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August 2018 WINES&VINES 23 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS CALIFORNIA TOR names COO Matt Deller is the new chief operat- ing officer for Napa-based TOR Wines. Deller, who is a Master of Wine, will be responsible for sup- porting owner Tor Kenward in all areas of the business. Prior to join- ing TOR, Deller was chief wine of- fice for Wine Access and, previous to that position, he was director of fine wine development for Constel- lation Brands. Indelicato elected Wine Institute chairman Chris Indelicato, president and CEO of Delicato Family Vineyards, has been elected Wine Institute Board Chairman for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Indelicato was born and raised in Manteca, Calif., where his grandfather planted the family's first vineyards in 1924 and founded the Sam Jasper winery that would eventually become Delicato Fam- ily Vineyards. Indelicato joined the family business in 1994 and has held the position of president and CEO since 2004. Gallo to buy Locations brand from Dave Phinney E. & J. Gallo Winery in Modesto announced it has agreed to pur- chase the Locations brand from Shooting Gallery Wines, LLC, a joint venture between winemaker Dave Phinney and importer Aveníu Brands, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Barcelona, Spain-based Codorníu Raventós Group. Phin- ney launched Locations in 2008 with non-appellation wines that focused on countries and U.S. states. The brand has grown to include wines from France, Spain, Italy, Argentina, California, New Zealand, Oregon, Washington, Portugal, Corsica and Texas. Phin- ney will remain winemaker of the brand. Chalk Hill Estate names new head winemaker Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards an- nounced Courtney Foley as head of winemaking. Most recently, Foley served as the winemaker and general manager of Foley Sonoma Winery in Alexander Valley, leading the brand development, wine style development, package design and managing all hospitality and DtC initiatives. Courtney Foley is the youngest daughter of Chalk Hill Es- tate proprietors Bill and Carol Foley, who purchased the Sonoma County property in 2010. Foley Sonoma and Chalk Hill are part of Foley Family Wines, based in Santa Rosa, Calif. Kruse, Schafer honored by CAWG The California Association of Wine- grape Growers (CAWG) named Steve Schafer as the 2018 Grower of the Year and Karissa Kruse as the 2018 Leader of the Year. The awards were presented at the 2018 CAWG awards of excellence pro- gram on July 17 in Napa. Schafer Chris Indelicato Regional News Courtney Foley