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ArtsandWines Launches Major Upgrade - Version 2.0

ArtsandWines experiences explosive growth and full featured Community.

San Jose, CA (May 9, 2006) – ArtsandWines.com (http://www.artsandwines.com), the leading online commercial Community for Artisans and Artists announces the release of Version 2.0 of its website today.

Version 2.0 expands the interaction between the consumer and the Artisan and Artist Community by centralizing Artisan bios, statements of work, expanded Forum features, sound clips about the Artisan and his/her Work and video produced by the Artisan.

The central access point is a new graphic on the Website Homepage (http://www.artsandwines.com) titled “Meet The ArtsandWines Community”.

Since its original launch in February, 2006, the ArtsandWines community has grown from 8 to 25 Featured Artisans; each with their own “space” for Presentation and Community. ArtsandWines now presents over 25 Artisans and Artists and over 180 Works.

“We are extremely pleased with the growth and acceptance of ArtsandWines,” said Elliott Dahan, CEO. “Inclusion in the ArtsandWines Community is “by-invitation” and involves a very thorough evaluation process. Our growth is a wonderful affirmation in our belief that interaction and presentation are essential when placing highly creative Artisans and Artists in front of Consumers who want to know more than just price and a thumbnail picture.

“We’ve added individual Audio and Video for each ArtsandWines. And, combined with their individual Forums, we’ve created the complete personal and interactive site for consumers to learn about the Artisans and their Work. In the coming weeks we will be presenting each Artisan’s audio and video. The presentation will be complete,” continued Dahan

Rose Hughes, renowned Quilter, Teacher, Lecturer and Author and a member of the ArtsandWines Community said, “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share my recent explorations of color and light, shape and form with a wider audience through the medium of ArtsandWines Community’s state-of-the-art communication process.”

Don Doerfler, San Diego based Artist and a member of the ArtsandWines Community said, “People collect art for many reasons; one of the strongest is when there is a connection between artist and collector. ArtsandWines not only understands that, it brings it to life.”

Visit with Don Doerfler and Rose Hughes and see their self produced Videos. ArtsandWines also adds a new revenue feature, The ArtsandWines Commissions Referral Network, to the site. Here, Artisans and Artists interested in producing individual Commissions and Patrons interested in having Commissions created to their specific needs can meet. Through its dual registration and screening process, ArtsandWines will bring together “the right fit”.

When asked about the immediate plans for ArtsandWines, Mr. Dahan replied, “Growth. We will continue to grow our Artisan and Artist base, but that is a moderated process as joining the ArtsandWines Community is “by invitation”. We will continue to make our Community features more robust, more interactive and more immediate. We will continue to grow but we have to be very judicious in our growth as crossing the line from Community to catalog would be disastrous.”

CONTACT: Elliott Dahan, CEO
www.artsandwines.com,
650 Castro Street Suite 120-356
Mountain View, CA 94041
650-968-1143
Email: elliott@artsandwines.com