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SEPTEMBER NEWS CALIFORNIA Sapporo Tricycle pedals to a new location Founded in 2004, Tri- cycle Wine Co., produc- er of Molnar Family, Kazmer & Blaise and Obsidian Ridge wines, announced the acquisi- Nagoya Osaka shima n tion of a 10,000-square-foot wine-produc- tion facility at the Eighth Street East wine facility in Sonoma, Calif. The company will crush its 2011 crop at this location. The facility, which has a capacity of more than 20,000 cases, allows Tricycle Wine Co. to consolidate its wine production efforts into one location. Visit: tricyclewineco.com. Tokyo St. Francis vintner Mackey announces retirement Af ter nearly 30 years at 250,000- case St. Francis Winery & Vine- yards, Santa Rosa, Calif., winemaker Tom Mackey will retire from his position as winemaster and director of winemaking effective Decem- ber 2011. Mackey, who became St. Fran- cis' first winemaker in 1983, will remain a consultant to the winery. Heather Munden will continue as artisan winemaker and associate winemaker, and Katie Madigan will become the Sonoma County wine- maker upon retirement of current Sonoma County winemaker Dennis Borell at the end of 2011. Visit: stfranciswine.com. MacPhail joins The Hess Collection Winemaker James MacPhail joined The Hess Col- lection, bringing his 4,000-case MacPhail Family Wines of Healds- burg, Calif., while continuing as founding wine- maker for Sequana Vineyards. The Hess Collection will acquire the MacPhail Family Wines brand, as well as exist- ing inventory, and MacPhail will con- tinue to be the hands-on winemaker for MacPhail Family Wines. Visit: hesscol- lection.com. NORTHWEST Blasted Church blesses Wendenberg The 20,000-case Blast- ed Church Vineyards of Okanagan Falls, B.C., Canada, has appointed former Su- mac Ridge winemaker Mark Wendenberg as successor to Rich- ard Kanazawa, who left Blasted Church in March. Founded in 2002, Blasted Church features varietals such as Pinot Gris, Mer- lot, Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Noir. Visit: blastedchurch.com. Cowhorn combines with Upper Five The 1,600-case Biodynamic-certified Cow- horn Vineyard & Garden in Applegate Valley, Ore., and Upper Five, a certified- organic vineyard, have partnered to pro- duce a new wine under a cooperative label, Sullivansteele. The new label's namesake comes from Terry Sullivan of Upper Five Vineyard and Bill and Barbara Steele of Cowhorn. Their first 144-case release will be a 2010 Sauvignon Blanc similar in style to a Sancerre. Visit: cowhornwine.com. The original, BOTTLE-MATIC-II 3 YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED Front and Back! $1800 for Wines & Vines Readers! Front & Back! Label any cylindrical container fast and accurately from ½" to 21 day trial MADE IN USA! DISPENSA-MATIC Label Dispensers 8" diameter, @ Speeds of 1200 Pcs. per hour. NOT A CHEAP, IMPORTED KNOCK-OFF! Wasting Time Labeling by Hand! STOP FAX:(573) 392-1757; E-mail: info@dispensamatic.com Web: http://www.bottle-labeler.com 28220 Playmor Beach Rd, Rocky Mount, MO 65072 Call Toll Free: 1 (800) 325-7303 or (573) 392-7684 Wines & Vines sePTeMBeR 2011 19 Price subject to change without notice. 2/01/10