<p>Columbine Vineyards is continuing to provide the industry with high quality table grapes again this year as the California growing regions get underway. To <b>enhance the company’s proprietary program</b> that includes Holiday® and Black Globe® varieties, Columbine has introduced the new <b>proprietary green seedless Milano® grape</b>.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/columbine_body2_050814.jpg" alt="cropped_image_050814" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“We have an extensive program that allows us to work with our customers to satisfy their needs, consisting of a full product mix of red, green, and black varieties, available from July through December,” Lauren Olcott tells AndNowUKnow.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>In addition, Columbine Vineyards has been sustainably farming since 1926 and is <b>continuing to implement and maintain existing sustainable agricultural practices.</b></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>"To add to our existing sustainability practices, this year we have <b>revamped our packaging to reduce our plastic waste,</b>” Olcott continues.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The companies program has grown in the past year due to <b>an increase of volume, along with an aggressive marketing plan</b> focusing on consumer interaction through social media and brand awareness to drive repeat sales.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/columbine_body1_050814.jpg" alt="cropped_image_050814" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>In addition, Columbine is <b>nearing completion of its now state-of-the-art cold storage facility.</b> M. Caratan Inc. broke ground December 12, 2012 and expects to complete construction of the facility by June 2014. It will serve as a model of energy efficiency, safety and sustainability.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.columbinevineyards.com/our-grapes" target="_new"> Columbine Vineyards</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
