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A UGUS T NEWS ish Snyder's term as president, serving through December 2011. Snyder resigned from the board to accept a marketing position outside the wine industry. Visit: woodinvillewinecountry.com. Two vines debuts new packaging The 2 million-case Columbia Crest Winery of Paterson, Wash., introduced new packag- ing for its Two Vines tier, starting with 2009 Two Vines Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 Two Vines Merlot-Cabernet blend. Two Vines refers to Columbia Crest's method of bilateral trellising. Visit: columbia-crest.com. CENTRAL or Go Thirsty to pro- mote local restaurants and retailers that carry Texas wines. The pro- gram's website will list restaurants that serve Texas wines and will help connect local win- eries with restaurants that want to offer Texas wine. The program also will provide Go Texan or Go Thirsty dining cards for consumers to share with restaurants as a thank you for offer- ing Texas wines or as a way to request that Texas wines be added to their wine lists. Visit: gotexanwine.org. Chuck Dressel Sapporo Texas ag department rallies for local wine The Texas Department of Agriculture launched a new program called Go Texan Tokyo Osaka roshima an YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR PRIORITY SpecTrellising_July10.qxp 5/13/10 9:25 AM Page 1 Nagoya Mount Pleasant Estates goes up for sale Chuck Dressel, pres- ident of 50,000-case Mount Pleasant Es- tates, has listed the 134-acre Augusta, Mo., winery for sale. Clayton, Mo.- based Fortune Group is searching for a poten- tial buyer. The Branson, Mo., location, called Mount Pleasant Win- ery, is owned by Dressel and is not for sale. Visit: mountpleasant.com. Botanical Research Institute honors Parducci Fort Worth-based Botan- ical Research Institute of Texas awarded Parducci Wine Cellars, Ukiah, Ca- lif., the 2011 Internation- al Award of Excellence in Sustainable Winegrowing. Visit: brit.org. EAST Moet Hennessy taps Southern Wine & Spirits Moet Hennessy USA, New York, N.Y., im- porter and marketer of luxury wines, spir- its and Champagnes in the U.S., has 20 Wines & Vines AUGUsT 201 1