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MAY NEWS News Briefs Leeds named Napa Grower of the Year Frank Leeds, vice president and director of vineyard operations at Frog's Leap Winery, managing partner at Chavez and Leeds Family Vineyard and partner at Leeds & Pesch Vineyard Consulting, was named Grower of the Year by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Wines & Vines welcomes news items from wineries, vineyards and industry suppliers located in the wine regions of North America. Send us your latest news by emailing Andrew Adams at edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. CALIFO R N I A Banks buys portion of Wind Gap winery Charles Banks, the founder of the investment group Terroir Selections and former managing partner of Screaming Eagle Winery in Napa Valley, acquired a 50% stake in Wind Gap Wines and its Agharta Wines brand. Winemaker Pax Mahle will continue to oversee production for both brands. Details: windgapwines.com. had acquired the assets of now-defunct Ascentia Wine Estates. An Australian firm, Accolade Wines, purchased the Geyser Peak brand in 2012 and leased the winery and vineyards. Coppola intends to use the property to increase its own wine production. New winemaker at Rusack Vineyards Steven Gerbac is the new winemaker at Rusack Vineyards in Santa Barbara County. Gerbac has been with the winery for 10 years, most recently in the position of assistant winemaker. Evening Land sells vineyard and winery New president at Dry Creek Vineyard Kim Stare Wallace Ki m Star e Wallace, daughter of D ry Cre ek Vin eyard founder David Stare, has been promoted to the post of president at the Coppola buys former Geyser Peak site Healdsburg-based Francis Ford Coppola Winery purchased family winery. Bill Smart is the winery's the Geyser Peak Winery building 10:52 AM new director of marketing and communicaand 32 Cherokee_Nov05.qxt 9/19/05 Page 1 acres of vineyards from the firm that tions. Details: drycreekvineyard.com. Santa Rosa-based Evening Land Vineyards announced that it agreed to sell its vineyard and winery in the Santa Rita Hills AVA and Lompoc to a group led by sommelier Rajat Parr. The 40-acre vineyard is planted to Pinot Noir. New staff at Wine Institute Linda A. Ulrich and Charles C. Jefferson have joined the Wine Institute to serve as vice presidents of federal relations for the organization based in San Francisco. Details: wineinstitute.org. hauling precious cargo • 24 hour dispatch • Competitive rates • Personalized Service • Radio/Cell phone equipped • State-of-the-art equipment • Maximum payload capacity • Over 30 years in operation • References available • Fleet of over 200 trucks including Wine Tanks and Dry Freight Vans CHEROKEE FREIGHT LINES 5463 Cherokee Road • Stockton, CA 95215 Telephone: 209.931.3570 • or visit our website:www.gocfl.com 22 w in e S & v i ne S M AY 2 01 3