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JUNE NEWS Two EE's winery opens in Indiana Eric Harris and Emily Hart opened TwoEE's Winery near Huntington, Ind., using their first initials for the winery name. The 6,000-square-foot winery features a tasting room and production cellar. Hart, who represented Indiana in this year's Miss USA pageant, and Harris plan to produce 25 to 30 wines per year made from grapes shipped from California and other states. Details: twoees.com. would be used as a demonstration vineyard to show that wine grapes are viable in the Reno area. He said the plan is to do some cold-tolerance research and hopefully convince some entrepreneurs that a vineyard could be a worthwhile project. "Right now we have just planted Riesling, but we plan to plant other varieties in the future once we raise the funds," Cramer said. New wineries join Hill Country association Three new wineries joined the Texas Hill Country Wineries group, bringing its total membership to 36. The new members are: Lewis Wines of Johnson City, Wedding Oak Winery of San Saba and Hye Meadow Winery in Hye. Michigan wine tourism grows Dennis Eckmeyer, Joe Bernardo, Jim Rummings and Grant Cramer (from left) plant a Sapporo vineyard near the University of Nevada, Reno. University of Nevada plants trial vineyard Dr. Grant Cramer, a biochemistry and molecular biology professor with the University of Nevada, Reno, coordinated a volunteer effort to plant 1,900 vines on a 1-acre lot Tokyo on the UNR campus. Cramer said the vines Nagoya Researchers with the Michigan State University Extension estimate the state's wineries draw more than 2 million people per year. Dr. Dan McCole and Dr. Don Holecek arrived at their figure using a statistical model they developed through the Northern Grapes Project. St. James unveils Frontier Selection St. James Winery in St. James, Mo., launched its Frontier Selection line of na- St. James Winery launched Frontier Selection. tive and hybrid grape wines. The new brand consists of five rebranded varietal wines and two new blends, the Pioneer Red and Pioneer White. The wines are packaged with soy-based ink silk-screen labels and screw-cap closures for a "carbonless footprint package," according to the winery. Details: stjameswinery.com. EAST Virginia winery makes deal with Chinese The Tianjin Commodity Exchange in Tianjin, China, announced a five-year agreement to import wine from Chateau Osaka Hiroshima Japan Try Before you Buy – conTacT your local rep Today FREE Take advantage of this risk-free offer to try our new TankJet 55 barrel cleaner in your winery. You'll experience benefits like these: TRIAL OF OUR NEW • Powerful cleaning using low flow rates to prevent toast removal and reduce water and chemical use TANKJET® 55 • Fast cycle times enable cleaning of multiple barrels in minutes BARREL CLEANER Superior Spray. SeriouS reSultS. TankJet 55 barrel cleaner for cleaning barrels up to 5' (1.5 m) in dia. • Durable construction and use of wear-resistant materials extend service life • Easy to use – compatible with most pumps and pressure washers Try the TankJet 55 today! Call 1.800.95.SPRAY or visit TankJet.com. Win es & V i n es JU NE 20 13 25