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FEBRUARY NEWS New brand manager Clay Kriss is the new brand manager for Ryan Patrick Vineyards in Mattawa, Wash. Kriss oversaw northwest sales for Beringer Wine Estates before joining Ryan Patrick Vineyards. Details: ryanpatrickvineyards.com. CENT R A L liquor laws to allow grocery and convenience stores to sell beer, wine and liquor. The group has an online petition and is hoping to see a bill introduced this year. Details: uncorkkansas.com. Flying Leap buys Canelo Hills in Arizona Flying Leap Vineyards in Vail, Ariz., purchased Canelo Hills Vineyards & Winery in Elgin, Ariz. Mark Beres and Marc Moeller, both graduates from the U.S. Air Force Academy, founded Flying Leap in 2010. Details: flyingleapvineyards.com. E AST New York wines at White House Group seeks to open Kansas wine sales Retailers, grocery stores and local chambers of commerce have joined together under the banner Uncork Kansas to urge the state's legislature to change the current Two New York wines were placed on the menu for President Obama's inauguration luncheon in January. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer planned the event and chose a 2010 Tierce dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes region and a 2009 Bedell Merlot from Long Island in addition to Korbel sparkling wine from California. "This is a major breakthrough for New York wines," Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, said in a statement. Nova Scotia group names CEO The Winery Association of Nova Scotia announced Nick Jennery is the group's new chief executive officer. Jennery has experience as a national association executive and will be tasked with leading the winery association as an independent group working with the Taste of Nova Scotia to raise the profile of the Canadian wine region. Details: winesofnovascotia.ca. Tasting Room Focus Analysis, Best Practices & Trends: A newsletter for managers of tasting rooms, wine clubs and DTC wine sales. A monthly email newsletter with the latest: • xpert advice about tasting E rooms, inside sales, wine clubs, leadership, online marketing and data metrics; • irect-to-consumer (DtC) and D wine flash sales analysis; • Featured tasting room suppliers. February features CONTENT PREVIEW Positive profiling: Are you listening? Special lighting/art for barrel rooms February advertisers Checkfront Winejobs.com Sign up today! Email trf@winesandvines.com Or visit winesandvines.com/TRF 26 W in e s & V i ne s F E B R UARY 20 13