~ PRESS RELEASE ~
Anita Baker and Vince Gill Signed
for Chateau Ste. Michelle
2003 Summer Concerts

Thursday, July 31, 2003 Chateau Ste. Michelle Oak Aging Room

Baker will perform two nights, July 30 and 31, on the Chateau's scenic outdoor amphitheater in Woodinville. Her concerts will help raise funds for the Chateau Ste. Michelle Diversity Scholarship Fund, in conjunction with Washington State University and the University of Washington. Both Baker appearances are expected to sell out.

The winery also announced that country music super star Vince Gill will open the concert season on June 11 with an 8 p.m. performance.

Tickets for these shows go on sale February 21 at 9 a.m. through Ticketmaster at 206/628-0888, at any Ticketmaster outlet or online at www.ticketmaster.com. (Tickets will not be available at Chateau Ste. Michelle.)

Chateau Ste. Michelle's entire summer concert schedule, which will run into September, will be announced later this spring.

"Chateau Ste. Michelle's summer concerts have become a hot ticket in the Seattle area over the years, and we are pleased that all net proceeds support our charitable giving program," said Ted Baseler, President and CEO of the winery.

With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the definitive singers of the 1980s. Gifted with a strong, supple alto, Baker was influenced not only by R&B, but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which gave her music a distinct adult sophistication. Smooth and mellow, but hardly lifeless, it made her one of the most popular romantic singers of her time. The show marks Anita Baker's triumphant return after a seven-year hiatus.

Despite 15 Grammy awards, 18 CMA honors and 22 million in album sales, Vincent Grant Gill is, at heart, still the Oklahoma kid who picked up a guitar about the time he could walk and never looked back. During "An Evening of Conversation and Music," a performance series to support his new album, "Next Big Thing," Vince Gill returns to the music he cut his teeth on. The album touches on many of Gill's influences, from country to bluegrass, from pop to R&B, from folk to flamenco.