Premium Gift Baskets with Wine Pairings Offered in Harry & David Catalogs and on Website for Holidays MEDFORD, Ore. and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14
MEDFORD, Ore. and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Harry & David,
the nation's leading retailer for premium food gifts, today announced a
partnership with Wine.com to offer exclusive food and wine gifts.
Premium food and wine gifts are available now, in time for the holidays,
at harryanddavid.com and also in catalogs that are arriving in homes
nationally.
Harry & David is the marketing agent for food and wine gift baskets that
provide exclusive premium food gifts, including Moose Munch(R) confection,
award winning chocolates and other treats in gift baskets that will range in
price from $49.95 to $299.95. Wine.com will provide premium and ultra-premium
wines and its network of licensed retail wine warehouses will distribute the
gifts.
"Like Harry & David, Wine.com is known for its excellent products and
service. We are pleased to present to our customers these premium wines along
with our Harry & David's holiday favorite fine food gifts," said Bill
Williams, President and CEO of Harry & David.
Harry & David and Wine.com will have drawn upon a worldwide network of
suppliers to hand pick wines which compliment Harry & David's fine foods.
Wine.com will use eight fulfillment centers across the U.S. to ship wine gift
baskets, containing Harry & David fine foods, directly to customers. Arriving
with each gift will be uniquely crafted tasting notes, describing the wine and
why it's an excellent pairing with the food.
"We are pleased to be selected to partner with Harry & David, a company
with exacting standards, a rich 74 year old history and an extraordinarily
loyal customer base," said Rich Bergsund, CEO of Wine.com.
Local and state laws currently allow wine gifts to be shipped to 26
states, where a majority of Harry & David customers live. The Harry & David
website and telephone operators will have details on which states will allow
wine shipments.
About Harry & David
Harry & David, headquartered in Medford, Oregon is a leading multi-channel
specialty retailer and producer of branded premium gift-quality fruit and
gourmet food products and gifts marketed under the Harry & David, Wolferman's
and Cushman's brands. Harry & David is a dba of Harry and David. For more
information visit harryanddavid.com.
About Wine.com
Wine.com is the nation's #1 online wine retailer, according to Internet
Retailer magazine's annual ranking of websites by revenue, offering thousands
of wines, wine gifts, gift baskets and monthly wine clubs. Wine.com's mission
is to be the ultimate resource for the wine enthusiast, whether shopping for
themselves or sending a gift. The company has been an innovator in providing
online tools and content to make it easy and fun to discover and buy wine.
Wine.com is the world's most visited wine web site, according to research
conducted by comScore Media Metrix. For more information, visit
http://www.wine.com.
SOURCE Wine.com
