UPDATED: TO ALL MINORITIES, AND POOR, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS: OPERATION ECO-WINES:

FOR AFFORDABLE, WINE GIFT-GIVING, IT'S BEST TO CHOOSE THE HOLY CROSS ABBEY WINERY'S AWARD-WINNING, $22/BOTTLE MERLOT.

http://abbeywinery.com/product/12-merlot/

IT'S QUITE CHALLENGING TO PLEASE EVERYONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BAD MERLOT WINES ARE OFTEN CONFUSED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS, COLORADAN LABELS.

***PLEASE TRY TO SEE IF YOU CAN SWITCH ALL THE GRAPE SUPPLIERS TO MORE ECO-FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION, PACKAGING, LABELING METHODS.

THE COMMERCIAL TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS THAT DELIVER THE GRAPES, AND WINE BOTTLES CAN BE 50% MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT. 50% RECYCLED PAPER AND CARDBOARD CAN BE USED FOR THE HOLY CROSS ABBEY WINERY.

ALSO, HOLY CROSS ABBEY WINERY SHOULD SWITCH HALF OF THEIR ORDERS TO WINE POUCHES, IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD BOXES, TO SAVE ON SHIPPING COSTS. THE GLASS BOTTLES SHOULD BE 100% RECYCLED.

PLEASE SEE IF SOME POOR, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, OVER AGE 21, CAN INTERN FOR FREE, AT EVERY AMERICAN VINEYARD FOR THIS "OPERATION ECO-WINES" PROJECT.***