CHATEAU ST. JEAN “THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY WISH” CONTEST & SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

THERE IS NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. PROMOTION OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE, AND WHO ARE REGISTERED MEMBERS OF THE promotion SITE ON DATE OF ENTRY. VOID IN CALIFORNIA AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

  1. 1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Chateau St. Jean “Ultimate Holiday Wish” Contest and Sweepstakes (the "Promotion") is a Skill Contest and a Sweepstakes. Participants can choose to enter the Contest by completing the Contest Registration form and submitting a 250 word essay describing what their Ultimate Holiday Wish would be and how Chateau St. Jean could make their Ultimate Holiday Wish come true. Participants can also choose to enter the Sweepstakes by completing the Sweepstakes Registration form. Limit one (1) Sweepstakes Entry per person/email address per day and one (1) Contest entry per person/email address during the course of the Contest Submission Period. There is no purchase necessary to enter or to win.

  2. 2) PROGRAM TIMING: The Promotion begins November 1, 2011, on or about 12:00:01 AM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), and ends December 31, 2011, on or about 11:59:59 PM PST (“Promotion Period”). All dates and times below refer to PST. During the Promotion Period there are a series of contest and sweepstakes related events which will start and end on or about the dates noted in the calendar below:

    CONTEST & SWEEPSTAKES EVENTS STARTS ENDS
    Sweepstakes Entry Period 12:00:00 AM PT on 11/01/11 1:59:59 PM PT on 12/31/11
    Sweepstakes Prize Winner drawing, Notification & Clearance On or about 1/5/12 On or about 1/15/02
    Sponsor/Judges Selection of Contest Finalists 12:00:00 AM PT on 1/01/12 11:59:59 PM PT on 1/15/12
    Contest Finalists Notification & Clearance On or about: 1/16/12 On or about: 1/23/12
    Public On-line Voting of Contest Finalists 12:00:00 AM PT on 1/24/12 11:59:59 PM PT on 2/06/12
    Contest Grand Prize Winner Notification & Clearance 12:00:00 AM PT on 2/07/12 11:59:59 PM PT on 2/14/12
    Contest & Sweepstakes Winner's Posted on Website On or about: 2/15/12 On or about: 3/15/12

  3. 3) PROGRAM REGISTRATION/ENTRY: To register for the promotion, access the promotion website (the “Website”) online at http://www.ultimateholidaywish.com during the Promotion Period. All entrants will be required to complete and submit a registration form upon Contest entry or for a Sweepstakes entry upon entrant’s first visit to the website. To become a “registered user” complete all of the required fields on either the Sweepstakes Registration form or the Contest Registration form, including; First and Last Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Email Address and Date of Birth. Upon subsequent Sweepstakes entry submission, registered users will only be required to provide their email address and date of birth. When entering the Sweepstakes for the first time, entrants will also be required to enter their Official Chateau St. Jean Holiday Code number. Official Chateau St. Jean Code numbers can be obtained from promotional materials advertising the promotion on participating Chateau St. Jean Wines; or you may obtain an Official Chateau St. Jean, “Ultimate Holiday Wish” Code by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope (“S.A.S.E.”) to: Official Ultimate Holiday Wish Code Number, P. O. Box 601, Garden City, NY 11530-0601 by 12/19/11. Residents of VT and WA may omit return postage. Limit one Official Ultimate Holiday Wish Code Number per person. Multiple requests received from the same person, will not be fulfilled. Sponsor not responsible for late, lost, or misdirected mail. Proof of delivery does not constitute proof of receipt.

    How to Obtain a Sweepstakes Entry: An eligible Registered User for the Sweepstakes will obtain one (1) Sweepstakes Entry by entering an Official Holiday Wish Code number upon first time registration and becoming a Registered User online. A Registered User for the Sweepstakes will obtain one (1) Sweepstakes Entry upon each subsequent visit /log-in to the website. Limit one Sweepstakes Entry per person/email address, per day during the Sweepstakes Entry Period noted above.

    How to Obtain a Contest Entry: A Registered User for the Contest will obtain one (1) Contest Entry upon completion and submission of their Contest Essay (as detailed in Section #5 below). Limit one (1) Contest Entry per person/email address during the entire Contest Submission Period noted below.

  4. 4) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and military personnel at all Federal Military Bases in the United States (except residents of CA and persons located therein at the time of entry) who are 21 years of age or older. Void in CA and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of Treasury Wine Estates Americas Company (“Sponsor”), advertising and promotional agencies involved in the promotion, including Marden-Kane Inc. (the "Administrator"), state alcohol beverage commissions, alcoholic beverage manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, sibling, and children) or members of the same household of any of the foregoing are not eligible to participate. By entering, you agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

  5. 5) HOW TO submit your ESSAY: At the Website, following the instructions provided (i) you must complete the full Contest Registration Form; (ii) in the space provided on the Entry form, write an essay of up to 250 words describing what your Ultimate Holiday Wish would be and how Chateau St. Jean could make your Ultimate Holiday Wish come true; and, (iii) click submit during the Contest Submission Period according to the essay and submission guidelines outlined in these Official Rules. Entrants will be required to indicate that they have read, accept, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Any entries not submitted in accordance with the instructions provided on the Contest Site (which shall be incorporated herein by reference) and the terms and conditions herewith, shall not be considered for the Contest and none of the Contest Parties shall bear any responsibility for any such incorrect/incomplete entries. Limit one (1) Contest Entry per person/email address during the entire Contest Submission Period.

    • Essay must be written in English.
    • Incomplete or inaccurate Entries are void. By entering, Entrants acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements.
    • Entry must be Entrant's own original creation executed solely by Entrant, may not have won any previous award or been submitted in any other competition, and must be a previously unpublished and previously un-produced work.
    • Entry must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and may not be obscene, indecent or otherwise offensive, as determined by judges or Sponsor at their sole discretion, nor can the essay or photo defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or proprietary rights, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, and the right to submit or use same shall not be restricted.
    • Content cannot promote any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous.
    • Content cannot be obscene or offensive, or endorse any form of hate or hate group.
    • Content cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about any person or entity, including but not limited to the Sponsor or its affiliates, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
    • Content cannot contain any material that may, in the sole judgment of Sponsor, infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party, including but not limited to, copyrights or trademarks owned by others.
    • Content cannot advertise or promote any third party brand or product of any kind or contain any personal identification, including, but not limited to: license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, or street addresses.
    • Content cannot contain materials embodying the names or other indicia of, or identifying any person, living or dead (other than yourself), unless appropriate permission and releases have been obtained for your use of such material in your essay.
    • Content cannot communicate messages inconsistent with the messages, policies, and/or goodwill with which the Sponsor wishes to associate, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
    • Content cannot be in violation of any applicable federal, state, and/or local laws, rules, and regulations.

    Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any essay submission for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion, including the determination in its sole discretion that an essay submission fails to satisfy any of the above Essay Content Guidelines, or is inconsistent with the goals, image, or policies of the Sponsor.

    Submission of an Entry grants Sponsor the right to use, publish, adapt, assign, edit, dispose of, and/or modify such Entry and the concepts embodied therein in any way, in commerce and in any and all media worldwide, without limitation or compensation to the Entrant who may be required to sign a release to that effect. Submission of an Entry further constitutes the Entrant's consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in and to the Entry and the concepts embodied therein. Such rights, title and interest shall include, but are not limited to, all intellectual property, sales and licensing rights. Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and Marden-Kane, Inc. (the "Administrator"). The information you provide will only be used for the purpose of contacting potential winners. The Sponsor and the Administrator will not share this information with third parties (other than the Sponsor's or Administrator's prize fulfillment agent, if applicable) or use this information for marketing or promotional purposes unless Entrant has opted-in to receive additional information and promotional materials from Sponsor. Once the promotion has ended, all information supplied by entrants who opt not to receive additional information will be removed from the database.

  6. 6) CONTEST JUDGING/JUDGING Criteria/finalist notification: On or about 1/01/12, Sponsor and judges will select, in their sole discretion, the top five (5) essays (“Finalists”), which shall be uploaded to the Ultimate Holiday Wish Website accessible at http://www.ultimateholidaywish.com for public viewing from 1/24/12 through 2/06/12. During this time, all visitors to the website may cast votes for individual videos (limit one vote per person/email per day). All eligible Contest entries will be judged in relation to the following judging criteria:

    1. A. Appropriateness to Theme – Best integration of Chateau St. Jean in essay response - (50% of total score)
    2. B. Creativity & Originality - (35% of total score)
    3. C. Clear Expression of Ideas - (15% of total score)

    In the event of a tie, all tied Entries will be judged by a panel of judges who will score the tied Entries based on the following criteria: A) Appropriateness to Theme, and B) Creativity, each of which will be weighted equally (50% each) to break the tie. The judges' decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest Grand Prize winner selection. Becoming a Finalist is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. The five (5) Finalists will be notified by mail and/or e-mail and/or telephone on or about 1/16/12. All Contest Finalists will be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release, and, where legal, a Publicity Release, which must be returned via fax by 1/23/12. If such documents are not returned within the stated time frame or are returned as undeliverable, the corresponding Finalist will be disqualified and an alternate Finalist will be determined based on the judging criteria and notified as per the procedures described above, time permitting.

  7. 7) PUBLIC VOTING TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNER: The Voting Period begins at 12:00:01 AM PST on 1/24/12 and ends at 11:59:59 PM PST on 2/06/12. Visitors to the website during the Voting Period will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Entry and the Entry receiving the most votes will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. Voters must follow instructions on website to submit their votes. Limit one (1) vote per person/email address per day. Voters must be legal residents of the states where eligible to participate and District of Columbia and 21 years of age or older at the time of voting. A “day” shall mean the 24 hour period starting at Midnight on a calendar day and ending at 11:59 PM on the same calendar day. Subsequent votes submitted by any Contest Site User in excess of stated daily maximum limitation will be void. Entrants are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, voting by proxy for yourself or any other person, offering prizes, services or anything of value or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by the Sponsor and/or Administrator in their sole discretion. Use of these techniques, or of script, macro, or any automated system to vote or with the intent to impair the integrity of the voting process is prohibited and all such votes will be void and, further, may lead to the disqualification of the applicable entry. Notwithstanding the above, the Contest Parties reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to choose an alternate Contest Winner and to replace the potential Contest Winner if they determine in their sole discretion, that the original entry does not adequately satisfy the Technical Requirements and/or the spirit of the Contest as set forth herein.

  8. 8) SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING/WINNER SELECTION PROCESS: The Sweepstakes Prize winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible Sweepstakes entries received. The drawing will be conducted on or about 1/5/12 under the supervision of an independent judging organization, whose decisions are final on matters relating to this sweepstakes drawing. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Sweepstakes entries received.

  9. 9) PROGRAM WINNER NOTIFICATION PROCESS: The winners will be notified by e-mail and/or U.S. Mail and may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and where legal, Publicity Release, within five (5) days following issuance of notification. Non-compliance within this time period or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate Winner (time permitting). If in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, it is determined that any entry has not complied with these Official Rules; Sponsor is unable to contact a selected entrant within a reasonable time period; a selected entrant has failed to properly execute and return any required documents within the specified time period; or has made false statements or notification is returned as undeliverable; then such entry will be disqualified. If any entrant is disqualified for any reason, at Sponsor’s discretion, a runner-up may be selected and/or issued the applicable prize (time permitting). Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters. Should a potential Prize winner decide to decline the prize for any reason whatsoever, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to that potential winner, and an alternate potential winner will be selected, time permitting.

  10. PRIZES: There are a total of 4,982 prizes offered in the Promotion with a total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of $117,500.
    One (1) Contest Grand Prize: The Ultimate Holiday Wish Prize, consisting of a check in the amount of $10,000 in the name of the Grand Prize winner to make their Holiday Wish come true. Retail Value (“RV”) of Contest Grand Prize is: $10,000.
    Three (3) Sweepstakes First Prizes: a $250 Chateau St. Jean Visa Award Card, RV $250 each.
    Seven (7) Sweepstakes Second Prizes: a $100 Chateau St. Jean Visa Award Card, RV $100 each.
    Two hundred and twenty one (221) Sweepstakes Third Prizes: a $50 Chateau St. Jean Visa Award Card, RV $50 each.
    Four thousand, seven hundred and fifty (4,750) Sweepstakes Fourth Prizes: a $20 Chateau St. Jean Visa Award Card, RV $20 each.

    Contest Grand Prize winner will be issued an IRS Tax Form 1099 stating the value of the prize for 2013 tax filing purposes. Limit of one prize per person/family/household. All Chateau St. Jean Visa Award Card prizes are subject to Terms and Conditions printed thereon. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if prize is unavailable for any reason. No barter, transfer, or assignment of any prize permitted, except by Sponsor at its sole discretion. Some restrictions may apply and all terms and conditions of the prizes offered will be furnished at the time of prize notification and/or award. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of qualified eligible entries are received. Sponsor, Administrator and their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives disclaim any and all representations and warranties, express or implied, in fact or in law, in connection with all prizes. By claiming a prize, winner agrees to assume all risks associated with acceptance of any prize and agrees that the prize is awarded upon the condition that each of the Sweepstakes Entities will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, death, damage to or loss of property, or other damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of the prize or from winner's participation in the Sweepstakes.

  11. 10) GENERAL CONDITIONS: Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules. “Released Parties” (as defined below) assume no responsibility for lost, late, illegible, garbled or misdirected entry materials, or for any computer, online, telephone, human, or other error or for any technical or other malfunctions that may occur. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incoherent, unusable, or incomplete entries will be accepted. Proof of e-mailing or submission does not constitute proof of delivery. All information is collected in the United States of America. Released Parties are not responsible for typographical errors or any other errors in entries submitted. Entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotions agencies, prize suppliers, and all of their employees, officers, directors, shareholder’s and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Promotion, the use of any entry, or the acceptance or use of any prize won.

    By submitting an Entry, each Entrant represents and warrants that it is wholly original to her/him, she/he owns all right, title and interest in and to the Entry, that she/he has committed no fraud or deception in connection with such Entry, and that she/he has the sole and exclusive right to grant, transfer and assign all rights in and to such entry to the Sponsor. In exchange for the opportunity to participate in the Promotion, and without any further compensation, each Entrant assigns all rights, title and interest in and to the Entry, including, without limitation, any and all copyrights and moral rights therein to the Sponsor and acknowledges and agrees that, upon submission of the Entry, the Entrant has no further right to the Entry and Sponsor and its assignees shall have the perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide and irrevocable right to use, alter, edit, copy, reproduce, publish, disclose, display, distribute, prepare derivative works from, perform, exhibit, or otherwise exploit (each, without limitation, a "Use") such Entry, or otherwise assign or transfer such rights, in whole or in part, whether in connection with the Promotion or not, in any form, media or technology, now known or hereafter developed, including, without limitation, in promotional or other publications, broadcast or cable television, radio, mobile or other wireless transmission, satellite transmission, and the Internet, for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, advertising, promotion, marketing, publicity, or any other purpose sponsored by any of them and/or their respective agents, affiliates, and/or subsidiaries without any payment to, or authorization by, the Entrant. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Entrant further assigns to the Sponsor all rights in and to such Entry and any claim of copyright, mark, dress, or other intellectual property or other rights, royalties, commission or any payment whatsoever in connection with the Use of such Entry; and agrees, without compensation, to permit Sponsor and its assignees to Use her/his name, state of residence, likeness and any and all other information ("Other Information") accompanying such entry or provided to Sponsor after submission of such entry, to the extent permitted by law. Each Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' and experts’ fees, arising out of any breach of the foregoing representations or Use of such entry and/or Other Information. To the extent that any Other Information may be subject to protection under copyright, mark, dress, or other intellectual laws or rights, by providing such Other Information each Entrant represents and warrants that such Other Information is original to her/him, that she/he has committed no fraud or deception in connection with such Other Information, and that she/he have the right to and does hereby assign all rights in and to such other Information to the Sponsor. No Entrants will receive any compensation or credit for use of Entries, other than that disclosed in these rules. By entering this Promotion, each Entrant further agrees that (i) Entrant may not use or permit others to use the Entry without obtaining the prior written approval of Sponsor; (ii) Entrant will execute such further documents and instruments and take any further acts as the Sponsor may reasonably request in order to effectuate these terms. The Sponsor may license and assign to one or more third parties any and/or all of the rights (in whole and/or in part) granted to hereunder, and (iii) in no event will the Entrant have the right to terminate or rescind the grant of rights as set forth herein or to enjoin the distribution, advertising or exploitation of the Entry or any other Information and/or any works based thereon or derived there from. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Entrant agrees, on the Entrant's behalf and on behalf of the Entrant's heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, not to institute, support, maintain or permit directly or indirectly any litigation or proceedings instituted or maintained on the ground that any Released Parties' (or its designees’) exercise of the rights granted hereunder in any way constitutes an infringement or violation of any rental or lending right.

  12. 11) INTERNET: The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter repeatedly (as solely determined by Sponsor) is prohibited. If for any reason this Promotion is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, uploads of malicious files or viruses, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry or any individual who tampers with the entry or voting process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and select winners using all eligible, non-suspect entries and/or votes received as of the date of termination. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Promotion or downloading any materials in this Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  13. 12) JURISDICTION: The Promotion is governed by the laws of the United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. The construction, validity and interpretation of Sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. All disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or related to this Sweepstakes shall be resolved in the Superior Court of Napa County, California or to the U.S. District Court of San Francisco, California.

  14. 13) PERSONAL INFORMATION: The personal information collected through this Contest and Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, a complete copy of which may be found at http://www.ultimateholidaywish.com/privacy. Any personal information handled by an agency or vendor of Sponsor, will be done solely on behalf of Sponsor and all such information shall be handled in conformity with Sponsor’s privacy policy. Marden-Kane, Inc. has been contracted as an independent third party administrator. The entry information is shared with Marden-Kane, Inc. for the sole purpose of the selection, notification, and the fulfillment of the prize(s).

  15. 14) WINNERS LIST & RULES: To receive a copy of the Winners List, available after 12/31/11, mail a self addressed stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.) for receipt by 1/09/12 to: Ultimate Holiday Wish Winners, c/o Marden-Kane Inc. Attn: MM 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530. Winner’s names will not be mailed until after all winners have claimed the prize according to the terms of these Official Rules. To receive a copy of the full Official Rules send a S.A.S.E. by 12/31/11 to: Ultimate Holiday WIsh Official Rules, c/o Marden-Kane Inc. Attn: MM 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530. Official Rules are also available at participating retailers and at http://www.ultimateholidaywish.com/rules.

  16. 15) SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Treasury Wine Estates Americas Company, 600 Airpark Road, Napa, CA 94558. The Promotion Administrator is Marden-Kane, Inc., 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530.

    The information you provide will only be used as per the sponsor’s Privacy Policy http://www.ultimateholidaywish.com/privacy.

    This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the promotion are to be directed to Sponsor, and not Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and agents and not to Facebook.

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