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JANUARY NEWS Changes at Miner Family Winery Gary Brookman has been appointed to the post of general manager and director of winemaking at Miner Family Winery. The Napa Valley winery also announced Stacy Vogel was promoted to winemaker. Brookman will head day-to-day business operations while continuing to oversee the winemaking style. NORT HW EST Oregon wines sales up to $312 million Oregon wineries sold nearly 2.4 million cases in 2012 with a total value of $312 million, according to an industry census report released by the Oregon Wine Board. The report was compiled through the Southern Oregon University Research Center. The state's wineries crushed 50,186 tons of Oregon fruit and 51,364 tons in total. The leading grape remains Pinot Noir, which accounted for 57% of the fruit crushed5/17/06 and 48% in 2012 11:01 AM AlainFouquet_Jul06 of the state's total case sales. Of the 596 new acres of vines planted in Oregon, Pinot Noir accounted for 401 of those. In 2012, the price for Oregon Pinot Noir grapes averaged $2,471 per ton, with grapes from the North Willamette Valley fetching the state's highest average price of $2,918 per ton. Details: oregonwine.org. low as -16ยบ F at some wineries. Lindsay Kelm, the institute's communications manager, said 700 tons had been harvested by the end of November and vintners were optimistic that another cold snap in December would enable them to bring in the 1,000 estimated tons. Growers happy with B.C. ice wine harvest Hat Ranch buys Vale Wine Co. in Idaho Winemakers and growers in British Columbia enjoyed excellent conditions for producing ice wine from the region. The British Columbia Wine Institute reported the potential ice wine harvest could yield 1,000 tons, with temperatures falling to as Tim and Helen Harless, the owners of Hat Ranch Winery in Caldwell, Idaho, announced their purchase of the Vale Wine Co., also in Caldwell. John Danielson will remain the winemaker at Vale and consulting winemaker at Hat Ranch, where he has consulted since the winery opened in 2011. Both wines will be sold and served out of the Hat Ranch Winery tasting room. Details: hatranchwinery.com. 20th anniversary for Artist Series Cab Pickers harvest frozen grapes at Summerhill Page 1 Winery in British Columbia. Pyramid Woodward Canyon Winery released its 2011 Cabernet Sauvginon featuring the 20th edition of its Artist Series labels. The latest label features a painting by Melissa Webster. GIVE THEM A WORLD OF THEIR OWN. PROTECT AGAINST DIRECT SUN WIND RODENTS HERBICIDE CROP COVERS Pre-punched to accommodate stakes, ties, and a fold-in greenhouse option. www.alainfouquet.com alainfouquet@aol.com 1.800.284.0390 Monarchmfg.com Win es & Vin es Ja n ua ry 20 14 29