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24 W i n e s & V i n e s M AY 2 0 1 4 Mary Maher named Napa grower of year Mary Maher, the vine- yard manager for Har- lan Estate winery in Oakville, has been named the 2014 Napa Valley Grower of the Year. After joining the winery in 2001, Maher developed an in-house vineyard farming and development com- pany that employs more than 50 men and women over- seeing the vineyards of Harlan Estate, The Napa Valley Reserve and Promontory. Maher has served on the Napa Valley Grapegrowers Board of Directors for nine years and has been the president of both the Carneros Wine Alliance and Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group. New winemaker at Round Pond Muiris Griffin is the new winemaker at Round Pond Estate winery in Rutherford. Griffin joins Round Pond after working as the assistant winemaker at Ridge Vine- yards. At Round Pond, Griffin will work with consulting winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. Details: roundpond.com. Winery Exchange buys Chronic Cellars Winery Exchange in Novato announced its acquisition of Chronic Cellars winery located in Paso Robles. Founded by brothers Jake and Josh Beckett in 2008, Chronic Cel- lars positioned itself as a counter-culture brand with edgy labels like Sofa King Bueno. Josh Beckett will stay on as wine- maker, Jake Beckett will oversee marketing and brand development, and Jake's wife Dawn Beckett will continue to manage the tasting room and wine club. Winery Exchange manages a portfolio of brands and develops, markets and sells custom wine, beer and spirits brands for retailers in the United States and abroad. Details: wineryexchange.com. DeVries promoted to COO at Fetzer Cindy DeVries was promoted to the position of chief operating officer at Fetzer Vineyards in Ukiah. DeVries has been with the winery since 1993, most recently in the role of vice president and general manager. Details: fetzer.com. Nancarrow joins Goosecross Bill Nancarrow is the new winemaker at Goosecross Cellars in Yountville. Prior to joining Goosecross, Nancarrow was the winemaker at Duckhorn Vineyards in St. Helena. Details: goosecross.com. Tokyo Sapporo Osaka Hiroshima Nagoya Japan CALIFORNIA Cindy DeVries Mary Maher C A L I F O R N I A M A Y N E W S News Briefs 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 edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. M A Y N E W S