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MAY NEWS French Camp Vineyards, located in the Paso Robles AVA. Both companies are part of Thornhill Cos., which is owned by the Miller family of Santa Maria. Details: frenchcampvineyards.com. tanner winemaker at sierra madre Sierra Madre Vineyard hired Santa Maria Valley wine industry veteran Lane Tan- ner as winemaker. Tanner inherits the winemaking reins from Steve Rasmussen. Tanner has made wine from Sierra Madre Vineyard fruit for the Hitching Post brand and her own Lane Tanner label since 1984. Details: sierramadrevineyard.com. caymus winemaker honored Winemaker Chuck Wagner of Napa Val- ley's Caymus Vineyards will receive the Pro- fessional Excellence in Oenology Award at the 15th annual Gold Coast Classic for his contributions to the American wine indus- try. The award was presented by the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and Quarterly Review of Wines. Chuck Wag- ner co-founded Caymus Vineyards in 1972 at the age of 19 with parents Charlie and Lorna Belle Glos Wagner in Rutherford, Calif. (See our Winemaker Interview with Charlie Wagner II on p. 50 of this issue.) offbeat brands represents Jellybean wines. offbeat brands to focus on millennials Wine and spirits entrepreneur Mike Ken- ton launched OFFbeat Brands, a new com- pany that develops, sources and markets wine and spirit brands from around the globe. With plans to introduce several new products in 2012, Petaluma, Calif.-based OFFbeat is aiming to penetrate the U.S. market with wines and spirits targeted to millennials and Generation X consumers. Details: offbeatbrands.com. mccarthy joins ferrari-carano Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery ap- pointed Timothy McCarthy as managing director. McCarthy is responsible for sales in all markets throughout the country and working with Ferrari-Carano's regional sales managers and distributors. Prior to Ferrari-Carano, McCarthy was managing director of Southern Wine & Spirits. De- tails: ferrari-carano.com. monterey Wine co. hires winemaker Monterey Wine Co., a custom-processing winery on the Central Coast, hired Jamie Meves as director of operations and chief winemaker. Meves will be responsible for all aspects of winemaking and produc- tion. Prior to joining Monterey Wine Co., Meves was the director of operations and director of winemaking at Constellation's Gonzales, Calif., winery. Details monterey- winecompany.com. Hopkins joins folio as Pr director Folio Fine Wine Partners announced the ap- pointment of Rebecca Hopkins to the po- sition of public relations director. Hopkins is a wine-marketing graduate of Adelaide University who holds nearly two decades of marketing and communications experi- Prospero Equipment Corp. has the solut ions you need for this years bottling and harvest seasons. Call today to speak to a sales representative. BOTTLING & PACKAGING CRUSHERS PRESSES TANKS PUMPS REFRIGERATIONS FILTERS AWS/Prospero 7787 Bell Road Windsor, CA 95492 Phone: (707) 838-2812 Fax: (707) 838-3164 westcoast@prosperocorp.biz West Coast 28 Wines & Vines MAY 2012 The Winery Solution Finger Lakes P.E.C. Geneva 1902 Route 14N Geneva, NY 14456 Phone: (315) 719-0480 Fax: (315) 719-0481 geneva@prosperocorp.biz Main Office Prospero Equipment Corp. 123 Castleton Street Pleasantville, NY10570 Phone: (914) 769-6252 Fax: (914) 769-6786 info@prosperocorp.biz