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MARCH NEWS CALIFORNIA ross to become secretary of CdFa Gov. Jerry Brown an- nounced that he will appoint Karen Ross as secretary of the Cali- fornia Department of Food and Agriculture. Ross served as presi- dent of the California Association of Winegrape Growers from 1996 to 2009 before accepting a position in 2010 as chief of staff to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. seghesio names executive chef Seghesio Family Vineyards recently named Peter Jan- iak executive chef. Janiak, who began his career in food and wine as sales manager at Sakon- net Vineyards in Rhode Island, has worked as a chef at Boulevard restaurant and Presidio Social Club in San Francisco, Calif. At Seghesio, Janiak has the opportu- nity to work with fine ingredients from the family's own gardens. new California wines logo Wine Institute, the association of California wineries, an- nounced the launch of a global brand- ing campaign featuring a new California wines logo for wines destined for export. Wine Institute oversees an export program with market- ing activities in 27 countries and shipments to 150 nations worldwide. As the world's fourth-largest wine producer, California produces 90% of U.S. wine exports. Visit: wineinstitute.org. Lake County egvm quarantine lifted State and federal agricultural officials are lifting the European grapevine moth (EGVM) quarantine in Lake County. A small portion of southern Lake County was in- cluded in the quarantine area after several moths were detected in near- by northern Napa County during spring 2010. No moths have been detected in Lake County. Details: cdfa.ca.gov. oakland's new Cerruti Cellars After four generations of growing and winemaking, including nearly 40 years operating Tudal Winery in St. Helena, the Tudal family has opened Cerruti Cellars, an urban wine center at the foot of Oak- land's Jack London Square. With its tast- ing room and barrel room event center, the city winery becomes the latest to open in Oakland's expanding wine scene. Details: cerruticellars.com. winesandvines.com For daily news, click on Headlines. AlainFouquet_Jul06 5/17/06 11:01 AM Page 1 outreach efforts. nvg names gill director of membership The Napa Valley Grapegrowers appoint- ed Allison Gill as director of mem- bership. Gill, who previously worked for companies such as Backroads, Cali- stoga Ranch and Four Sea- sons Re- sort Jack- son Hole, will focus on member www.alainfouquet.com alainfouquet@aol.com 18 Wines & Vines MARCH 201 1