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OCTOBER NEWS Indiana wine named 'Wine of the Year' The 2012 Vignoles from Huber's Orchard, Winery & Vineyards in Sapporo Borden, Ind., received "Wine of the Year" honors at the Indy International Wine ComDana petition. The Vignoles Huber topped 2,300 entries Tokyo from around the United States and the Nagoya world in the competition, which used 44 Osaka Hiroshima international judges and a blind tasting format. Details: huberwinery.com. Japan E AST Southeastern grape, wine conference Surry Community College in Dobson, N.C., and Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance will hold the Southeastern United Grape & Wine Symposium on Nov. 6-7 at the college. The conference will feature educational workshops and seminars by winemaking and indus- try experts as well as a tour of nearby North Carolina vineyards and wineries and a grand wine tasting. Details: ncviticulturecenter.com. Winemaker opens tasting room Johannes Reinhardt, winemaker for Anthony Road Wine Co. in Penn Yan, N.Y., opened the tasting room of his own winery, Kemmeter Wines, which is also located in Penn Johannes Yan. Reinhardt plans Reinhardt to stay at his post at Anthony Road while building his own winery and planting vineyards nearby. Details: kemmeterwines.com. Keuka Spring, McCall win top N.Y. honors New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented the Governor's Cup award to Len and Judy Wiltberger, owners of Keuka Spring Vineyards, for their 2012 Riesling, which won Best of Show honors in the 2013 New York Wine & Food Classic competition. Winery of the Year honors went to McCall Wines on Long Island. S U PPLI ERS Nursery expands production Duarte Nursery Inc. of Hughson, Calif., announced it expanded its grapevine production for the 2014 delivery season to meet the demand from growers looking to expand or replant. The nursery stated in a news release that it has 30 million rootstocks and 50 million scion buds certified and virus tested for 2014 grafting. Details: duartenursery.com. NakedWines.com announces funding Online wine retailer NakedWines.com announced it received a third-round investment of $10 million to increase the company's business in the United States and Australia. The investment came from WIV Wein International AG, which is a founding shareholder of the firm and owns a majority interest in the company. Details: nakedwines.com. SureHarvest honored for sustainability The California/Nevada Chapter of the Soil Win es & Vin es O C TO B ER 20 13 25