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MAY NEWS CENTRAL EAST Sapporo st. Julian taps singleton for vp Douglas Singleton has been appoint- ed vice president of finance at 150,000- case St. Julian Wine Co. of Paw Paw, Mich. Singleton for- Hiroshima Japan Bothum earns tWgga award Katy Jane Bothum, executive director of the Texas Hill Country Wineries Association, was honored with the President's Award at the annual Texas Wine and Grape Grow- ers Association conference in San Marcos, Texas. The President's Award honors those who have made a positive impact in pro- moting the Texas wine industry. Visit: tex- aswinetrail.com and txwines.org. Tokyo Nagoya Osaka Drink Michigan launches website Lansing, Mich.-based, Drink Michigan an- nounced a new website to promote Michi- gan wine, beer and spirits. Local special events, tours and educa- tional resources are featured on the site. Visit: drinkmichigan.org. merly worked at The Dow Chemical Co. in Midland, Mich., for 12 years in finance and accounting prior to joining St. Julian in 2009. Visit: stjulian.com. winesandvines.com For daily news, click on Headlines. red tail goes green The 5,000-case Red Tail Ridge Winery on the west side of Seneca Lake in New York re- ceived LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green B u i l d i n g Council. Con- structed from recycled materials, the winery saves more than 50% on ener- CONCRETE FERMENTATION TANKS NEW SHAPES & SIZES NOW AVAILABLE! VISIT TANKSINCONCRETE.COM World's Finest Wines Are Made in Concrete Many of The 476 GAL 1523 GAL gy through alternative energy use, and all winery processing waste is recycled. Visit: redtailridgewinery.com. SUPPLIERS Cooperage taps eastern agent Tonnellerie Re- mond of Bur- gundy, France, appointed New Wor ld Winery Equipment LLC, Springfield, Mo., as service and sales agents for the eastern U.S. Visit: eno- tools.com. M.a. silva M.a. silva Corks strives for sustainability M.A. Silva Corks USA flipped the switch on a newly installed solar panel array at its Santa Rosa, Calif., facility. Along with promoting environmentally friendly for- est management and social initiatives, this new solar array is one of a combination of sustainability efforts practiced by M.A. Silva worldwide. Visit: masilva.com. okanagan to get new custom crush Formerly licensed as Haywire Winery, Oka- nagan Crush Pad Winery will be the Pacific Northwest's newest custom crush opera- tion. Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie are building a 7,750-square-foot winery that is scheduled to open its doors for the 2011 harvest. Clients will be vineyard owners who want to go vertical into winemaking, and existing wineries that want to make small lots of wine but don't have the space. Visit: haywirewinery.com. CorreCtions World Wine Bottles & Packaging was ac- cidentally left out of the bottle suppliers box in the March edition. Reach the com- pany at (800) 705-7796, (707) 339-2102 or worldwinebottles.com. CONCRETE FERMENTATION/STORAGE TANKS 26 Wines & Vines MAY 201 1 TANKSINCONCRETE.COM 888-807-4575 Wine Bottle Renew is a supplier of wine bottles to the industry. They can be reached at (707) 980-6635 or winebottlerenew. com. For more information, please see the Buyer's Guide Online at winesandvinesbuy- ersguide.com. winesandvines.com For daily news, click on Headlines.