Destination Cellars and Exclusive Resorts Partner to Offer Members Flexibility and Choice

Leading Luxury Wine Club and Destination Club Drive Industry Innovation

Destination Cellars, the first and only luxury destination wine club, today announced a new partnership with Exclusive Resorts, the world's leading luxury destination club. As the most recent partner to join the Destination Cellars Strategic Alliance, Exclusive Resorts can now extend to its members preferred access to unique, personally tailored national and international experiences within the private world of wine.

Destination Cellars will offer Exclusive Resorts' members the opportunity to explore exclusive wine experiences with flexibility and choice. Exclusive Resorts members will be able to enjoy Destination Cellars' memberships at a preferred price with the unique option to take advantage of experiences on an ad hoc basis. Exclusive Resorts members will also have the opportunity to network with Destination Cellars members while gaining a glimpse into the private world of wine during upcoming private events in local markets across the U.S. For Exclusive Resorts members looking to embrace new wine-related experiences in a group setting, Destination Cellars will offer private group excursions catered to and limited to members and their invited guests.

"Our members vacation at luxurious properties all over the world, and we are always looking for new ways to further customize their experiences and extend the value we provide," said David Kallery, senior vice president of business development, Exclusive Resorts. "As the leader in the luxury wine experience market, Destination Cellars is in an excellent position to provide our members with access to exclusive wineries while maintaining a high-level of exclusivity and service."

Upcoming Destination Cellars and Exclusive Resorts wine-tasting and club-networking events open to members include:

--  September 5, 2008 in CT: Emanuele Baldi, Prunotto Winery, Piemonte,
    Italy
--  September 8, 2008 in Atlanta, GA: Janet Viader, Viader Winery, Napa
    Valley, CA
--  October 20, 2008 in Miami, FL: Giovanni Folonari, Firenze, Italy
    

"When it comes to innovation and member satisfaction, Exclusive Resorts is recognized in the destination club industry as the best of the best," said David Keuhner, founder and CEO of Destination Cellars. "We share their commitment to be on the cutting edge of member offerings; no one does what we do in the world of wine. By partnering with the best in the industry, we can provide all our members with enhanced luxury experiences."

About Exclusive Resorts

Founded in 2002, Exclusive Resorts is the world's leading luxury destination club with more than 3,300 members and a real estate portfolio valued at more than $1 billion, consisting of more than 350 luxury residences in dozens of vacation destinations and another 150 in development. The club has maintained a satisfaction rating of over 90 percent among its members after providing more than 60,000 vacations. Recognized by Robb Report as an "Icon and Innovator" that is "redefining luxury" and named "Best of the Best" three times by the same publication, Exclusive Resorts combines the spaciousness and elegance of a private residence with the services and amenities of a five-star resort. Exclusive Resorts is the destination club partner of choice for leading companies including American Express, Neiman Marcus and Marquis Jet. For more information, please visit www.exclusiveresorts.com.

About Destination Cellars

Founded in 2006, Destination Cellars is the first and only luxury destination club that offers affluent wine, food and travel enthusiasts personalized access to prestigious winery properties around the world. Individual and corporate club members enjoy exclusive, tailored experiences at more than 100 of the world's finest wineries spanning seven countries. From an intimate wine tasting and fine dining experience, to cave exploration and bio-dynamic seminars, Destination Cellars creates private "once in a lifetime" experiences, to ensure it opens the world of wine to those who desire an extraordinary and memorable journey. Destination Cellars has built an esteemed alliance network to guarantee its members receive the best services available, including YPO, TIGER 21, Exclusive Resorts, Merrill Lynch, MacArthur Beverage, Cellar Advisors and American Express Travel, which provides all travel services for Destination Cellar experiences.

For more information on Destination Cellars membership, visit http://www.destinationcellars.com or contact us at 703-327-3109.

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