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MAY NEWS ence across the United States, Europe and Australia. Details: foliowine.com. summerWood hires new management Wine industry veterans Shayne Kline and Kim Murphy-Rodrigues joined SummerWood winery in Paso Robles as general manager and assistant general manager. Kline's most recent post was plant manager for The Wine Group, and Rodrigues previously worked as vice president of sales and marketing for Santa Barbara-based Conway Family Wines. Details: summerwoodwine.com. baker promoted to senior sales exec Shannon Ridge Winery promoted Chris Baker to senior vice president of sales and marketing. Baker is responsible for national sales, pricing initiatives, mar- keting, hiring and training of future em- ployees as well as the development of internal policies and procedures for the winery located in Lake County. Details: shannonridge.com. bouchaine names communications director Carla Bosco has joined Bouchaine Vine- yards as director of communications. Bosco will lead all marketing and pub- lic relations for the winery located in the Carneros region of Napa County. She for- merly worked in marketing for Whitehall Lane Winery and led public relations and marketing for the nonprofit group Women For WineSense. Details: bouchaine.com. Patz & Hall names assistant winemaker Patz & Hall winery named James Mc- Ceney as its new assistant winemak- er. McCeney will be working alongside winemaker James Hall to produce Patz & Hall's port- folio of vineyard- designated Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, as well as the winery's Sonoma Coast Char- donnay and Pinot Noir. Most recently, McCeney was the assistant winemaker at Napa Valley's Acacia Winery. Details: patz hall.com. James mcceney staglin president of family winery Staglin Family Vineyard announced the promotion of Shannon Staglin from gener- al manager to president of the Napa Valley winery. Prior to working at the winery, Sta- glin served as a marketing consultant for Wells Fargo Wealth Management. Details: staglinfamily.com. uc irvine offers wine management online The University of California, Irvine, Ex- tension is offering a new online wine management program. The program is designed for chefs, restaurateurs, aspir- ing sommeliers, wait staff, hobbyists and consumers seeking a career change or advancement within the wine and food business, hospitality and related indus- tries. Details: unex.uci.edu. cameron Hughes expands sales team Cameron Hughes Wine, an American pro- ducer and négociant, has expanded its sales team with four new hires: Christine Zecker, regional manager, northeast; Tony Cannil- la, regional manager, New York and New Jersey; Chelsea Blalock, regional manager, south; and Kevin Conboy, regional man- ager, west. Details: chwine.com. ladera welcomes barrett Jade Barrett joined Howell Mountain's Ladera Vineyards as associate winemaker. Previously, Barrett was the associate wine- maker at Jericho Canyon Vineyards in Calistoga. Details: laderavineyards.com. NOW MADE LOCALLY IN AMERICA. (BY POPULAR DEMAND) Introducing Rivercap USA, proudly producing polylaminate and PVC capsules in Benicia, California, while continuing to produce top quality tin capsules in Spain. You spoke, and we responded by giving you local access to the technical expertise, capsule variety and unmatched service that made Rivercap a trusted name worldwide. Our commitment to local winemakers is stronger—and closer—than ever. WHAT CAN RIVERCAP USA DO FOR YOU? EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY CORK SUPPLY PH. 707.747.3630 • CorkSupply.com 531 Stone Road, Benicia, CA 94510 Wines & Vines MAY 2012 29