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OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
Strauss Business Booster
Sponsored by Engelbert Strauss, Inc.
In partnership with the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. SPONSOR
The Strauss Business Booster Contest (“Contest”) is sponsored by Engelbert Strauss, Inc., 285 Cozzins St, Columbus, OH, 43215, (310) 425-1100, media@strauss.com (“Sponsor”). Any reference to “Sponsor” in these terms and conditions (“Official Rules”) includes any of Sponsor’s direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies. For any questions related to this Contest or these Official Rules, please contact Sponsor using the contact information above. The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance (“PRWCA”) acts as promotional and event partner of the Contest and is not the sponsor of the Contest.
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open only to businesses physically located within the Paso Robles Wine Country region of the State of California, United States of America (“Applicant Business”). The Applicant Business must, at the time of entry and at all times in connection with the Contest: (i) be an active, private for-profit or non-profit business entity in good standing in the State of California; (ii) be located within the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA) boundaries; and (iii) be a Small Business (defined below). “Small Business” means an independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its field of operation, the principal office of which is located in the State of California, and which, together with affiliates, has 100 or fewer employees and average annual gross receipts of $15,000,000 or less over the previous 3 years. The entrant must be an owner of the Applicant Business and at least 18 years old (“Entrant”). Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its Contest organizers, the PRWCA Entities (defined below), and each of their immediate family members and household members are not eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest is subject to, and is void where prohibited by, applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
3. APPLICATION PERIOD
The application period begins at 12:00 a.m. PDT on November 1, 2026, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on November 30, 2026 (“Application Period”).
4. HOW TO ENTER
To enter, Entrants must submit a completed application form, including providing basic business and other information, via the dedicated Contest landing page at https://strausoffers.com/pages/prwca-business-booster-26 during the Application Period (“Submission”). Each Applicant Business is limited to one (1) entry.
Submission of an entry requires the Entrant’s acceptance of these Official Rules, on the Entrant’s own behalf and on behalf of the Applicant Business. Incomplete, illegible, corrupted, or untimely Submissions are void and will not be accepted.
Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all Entrants and Applicant Businesses. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting a Submission or their Applicant Business, Sponsor will determine the correct Entrant and Applicant Business, which may be based on the information associated with the Submission.
As a part of the Submission, Entrant will be required to complete questions regarding itself and the Applicant Business. All requested information on the Submission must be complete for an Entrant and Applicant Business to be considered. Any communication or information transmitted to Sponsor as part of the Submission, whether through the Contest website or via email, will not be treated as confidential information of the Entrant. By submitting a Submission, Entrant represents and warrants that it has all requisite power and authority to act on behalf of the Applicant Business with respect to the Contest and bind it to these Official Rules.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and modify the Contest if any fraud, technical failures, or other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest or the ability to provide the prizes. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual or business it finds to be tampering with the entry process or violating these Official Rules.
5. PRIZES
Several prizes are available to be awarded. These prizes include one “Grand Prize” (described below) awarded to one Entrant and three “Runner-Up Prizes” (described below) awarded to further Entrants.
Grand Prize (1 Winner):
Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: $6000 (including the one-time $5,000 cash business boost).
Runner-Up Prizes for 3 further winners:
ARV of each Runner-Up Prize: approx. $ 330.
If there is not a sufficient number of eligible Entrants to award up to 4 total winners, Sponsor will award fewer Runner-Up Prizes. ARV depends on the final dates, locations, and ticket prices of the 2027 Paso Wine Fest events, which are determined by the event organizer. The winner is responsible for all costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance, including any lodging accommodations, transportation costs, luggage fees, meals, gratuities, and other expenses incurred by accepting the prize. No substitution or transfer of a prize is permitted, except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value or with equivalent cash value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable, as well as to provide additional prizes. All taxes associated with the receipt or use of the prize and all charges and incidental costs, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
Use of any Paso Wine Fest ticket, pass, or credential awarded as part of a prize is subject to the standard terms, conditions, and health and safety policies applicable to that ticket, pass, or credential, as well as to all applicable venue and event regulations. All attendees of wine tasting events must be at least 21 years of age and must present valid government-issued photo identification upon request; no alcoholic beverages will be served to any person under 21 years of age or to any person who appears intoxicated. Each winner’s guest(s) must likewise meet the applicable age requirements. Event dates, times, locations, and programming are determined in the sole discretion of the PRWCA and/or the applicable event organizer and may be subject to change. The terms and conditions of the tickets, passes, or credentials awarded as part of any prize will govern in the event that an event is not held due to weather conditions, an act of God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, or any other reason. Sponsor and the PRWCA Entities will not be responsible for weather conditions; acts of God; acts of terrorism; civil disturbances; local, state, or federal regulation, order, or policy; work stoppage; epidemic, pandemic, or any other issue concerning public health or safety; or any other event outside of their control that may cause the cancellation, postponement, or modification of any Paso Wine Fest event. Sponsor and the PRWCA Entities reserve the right to remove or to deny entry to any winner and/or their guest(s) who behave in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person at the event. Tickets, passes, and credentials awarded as prizes may not be resold, offered for resale, or used for any commercial or promotional purpose whatsoever. Any such resale or commercial or promotional use may result in disqualification and prize forfeiture and may invalidate the license granted by the ticket, pass, or credential.
6. WINNER DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION
Winners will be determined by a panel of individuals designated by Sponsor based on the following criteria:
Judging will occur between approximately December 1 and December 4, 2026. Winners will be notified by email or telephone using the information provided at entry on or around December 7, 2026. The winners will be publicly announced at the 2027 Paso Wine Fest Grand Tasting.
To be confirmed a winner, the applicable Entrant will be required to execute and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release that is provided by Sponsor within 1 day of notification from Sponsor. Sponsor may require the winner’s guest to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release as well. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to respond within the required time period, or fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
7. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS
No prize may be transferred or assigned to another person or business. All expenses not specifically identified as included in a prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND SPONSOR DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
8. LICENSE GRANT AND PUBLICITY
By making a Submission, each Entrant grants the Released Parties (defined in Section 9 below) the non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable right to use, reproduce, copy, publish, display, distribute, perform, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise exploit the Submission and Entrant’s winning of and participation in any of the prizes (as applicable), including on behalf of the Applicant Business, on their own or in other works in any media now known or hereafter devised, including posting the winner(s) on the social media accounts and websites of the Released Parties, provided that the Released Parties have no obligation to exploit any of the foregoing. Entrant warrants that they have the ability to grant such rights to the Released Parties and that the exercise of these rights in connection with the Contest will not infringe on any intellectual or proprietary rights of third parties.
9. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
By participating, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless the following entities (“Released Parties”): Sponsor, the “PRWCA Entities” (the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, its members, committees, subcommittees and councils, each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and the owners, general and limited partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents of the foregoing entities), the organizers and operators of the Paso Wine Fest, and any other companies that assist with fulfilling, administering, or promoting the Contest, including any officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents of the foregoing entities, in each case from and against any claim, cause of action, damage, including personal injury or property damage, cost, and expense arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.
Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undelivered, destroyed, or lost entries due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions or entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, including lost or unavailable network connections. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning the prizes if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, it determines that the Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other Entrants or the Released Parties.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR OTHERWISE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, RELATED TO THE CONTEST, AND ACCEPTANCE, PARTICIPATION IN, AND USE OF THE PRIZES ARE AT THE WINNER’S SOLE RISK.
10. DISPUTES
These Official Rules and the Contest will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Entrant irrevocably submits to venue and exclusive personal jurisdiction in the federal and state courts in New Castle County, Delaware for any dispute arising under these Official Rules or otherwise in relation to the Contest.
11. PRIVACY
In order to participate in the Contest, Entrants may be required to supply certain personal information about themselves and employees of their Applicant Business. This information will be used by Sponsor for the purposes of administering the Contest. Any personal information will be collected, processed, and used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://strausoffers.com/policies/privacy-policy. By submitting a Submission and subject to applicable law, Entrant agrees Sponsor may use Entrant’s personal information submitted with the Submission for purposes of prize fulfillment and may add Entrant to Sponsor’s marketing email list, and Entrant consents to receiving marketing and promotional communications from Sponsor.
12. LIST OF WINNERS
For the names of the winners (available after the prizes are awarded), mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Engelbert Strauss, Inc., 285 Cozzins St, Columbus, OH, 43215. The request must be received by July 31, 2027.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by any social media platform. Paso Robles Wine Country, Paso Wine Fest, and related trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. Visit pasowine.com.
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