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September 8, 2010, Cle Elum/Roslyn, WA – Swiftwater Cellars, a destination winery, restaurant and event facility located in the Suncadia resort just 80 miles east of Seattle, is celebrating its grand opening this weekend. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony open to the public on Friday, September 10 at 10:00 am and an evening concert featuring Nashville Recording Artist Lonestar on Saturday, September 11.

June 17, 2010, Cle Elum­Roslyn, WA  – Swiftwater Cellars, located in the Suncadia resort just 80 miles east of Seattle, will host Nashville Recording Artists, LONESTAR, during its grand opening party on Saturday, September 11. LONESTAR will entertain Swiftwater Cellars’ Black Diamond club members during a VIP meet and greet. Doors open to ticket holders at 5:00pm with an opening set by Oregon‐based Country band, Countryfied, starting at 6:45pm. Tickets are $35 in advance and may be ordered at any Ticketswest Outlet, online at www.ticketswest.com or by calling 1‐800‐325‐ SEAT.

June 10, 2010, Cle Elum-Roslyn, WA -- Swiftwater Cellars is proud to announce the winner of its restaurant naming contest held earlier this spring. Tom Crume of Kent, Washington submitted The Hoist House, which was selected from a pool of over 150 entries because it well reflects the property's mining history. Swiftwater Cellars is the former home of Coal Mine No. 9, which operated there from 1930 to 1963. For his winning submission, Crume will be awarded a $500 Swiftwater credit and a $500 donation to The Boy Scouts of America, an organization with which he has been involved for many years.

March 24, 2010, Cle Elum, WA ­­ Swiftwater Cellars invites wine and food lovers to submit a name for its onsite winery restaurant via its website by May 15. The winning submission will be announced in mid‐June and the winner will receive a $500 donation to the charity of his or her choice and a $500 Swiftwater gift certificate.

August 17, 2009, Cle Elum, WA – Swiftwater Cellars announces groundbreaking of its site near Cle Elum, Washington, a historic town just 90 minutes east of Seattle on the sunny side of the Cascade Mountains. Located in Suncadia, an all-season mountain resort, the winery will be situated atop Coal Mine No. 9 overlooking the Rope Rider golf course and will feature a tasting bar, restaurant, pro shop and special event facilities. Swiftwater Cellars’ wines are sourced from select vineyards in the Paciic Northwest and tended to by veteran winemaker, Tony Rynders of Tony Rynders Consulting. They wil