, demonstrations and tastings led by the superstars of food and wine – Jacques Pépin, Patricia Wells, Charlie Trotter, Mario Batali, Danny Meyer, Andrea Immer, Steven Olson and others.

Robyn Tinsley, managing editor of WineSkinny.com and the owner of Tinsley PR, states, "This is just our second year of publishing the Wine Skinny and covering wine events around the country. I certainly hoped to be asked to join the media coverage of the Classic, so I was thrilled when the invitation came. This is a great affirmation that all our hard work is paying off with increased industry recognition."

WineSkinny.com is the Internet’s fastest growing, liveliest, brashest and most entertaining wine publication. It is published by Tinsley PR, a marketing and public relations firm based in Houston, Texas.

For more information, please contact:

Robyn Tinsley
Managing Editor, WineSkinny.com
President, Tinsley PR
editor@wineskinny.com
713.874.0828