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Arista buys Martinelli vineyard The McWilliams family, owners of Arista Win- ery in the Russian River Valley, purchased the historic 74-acre Mar- tinelli Road Vineyard
from Joseph Martinelli, adding to their 36 acres of estate vineyards. Planted to five acres of Zinfandel, 10 acres of Chardonnay and three acres of Pinot Noir, the vineyard site has been continuously farmed since the 1870s. Details: aristawinery.com.
Amador vintners boost marketing efforts The Amador Vintners Association forged two new relationships for marketing and
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member relations. The group retained Lee Hodo-Four Tier Communications to over- see marketing for the region, and Jennifer Pechette is the association's new director. Pechette will work out of the association's office in Plymouth and is responsible for member relations, office administration and coordinating marketing efforts. De- tails: amadorwine.com.
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Heredia now winemaker at Gary Farrell Theresa Heredia is the new winemaker at Gary Farrell Win- ery. The former wine- maker at Freestone Vineyards in Sonoma County, Heredia has experience crafting cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardon-
nay as well as small-lot, single-vineyard wines. Gary Farrell Winery specializes in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Russian River Val- ley. Details: garyfarrellwines.com.
Garvey named Napa grower of the year The Napa Valley Grape growers named Patrick Garvey the 2012 Napa Valley Grower of the Year. Garvey served as the group's president from 1992 to 1994 and helped create the Oakville and Ruther- ford appellations. Garvey came to the Napa Valley in 1978 and owns and man- ages more than 600 acres of vineyards.
Pat Garvey
Theresa Heredia
UC Davis marketing program UC Davis Extension and the UC Davis De- partment of Viticulture and Enology will present a marketing program July 16-27. Members of the American wine and grape industry will discuss how to create a brand and market wine. The program costs $2,000 for the full two-week course; weekly and daily enrollment also is available. Details: extension.ucdavis.edu/winemaking.
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