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APRIL NEWS case A to Z Wine- works, has created a new sales organi- zation to advance the development of A to Z's core brands. The new team includes Peter Yanulis, Northeast Zone sales director; Steve Rub- sam, Central Zone sales director and Rick Vehrs, West Zone sales director. Details: atozwineworks.com. winesandvines.com For daily news, click on Headlines. Sapporo Osaka roshima an CENTRAL Tokyo Nagoya sommeliers and chefs will chat and answer questions from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Visit: tweetchat.com/room/gotexan. Indiana winemakers receive merit Seven generations have operated Huber Orchard, Winery & Vineyard, Borden, Ind., since its founding by Simon Huber in 1843. As owners of one of Indiana's oldest wineries with a 24,000- case production, Ted and Dana Hu- ber were presented with the Outstanding Merit Award by the Indiana Wine Grape industry. Visit: huber- winery.com. Texas tweets Twitter Tuesday As part of its Go Texan wine program, the Texas Department of Agriculture will host Texas Twitter Tuesdays on the first Tuesday of the month. Various Texas wine industry experts, winemakers and growers, authors, SanitaryStainless_Dir08 9/14/07 12:09 PM Page 1 vine & Wine Society announces elections New Mexico Vine & Wine Society will hold elections this summer for all officer positions: president, vice president, secre- tary, treasurer and membership secretary. In addition, two positions on the board of directors will be up for election. For consideration, contact a current officer or board member. Visit: vineandwine.org. EAST Davenport to receive award Tom Davenport, a 42-year employee of National Grape Cooperative, now retired, has been se- lected to receive the Outstanding Alum- ni Award of LEAD New York, a two-year leadership devel- opment program for adult professionals in the food and agriculture industry. The award will be given April 15 in Ithaca as part of the LEAD class 13 commencement ceremony. Visit: newyorkwines.org. Brock's CCOvI welcomes new enologist Brock's Cool Climate Oenology and Viticul- ture Institute (CCOVI) team announced that Dr. George Kotseridis has arrived from Europe to become CCOVI's new enologist. Kotseridis joins viticulturist Jim Willwerth to complete 24 Wines & Vines APRiL 201 1