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28 WINES&VINES September 2015 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS North Valley buys vineyard, opens tasting room North Valley Vineyards, the "sister wine company" of Soter Vineyards ac- quired its first vineyard. The property is in the Chehalem Mountain AVA near Newberg, Ore., and includes a tasting room that will be open by ap- pointment. North Valley Vineyards is a partner- ship created by Tony & Michelle Soter, winemaker James Cahill and sales and marketing director Brian Sypher. Concurrent with the acquisition is the debut release of the win- ery's vineyard-designate Pinot Noirs from the north- ern Willamette Valley. New winemaker at Dobbes winery Travis Proctor is the new production winemaker at Dobbes Family Estate Winery and Wine by Joe in Dundee, Ore. Andy McVay has also been promoted to associate winemaker for Dundee Vintners, the custom-crush operation of the company. Other staff changes include: Lauren Barnes has been promoted to marketing director; Kristen Rice was added as marketing coor- dinator; Michele Dupont is the new direct and on- premise sales manager, and Matt Daley and Paxton Roy have been appointed tasting room supervisors. Dobbes Family Estate and Wine by Joe are part of the Bacchus Capital Manage- ment portfolio. CENTRAL St. James wins 2015 Mo. Governor's Cup St. James Winery's 2014 Vignoles won the 2015 Missouri Governor's Cup top honor. The wine also won Best Vignoles and Best of Class Semi- Dry White Wine. The Governor's Cup recog- nizes the best wine in the state as determined by a panel of nine judges from across the United States and one industry judge. During the course of the two- day competition, which wrapped up July 15, the judges tasted 270 wines before awarding the Gov- ernor's Cup to St. James Winery. The C.V. Riley Award for Best Norton was awarded to Chan- dler Hill Vineyards' 2013 Savage Norton. Judges determined the awards through the process of blind tastings. Throughout the course of the competi- tion, they granted 39 gold medals, 87 silver medals and 83 bronze medals. Indiana winery wins at Indy Competition Easley Winery of India- napolis, Ind., won Wine of the Year in the Indy Inter- national Wine Competition for its 2014 Traminette. A team of more than 40 international judges evalu- ated wines from 40 states and 12 countries including France, Australia, Spain and Greece on appear- ance, aroma, taste and finish. The event was held July 29-31 on the Purdue University campus. EAST Winery fire ruled arson An Aug. 9 fire that de- stroyed a historic winery in Charlton, Mass., has been ruled an arson. According to local media reports, the Obadiah McIntyre Farm Winery, which was part of the Charlton Orchards Farm that dates back to 1733, caught fire at 10:30 p.m. Investigators have ruled out any accidental causes for the blaze that destroyed the winery and 4,000 gallons of wine. O'Neill names sales VP for eastern U.S. O'Neill Vintners & Distill- ers promoted Ryan Davis from the post of northeast regional sales manager to vice president of sales for the eastern United States. In his new role, Davis will be responsible for a regional manage- ment team overseeing 24 states and accountable for half the company's an- nual projected case sales and monetary budget. The company's national portfolio includes Line 39, Redtree, Austerity, Back- house, Camelot, Moscato Allegro, Pepi, Exitus, Xtant, Petit Bâtard and Flat Rock. The combined national brands portfolio is pro- jected to account for nearly 500,000 cases this year, according to a statement by the company. SUPPLIERS SIMEI partners with Drinktec SIMEI, an international ex- hibition of enological and bottling equipment in Milan, Italy, will now take place every four years in con- junction with the Munich, Germany-based trade fair Drinktec. According to a statement announcing the partnership, SIMEI will retain its two-year cycle but alter- nate between Italy and Ger- many. The next SIMEI takes place Nov. 3-6 in Milan. The show will then be held Sept 11-15, 2017, in Munich. In 2019, SIMEI will return to Italy, where, supported by Drinktec, it will feature ex- hibits for a range of bever- age categories. Organizers of the two trade fairs also have agreed that SIMEI will get involved in Drinktec's worldwide events portfolio, which includes Drink Tech- nology India, Food & Drink Technology Africa and China Brew China Beverage. Westover launches own viticulture firm Former Texas A&M AgriLife Extensive Service viticulture specialist Fritz Westover has started his own firm, Westover Vineyard Advis- ing, in Houston, Texas. Before returning to Texas to start the company, Westover was the technical program coordinator with the Vineyard Team in Cali- fornia's Central Coast re- gion. Westover is currently serving clients in Texas and other states with site evalu- ation, vineyard design and establishment, employee training and other aspects of vineyard management. Cork Supply hires engineer Cork Supply USA of Be- nicia, Calif., hired Derick Lee as its new continuous improvement engineer. Lee is charged with develop- ing Cork Supply's lean manufacturing, overseeing ISO systems, managing nonconformance and staff training. Prior to joining Cork Supply, Lee worked at E. & J. Gallo Winery as a technical project manager in charge of new products. Janson moves man- ufacturing to Napa Janson Capsules an- nounced that all of its cap- sules would be produced and embellished at its facility in Napa, Calif. The company's factory in Ope- lika, Ala., is now closed. Janson is headquartered in Toulouse, France, but has operated a Napa location for nearly a decade. Vintage begins work on $25 million greenhouse Vintage Nurseries has started building its new $25 million greenhouse in Wasco, Calif. Greenhouse expert Conley Manufactur- ing designed and is build- ing the new facility. At full capacity the new green- house should be able to produce 8 million vines per season. The greenhouse will feature advanced screening and sealing of all areas with access to the outside to protect against pests and positive-pres- sure vestibules around all doorways. An automated potting machine will mix controlled amounts of pot- ting media, fertilizer and water for young vines. The facility also will be home to an autoclave and high tem- perature steam room for sanitizing pots and trays. CORRECTION An article in the August issue incorrectly defined ATP, an acronym Maverick uses for its "almost tin premium" capsules. These capsules have a C-cut re- moval feature. The compa- ny's CapASleeve capsules are fabricated from PVC and do not offer the C-cut removal feature, although they do have tear-tabs. Derick Lee Andy McVay, Joe Dobbes and Travis Proctor