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JUNE NEWS winesandvines.com For daily news, click on Headlines. "Industry" tab at missouriwine.org. There, users can find information about the organization and its upcoming work- shops held on the Mizzou campus in Co- lumbia, Mo. EAST Maryland celebrates wine week The Maryland Win- eries Association announced its first statewide celebra- tion highlighting lo- cally made wine June 3-12. During that time, restaurants and Old Shore partners with Cork ReHarvest The 300-case Old Shore Vineyards, Bu- chanan, Mich., has joined the cork-re- cycling movement by becoming a Cork ReHarvest collection partner. Cork Re- Harvest is an initiative of the Cork For- est Conservation Alliance, which has developed a transportation system that brings collected corks to regional distri- bution centers on trucks that would nor- mally be empty. Recycling partners are regionally located to further reduce CO2 emissions. Visit: oldshorevineyards.com and corkforest.org. wine shops across Maryland will host winemaker dinners, special wine flights, wine-themed menus, tastings and pro- motions featuring Maryland wine. For an events calendar and a list of partici- pating restaurants and wine shops, visit marylandwineweek.com. Southbrook Vineyards profits from pomace The 10,000-case Southbrook Vine- yards, Niagara- on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, producer of organic and Biodynamic wines, intro- duced Bioflavia, a powder made from the pomace of organic red winegrape skins. Sold in 300g canisters, Bioflavia is touted to be an antioxidant-rich health product. Visit: southbrook.com. Swedish Hill hires Wilber Swedish Hill Win- ery, a 60,000-case producer located in Romulus, N.Y., has named Derek Wilber as winemaker. Wil- ber, formerly with 10,000–case White Springs Winery in Geneva, N.Y., previ- ously worked as a winemaker for Swed- ish Hill from 2000 until 2005. Wilber is a Finger Lakes native and has worked as a commercial winemaker since 1984. Visit: swedishhill.com. Direct shipping passes in Maryland Wineries will be able to ship wine directly to Maryland citizens starting July 1. The Maryland wine industry has fought for the ability to ship wine since 1981, when the first direct-shipping legislation was intro- duced in the General Assembly. Once in effect, Maryland will officially become the 38th state to allow winery direct shipping. The Clear Solution for Wine Filtration Reliable high performance filtration and hassle-free ordering for all your filtration equipment and media. We offer complete filtration solutions to the wine industry from grape to bottle. Crossflow Filter Flotation System Lenticular Housing Membrane Housing Plate & Frame Filter Filter Sheets Depth Media Membrane Filter 1.800.333.4288 28 Wines & Vines JUne 2011