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FEBRU AR Y NEWS News Briefs CALIFORNIA Riverbench hires new winemaker Riverbench Vineyard & Winery, located in the Santa Maria Valley, hired Clarissa Nagy as winemaker. Before joining Riverbench, Nagy had been making wine for Bonaccorsi Wine Co. since 2006. Nagy replaces Chuck Ortman, who retired at the end of the 2011 season. Details: riverbench.com. Clos Du val promotes winemaker Clos Du Val Winery promoted Kristy Melton from assistant winemaker to winemaker at the Napa Valley winery. Melton, who was hired in 2010 to assist operated three retail stores. Details: napagrowers.org. Wines & Vines welcomes news items from the wineries, vineyards and industry suppliers located in the wine regions of North America. Send us your latest news by e-mailing Andrew Adams at edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. chief operating officer and head winemaker John Clews in an ongoing effort to modernize winemaking operations, will oversee the winery's signature series of wines. Details: closduval.com. Napa growers hire membership director The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) hired Bette Abbott as the organization's new director of member- ship. Abbott will focus on all member outreach efforts, emphasizing the value of belonging to the winegrowing organization. Born and raised in St. Helena, Abbott previously owned and Bette Abbott Growers honor John kautz The California Association of Winegrape Growers presented its Grower of the Year Award to John Kautz, owner of Kautz Farms in Lodi. The association also honored Nat DiBuduo, president of the Allied Gape Growers, with its Leader of the Year award. Details: cawg.org. CADE, Plumpjack name sales director PlumpJack and CADE wineries of the Napa Valley hired Sandra Roberts as director of sales. Roberts will be responsible for domestic sales, development of a sales and marketing plan and strategic sales for both wineries. Roberts comes to PlumpJack and CADE wineries after managing sales for Crimson Wine Group and its four wineries. Details: cadewinery.com, plumpjackwinery.com. New owners acquire Limerick Lane Michael Collins sold his Healdsburg winery, Limerick Lane Cellars, to Jake and Alexis Bilbro of Healdsburg. Terms of the sale were not made public. The Bilbros will add their own 10 acres of vines to the estate's existing 18 acres. The original, BOTTLE-MATIC-II 3 YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED Front and Back! 21 day trial MADE IN USA! $1800 for Wines & Vines Readers! Front & Back! Label any cylindrical container fast and accurately from ½" to 8" diameter, @ Speeds of 1200 Pcs. per hour. DISPENSA-MATIC 20 Wines & Vines FeBRUARY 2012 NOT A CHEAP, IMPORTED KNOCK-OFF! Label Dispensers STOP Wasting Time Labeling by Hand! 28220 Playmor Beach Rd, Rocky Mount, MO 65072 Call Toll Free: 1 (800) 325-7303 or (573) 392-7684 Price subject to change without notice. 2/01/10 FAX:(573) 392-1757; E-mail: info@dispensamatic.com Web: http://www.bottle-labeler.com