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Olympic Skater Peggy Fleming Makes Wine and Raises Money for Cancer Research

Los Gatos | CA

Los Gatos, CA (July 27, 2005)—Olympic skater Peggy Fleming celebrated her 57th birthday today with the announcement of the forthcoming release of Fleming Jenkins Victories Rosé. The wine is one created by Peggy and her husband, physician and winemaker Greg Jenkins, to raise funds for breast cancer research. 100% of the net proceeds of this and future vintages of Victories Rosé will be donated to charities supporting the cause, including the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. Retailing for $50, Victories Rosé is presented in a stunning magnum bottle and packaged in a commemorative hand-crafted wooden box. A limited edition of 100 bottles, priced at $100, have been personally autographed by Peggy and Greg Jenkins. 3000 bottles of Victories Rosé will be released for sale in time for National Breast Cancer Awareness month in October 2005. Available in most U.S. markets, Victories is sold exclusively through wine.com (www.wine.com).

About Victories Rosé
In 1998, on the 30th anniversary of her 1968 Olympic victory, Peggy Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer. Undaunted, Peggy took on “another Olympics, a life Olympics,” ultimately emerging victorious once again. Since then she has shared her hopes and fears and, ultimately, her own triumph, with people around the world. And she has become, for thousands of women and their families and friends, one of the living symbols of the victories that can be achieved against life’s greatest challenges, from Olympic sports to the fight for life against breast cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

For more information on Victories’ beneficiaries, visit www.jimmyv.org and http://lombardi.georgetown.edu. For more information on Fleming Jenkins Vineyards & Winery, visit www.flemingjenkins.com.

Photos available on request: flemingjenkins@paigepoulos.com