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Please take a few moments to enjoy some photos from recent events.

Kathy Johanson and Volunteer - Cheryl Cardwell at Girl Power Hour event at Bo Concepts in Seattle - January 21, 2010

Kathy Johanson, Angel Paullin (1st scholarship recipient) and Stacy Lill at 2nd annual O Wines Thank You party on February 11th, 2010

Check out the press O Wines received for participating in the Ninth annual celebrate Washington Wine Gala

Mark and Kendall Haney "enjoying" a bottle of O Wines together!

 

MK Cuthill, Lorna Kneeland, Kathy, & Stacy at Thank You party 2-11-2010

 

August 20, 2009 – Fund Raiser on Queen Anne Hill in a private home. The latest Louis Vitton collection was on display compliments of the Louis Vitton in the Bravern.

Stacy and Kathy

August 6, 2009 – At the Chat Party

Kristi Isaacson and Pam Gray of Chat With Women fame!

July 21, 2009 – Our first meeting with our new scholarship recipients. Marleny Dominguez, Adrianna Droz, and Ange Agliam
August 6, 2009 – Chat With Women hosted a Thank You cruise to all of the people who have supported them throughout the year – it was a wonderful evening with great wine and amazing women! Thanks to Rochelle Alhadeff and Pam Gray for their continuous support of our scholarships and women! Kathy, Rochelle Alhadeff (star of radio talk show Chat With Women), Stacy
April 29, 2009 Grand Opening of a new FUN wine bar in downtown Bellevue - Grand Cru Ace Volunteer Cheryl Cardwell, Kathy
April 5, 2009 - Taste Washington Stacy, Kathy
March 27, 2009 - NorthWest Women's Show at Qwest Field Volunteers Christine Goetz and Deb Overlin
March 27, 2009 - Downtown Bellevue Safeway Bottle Signing Maggiano Chef's and Kathy at Safeway Bottle signing for O Wines
March 10, 2009 - El Gaucho Annual Swirl Stacy, Kathy
March 7, 2009 - Portland Market Kathy, Wine Steward, Stacy
March 7, 2009 - With another Columbia Distributing God Stacy, Gary Blackmer, Kathy
March 6, 2009 - With Columbia Distributing God Kathy, Kevin Schlachter, Stacy
March 6, 2009 - More Portland fun! Stacy, Leslie Pike QFC Wine Steward, Kathy
March 6, 2009 - Portland market! Stacy, Paul Graeser (Wine Steward), Kathy
March 6, 2009 - Kathy & Stacy hit the Portland market! Fred Meyer Wine Steward, Stacy, Kathy
March 5, 2009 - At WMD in Portland! Beaux Freres (check out his famous wines), Kathy, Stacy, & Mark Miller
March 5, 2009 - O Wines was a featured wine at a Wine-Maker-Dinner (WMK) in Portland Oregon as part of the Portland Wine Month! Mike Ellis (CEO Fred Meyer), Stacy, Kathy, Chris Sarles (VP Columbia Distributing)
February 27, 2009 - Kathy flew down to LaQuinta California for the final celebration at the Hideaway Ladies Golf tournament where O Wines large sized bottles were given as the prizes! The bottles were etched by Fresh Northwest Design! Scott is our man! Check them out for your etching needs: http://www.freshnwdesign.com Kathy with the tournament winners! Check out the beautiful bottles!
February 26, 2009 - College Success Foundation shooting a video of the O Wines Story Kathy & Stacy
February 26, 2009 - College Success Foundation shooting a video of the O Wines Story Kathy & Stacy
February 21, 2009 - O Wines pours at the Paul Allen Heritage Flight Museum in Everett! Bob Johanson & Kathy Johanson
February 18, 2009 - O Volunteer Event at DeLille Cellars - we surprised our Volunteers with Our 1st scholarship recipient! Stacy, Angel Paullin, Kathy
February 18, 2009 - O Volunteer Event at DeLille Cellars Volunteers listening intently...
February 17, 2009 - Model drinking O Wines through a straw so she doesn't mess up her lip stick!
February 17, 2009 - Pan Pacific Wedding Show Two gorgeous wedding dress models with Kathy Johanson & Deb Overlin (O Volunteer)
February 13, 2009 - 3rd Vintage Chardonnay tasting with our new wine maker Stacy, Kate, & Kathy
February 12, 2009 - Chat With Women Party Stacy and Kathy
February 12, 2009 - O Wines was the featured Chardonnay at the Chat With Women Valentine's celebration. Rochelle Alhadeff, Kathy, Pam Gray
January 22, 2009 - O Wines was one of the only Chardonnay's poured at the Puget Sound Blood Center auction held at Bear Creek Country Club. Kathy, Our BIG O Wine Bottle, and Bob Johanson
January 17, 2009 - O Wines was part of an auction package at the Edgar & Holli Martinez Foundation Gala. The package included O Wines Chardonnay, DeLille Cellars Reds, and Dinner at Maggianos, and a poker game with the Mariners! It was a fun event! Bob Johanson, Edgar Martinez, and Kathy
More of our Amazing Columbia Team!
Our Columbia Distributing Family!
Owner of Cellar 46, Ryan and his wife!
December 10, 2008 - The bar is hopping!
December 10, 2008 - O Wines held a thank you party and used the evening to make a huge announcement about being able to fund a total of 4 scholarships in 2008! The following photos are from the event: Presentation of the BIG CHECK!
December 10, 2008 - Kathy spoke at the Duvall Rotary Club annual holiday breakfast Pat Henniman, Kathy, a friend, and President Roger Jones
December 7, 2008 - O Wines Volunteers gathered to help with our big Holiday Thank YOU postcard mailing! Thanks SO much ladies! (From left to Right) Cheryl Cardwell, Stacy Lill, Kara Lill, Kathy Johanson, Deb Overlin, Mary Jane Murphy, Sarah Murphy, Joanna Pickup
December 3, 2008 - O Wines is the featured Chardonnay at the O Christmas Tree Dinner Auction! Kathy, Leigh Canlis (with interesting new designer 'necklace'), and Stacy
December 1, 2008 - O Wines is poured at the Annual Holiday Party for the Zino Society in Kirkland. Shelley Tomberg (of the singing group - Shelley and the Curves), Kathy and the Primo Kim (Piano Man)
November 13, 2008 - O Wines is the white wine poured at the unveiling of the new Urban Magazine Kathy with Jamie Peha
November 11, 2008 - College Success Foundation (CSF) sponsored an event at Cellar 46 to introduce some of the scholarship recipients. Stacy, Ryan (Owner Cellar 46) Angel Paullin, Nalani (chef extraordinary) Kathy
November 11, 2008 - College Success Foundation (CSF) sponsored an event at Cellar 46 to introduce some of the scholarship recipients. Stacy, Angel Paullin (first O Scholarship recipient) Barry Goren (Director - CSF), Kathy
October 22, 2008 - Annual Inglewood Golf and Country Club Event Kathy, a very happy customer and Stacy
October 19, 2008 - a charity tasting at the Cellar 46 for Fred Hutch Suki (sorority sister of Kathy's from University of Washington Alpha Gamma Delta) with Kathy and friends
September 26, 2008 - a tasting at the Plateau Golf and Country Club. Volunteer Sherrie Olson shown here helping out O Wines.
9-18-2008 Speaking in front of the Woodinville Chamber of Commerce about our educational cause and of course O Wines – Stacy, John Erdman (Director of Woodinville Chamber) & Kathy
9-17-2008 Jennifer Vernoche (former O Volunteer – soon to be Chicago dweller) showing her “true” skills
9-17-2008 Grand opening of the Escala Club Cielo – Kathy is here with O Volunteer Sherrie Olson
9-10-2008 Rochelle, Stacy, Angel, Kathy & Pam – our debut of our first scholarship recipient, Angel Paullin on the Chat With Women radio show
8-28-2008 Tapping of our KING 5 News interview Stacy talking during interview
8-28-2008 Tapping of our KING 5 News interview Stacy “wired up” with reporter Debra Feldman
8-28-2008 Tapping of our KING 5 News interview Stacy, Kathy & Debra Feldman
8-28-2008 Tapping of our KING 5 News interview Camera Man, Stacy, & Kathy
8-23-2008 Greg Lill and Bob Johanson prepare for our 1st Red Blend sampling test
8-23-2008 Stacy, Greg, Kathy & Bob participate in the 1st Red Blend sampling of 12 wines
8-19-2008 Boeing Classic Draw Party – O Wines was featured throughout the tournament – Ian MacNeil, Greg Lill, & Stacy
8-19-2008 Boeing Classic Draw Party – Stacy, Larry Dickenson (Chair of Classic), & Kathy;
8-16-2008 Auction of Washington Wines Gala Auction Sherrie Pisco, Stacy & Kathy
8-18-2008 Bottle Signing at the new Safeway in Bellevue – Kathy, Peter Marschalk (Wine Steward), & Stacy;
8-2-2008 Stacy, Tommy (QFC Wine GOD), and Kathy at Bottle Signing in Bellevue
8-14-2008 Auction of Washington Wines Picnic with Kathy, Shona Milne & Cheryl Cardwell (O Volunteers) & Stacy;
7-18-2008 Stacy and Kathy with our Columbia Distributors for a wine tasting at 10am……
7-22-2008 Meeting Angel ~ Kathy, Angel Paullin (1st O scholarship recipient), Stacy
7-8-2008 Stacy and Kathy telling our story at the Cellar 46 O Wines Party– the ladies are in Awe…
7-17-2008 Kathy with Dee (QFC Star Wine Steward) Supporting QFC at Sterling Savings Bank on Mercer Island
6-27-2008 Kathy and Larry Dickenson (former Senior Marketing VP for Boeing Commercial) at Fred Hutch Wine procurement party…
7-8-2008 Stacy, Kathy and Nalani at Cellar 46 O Wines Party
5-31-2008 Bob Johanson and DeLille pourer at the Sip Event
6-27-2008 Lisa Clawson (sorority sister) with her friends at the Fred Hutch Wine procurement party
5-28-2008 Two Wonderful Boardroom Helpers
5-31-2008 O Wines at the Wild Ginger Triple Door Sip Event
5-10-2008 Kathy pouring at Renton Rotary for Mayor Gary Clark…
5-28-2008 Stacy and Kathy Pouring O Wines at the Alaska Airlines Boardroom
5-6-2008 Stacy and Kathy at final tasting in Prosser for second release of O Wines …
O Wines Team - Jim Mills (Vintner), Kathy, Glenn Coogan, Stacy, Co Din (Vintner) –
Greg and Bob doing magic tricks with the wine bottle – the ladies are in Awe…
Stacy at Fred Meyer – our first Fred Meyer sighting!
Stacy Greg and Bob (Our husbands teach well)
Kathy, Stacy (teaching) and Shona Milne riveted
Kathy and Stacy Promo Shot at QFC Bellevue Village
April 10, 2008 - 1st Volunteer Wine Training class
Ghaly (QFC Bella Botega) and Kathy
Patty (QFC Holman Road) Getting creative with her golf and wine display
Kathy and Bruce Kinsey (Factoria Wine Steward)
Dan Scott (QFC Pine Lake) and Kathy
Dan Scott and my husband Bob used to work together in the wine distribution business 20 years ago…
Kathy and Dee (Mercer Island QFC)
Tommy (Bellevue Wine Steward), Kathy, Dale (QFC “The Man”) and Stacy
This photo was take the same day Stacy and I were photographed for the QFC ad! Some women get excited to be on the cover of Vogue – not us – QFC ad is our dream…!
Kathy, Bobby Moore (Barking Frog) and Stacy
Kathy, Allan (Willow’s Lodge) and Stacy
Stacy, Debbie (QFC Edmonds) and Kathy
Stacy glowing about our Mercer Island QFC Placement
Stacy and Kathy in Red Apple in Kirkland
Red Apple was the first store to carry O Wines – we were so excited – could hardly wait to get a picture by our shelf placement!
Dale (QFC) and Kathy
A shrine to O Wines at Thriftway on Magnolia
Sherrie (Thriftway Wine Steward) and Kathy
Sherrie called wanting more information on O Wines, when I dropped by unannounced to share a bottle of O with her she already had an amazing support for O in her store – THANKS Sherrie!
Eric Akines Co-Owner Polite Society making introductions
1st event sponsored event were proceeds were donated to fund O Wines scholarships! May 1, 2008 at Polite Society in Seattle! www.politesociety.com
Kathy and Stacy making a toast to the Women
Cheryl Cardwell (O Volunteer), Kathy and Bob
Suzanne Goren (Parent Map) and Kathy
O Wines was invited to the Taste Tacoma event on April 28, 2008 at Shenanigan’s Restaurant! What a view!
Alayne Sulkin (Parent Map) and Kathy
O Wines was the featured wine at the Parent Map event held on April 29, 2008 – Mona Locke was the guest speaker for a wonderful panel of women speaking on “Opting In or Opting Out”. www.parentmap.com
Kathy Stacy and our College Success friends
This photo was taken at he April 17, 2008 Chat With Women party where O Wines was the featured Chardonnay! The event was a great success – consider going to their Holiday party…SO FUN!
Marcy Knott, Stacy and Mary Jane Murphy (Our O Volunteers)
This photo was taken at he April 17, 2008 Chat With Women party where O Wines was the featured Chardonnay!
Greg Lill, Stacy, Kathy, Bob Johanson
O Wines and DeLille Cellars were invited to pour at the annual Plateau Golf Club taste off on April 11, 2008. The members get to vote on the next years wine list…DeLille Cellars got best in SHOW! And O Wines was also selected as the Chardonnay favorite!
Stacy, Kathy and Heather Dunn (Admiralty Beverage)
Stacy, Kathy, Dr. Deborah Wilds & Barry Goren of CSF
April 7, 2008 marks the day we signed our first check toward our ‘Opportunity for Success Scholarship’!
Kathy, Rochelle Alhadeff, Stacy, and Pam
O Wines was a featured guest on the Chat With Women Radio show April 10, 2008.
Kathy, Dan Thiessen (0/8 Owner) and Stacy
Stacy, Patty (QFC), Kathy and Dee(QFC)
Anne-Marie Hedges & Stacy enjoying the evening
Stacy, Bobby Moore (Barking Frog) and Kathy Taste WA, April 6, 2008
Kathy Johanson & Mad Hatter Nancy Wibbens
Kathy & Stacy Pouring O Wines at the El Gaucho Legends Swirl event on March 25, 2008
March 1, 2008 The American Girl Fashion Show featured O Wines for the weary women – this 2 day event is a joy to be involved with – lots of energy and charity.
Chris Cox & Kathy Entrop (on right) sponsored a wonderful “Mad Hatter’s” women’s event on March 16, 2008 – she purchased a load of O Wines for the fun event.
Bruno pours the first glasses of O Wine.
Kathy, Glenn Coogan and Stacy.
1 of 3 focus groups we had to help determine the best wine and type of label.
Richard Brooks (in charge of labels) Kathy, Stacy, and Glenn Coogan (Icon Estates) - Photo on bottling day: 10-09-07
The first O Wine recipients, Jim and Sue Locke from Rock Chester, New York.
Our first tasting at Icon Estates with Stacy, Kathy, Glenn Coogan, and Greg Lill (Stacy's husband).
O Wines
Hostesses and sisters Sherrie Pisco and Janelle Brulotte
Enjoying O Wines at the November 11th 'Women in the Arts" event. O Wines was the featured wine for this event!
'Just the beginning...'
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