HEALDSBURG, Calif., June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Truett-Hurst Inc. (NASDAQ: THST) is a fast growing wine company with a portfolio of ultra-premium, super-premium wines and innovative packaging concepts. Truett-Hurst Inc.'s ("Truett") winemaker, Virginia Marie Lambrix announced today that she needs more grapes!

Distribution shots in the arm have the company scouring the North and Central Coast wine regions for fruit sources. In just the last 3 months Truett has been awarded 13 new exclusive brand agreements.  Almost all of the new projects are for the company's super-premium wines for distribution in national off-premise stores such as, Safeway, Total Wine & More, and Kroger! This rapid growth is due to an expansion of the number of SKU's (individual stock items) with existing brands and new brand development.

Simultaneously, their partnership with Daryl Groom and his family in the cause marketing brand, Colby Red is also growing with agreements with Bev Mo and Bi Lo, (a Southeastern regional grocer.)

There has been vigorous off-premise growth of Truett's Dry Creek Valley, Bradford Mountain wines and the Russian River Valley's VML Wines. Both VML and Truett Hurst wineries' brisk direct-to-consumer business means the company's team is currently buying top quality grapes like mad.

The wine company's recent expansion into the major Canadian provinces has also created huge demand for premium grapes and opening future markets in Europe as planned will press the wine company to find even more fruit.

Winemaker, Lambrix weighs in that "On the eve of harvest season my biggest issue is finding more fruit that fits my quality benchmark!  She adds, "It's a good problem to have."

Grape growers interested in selling excellent fruit should contact: Jon Dibartolo, Grower Relations: 510-290-3404

About Truett-Hurst Inc.
Truett-Hurst Inc. (NASDAQ: THST, http://www.truetthurstinc.com) is a holding company and its sole asset is the controlling equity interest in H.D.D. LLC., an innovative and fast-growing super-premium, ultra-premium and luxury wine sales, marketing and production company based in the acclaimed Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys of Sonoma County, California.  Our principal executive offices are located at 4035 Westside Road, Healdsburg, California 95448, and our telephone number is 707.431.4423.  We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, enacted on April 5, 2012 ("JOBS Act"), a small reporting company as defined by Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and a controlled company as defined by the corporate governance rules of NASDAQ.   

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