Tbs Acquires Import Rights To South African Wine Label Beyerskloof

Total Beverage Solution (TBS), a beverage importer and supplier of fine wine, beer and premium spirits, announces exclusive importation and distribution rights to South African wine brand Beyerskloof, developed by Beyers Truter, one of the area's foremost winemakers. Beyerskloof is South Africa's top-selling and most popular producer of pinotage wines, and is globally recognized for its diverse portfolio of multi-award winning wines of character, as well as its innovative and progressive approach to winemaking. Two of the brand's labels, Pinotage 2010 and Synergy Cape Blend 2008, are currently available across the US.

Situated in one of the world's classic red wine regions, Stellenbosch, in the Cape Winelands, Beyerskloof was developed when Truter formed a partnership in 1988 with four ardent wine lovers in Johannesburg. Truter had already made a name for himself while at Kanonkop Estate in the 1980s, most notably for taking home an International Wine & Spirits Competition award for winemaker of the year, as well as being known locally as the "King of Pinotage." He was eager to develop his own wine label and discovered a perfectly-situated farm within the Stellenbosch Wine of Origin region. Coincidentally, the farm had previously belonged to the Beyers family for a total of five generations before Jan Andries Beyers sold it in 1895. Beyers Truter is a direct descendent of Jan Beyers, thus making him the sixth generation to own the land. In 2007, Anri Truter took over the control of the cellar and winemaking from his father and is now the seventh generation to farm the property.

Beyerskloof has garnered international acclaim including the prestigious Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for the best blended red wine in the world at the International Wine & Spirits Competition. Additionally, Robert Parker rated Beyerskloof Diesel Pinotage 2008 with 91 points and Beyerskloof Reserve Pinotage 2008 with 90 points. Beyerskloof was also one of five wineries featured in Wine Enthusiast's December feature on "The Power of Pinotage."

For more information on Beyerskloof, visit http://www.beyerskloof.co.za. For more information on Total Beverage Solution and its brands, visit www.totalbeveragesolution.com.

ABOUT TOTAL BEVERAGE SOLUTION (TBS)
With an impressive portfolio of wine, beer and premium spirits, Total Beverage Solution supplies the US market with some of the world's most unique brands. Founded in 2002, the company seeks to represent and own brands that have market presence but still have potential for growth. The company's first sizeable supply contract was Greene King brewers, the producers of Old Speckled Hen and Abbot Ale. Today the portfolio includes such brands as Germany's Weihenstephan Beer, the world's oldest brewery; Birra Moretti, the beer in Italy; Affligem, a historic Belgian Abbey beer; Tohu Wines from the Marlborough region of New Zealand, the only Maori-owned wine company; Colombo, a D.O.C Fine Marsala Wine, Edradour Distillery, Scotland's smallest distillery, and Southampton, one of the most award-winning craft breweries in America. Passionate about quality and craftsmanship, the company strives to work with producers who make the finest products and to create value and demand for each brand based on its unique qualities. With this philosophy, Total Beverage Solution has quickly earned a reputation for its market expertise and proven sales results. The company earned a prestigious spot on Beverage Industry's June 2011 list of "Top 100 Beverage Companies of 2010." Additionally, in the midst of another challenging year for the beverage industry, TBS surpassed $30 million in revenue in 2010. Total Beverage Solution is headquartered at 1671 Belle Isle Ave. Suite 125, Mt. Pleasant, SC