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MAY NEWS NORTHWEST Sapporo ava group hires leader Washington state's Red Mountain AVA Alliance (RMAVAA) appointed Heather Unwin as ex- ecutive director. Since 2007 Unwin has been the executive vice Osaka roshima an oregon wine auction raises funds Classic Wines Auction announced that it raised more than $2.42 million for charities in the Portland, Ore., area. More than 700 people gathered at the Oregon Convention Center on March 17 to raise funds for chari- ties benefiting children and families. The total includes event sponsorships, auction prizes, wine packages, attendee contributions and 45 winemaker dinners at local restaurants. new head winemaker at bergevin Bergevin Lane Vineyards in Walla Walla, Wash., hired Dave Harvey as head wine- president for marketing at Terra Blanca Winery & Estate Vineyard, where she will continue in an advisory capacity. Details: redmountainava.com. Tokyo Nagoya maker. Harvey has more than 19 years of winemaking experience in Washington state. Details: bergevinlane.com. Winery auction deferred The auction of Cave B Estate Winery and resort property in Washington state's Columbia Gorge has been deferred. The property was set to go under the gavel at the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center on March 15 in a sale managed by the auction services division of CBRE Inc. Offered on an as-is, where-is basis, the properties were headlined by the Cave B Inn & Spa and 25 adjacent yurts on 31.5 acres of land, as well as the 10-acre Cave B Winery and 269 acres slated for a master- planned resort community. The minimum bid was set at $3.5 million. cave b CENTRAL fall creek hires marketing director Fall Creek Vineyards hired Kelly King as its new marketing director. King will be responsible for sales and marketing du- ties throughout central Texas. She is a certified public accountant who switched to the wine industry after returning from the Culinary Institute of America's wine program in Napa Valley. Fall Creek Vine- yards is located in the Texas Hill Country. Details: fcv.com. Cherokee_Nov05.qxt 9/19/05 10:52 AM Page 1 Wisconsin winery honored at competition Wisconsin's Wollersheim Winery re- ceived six platinum medals and was named winery of the year at the San Diego International Wine Competition. hauling precious cargo • 24 hour dispatch • Competitive rates • Personalized Service • Radio/Cell phone equipped • State-of-the-art equipment • Maximum payload capacity • Over 30 years in operation • References available • Fleet of over 200 trucks including Wine Tanks and Dry Freight Vans CHEROKEE FREIGHT LINES 5463 Cherokee Road • Stockton, CA 95215 Telephone: 209.931.3570 • or visit our website:www.gocfl.com 30 Wines & Vines MAY 2012