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A UGUS T NEWS NORTHWEST Soters form new partnership James Cahill and Bri- an Sypher joined Mi- chelle and Tony Soter in a partnership to form the new business North Valley Vine- yards. Cahill, who has worked with Soter Vineyards for 10 years, continues his role as winemaker and director of operations. Sypher, who directs sales and marketing for the winery, previously represented Sot- er wines in the New York market. Details: sotervineyards.com. Adelsheim hires for grower relations Kelli Stokely is the new grower rela- tions and viticul- ture technician for Adelsheim Vine- yard in Newberg, Ore. Stokely earned a master's degree in horticulture with an emphasis on vi- Kelli Stokely ticulture from Oregon State University this year and worked at OSU and Lemelson Vineyards before joining Adelsheim. De- tails: adelsheim.com. Charles Smith hires sales director Heather Yargus joined Walla Walla, Wash.-based Charles Smith Wines as sales director for the Great Lakes region. Yar- gus is the former sales and distribution manager for Blackbird Vineyards. Details: charlessmithwines.com. CENTRAL press time. Mick and Loretta McDowell, the owners and founders of the winery, were asleep inside the building at the time of the fire but were able to escape uninjured. Michigan winery set to open Hawthorne Vineyards in Traverse City, Mich., planned to hold a "soft opening" Aug. 1. Owners Bruce and Cathleen Hawthorn planted 26 acres of vinifera vines on their Old Mission Penin- sula property. The winery and tasting room, scheduled to be completed in May 2013, will be operated through a partnership with Chateau Chan- tal. Details: hawthornevineyards.com. Fire destroys Nebraska winery A fire destroyed the Miletta Vista Winery near St. Paul, Neb., on June 23. The cause of the fire, which reportedly started at 2 a.m., remained under investigation at AlainFouquet_Aug06 5/17/06 10:57 AM Page 1 Oklahoma may vote on grocery wine sales A state supreme court judge has cleared the way for an Oklahoma citizens group to collect signatures for an initiative to al- low grocery and warehouse stores to sell wine. If the group, Oklahomans for Mod- ern Laws, collects enough voter signatures, the issue may go to voters in November. Details: okmodernlaws.com. Monthly analysis on: u Flash site wine sales u Direct-to-Consumer channel u Off-premise wine sales u Winery job index WinesVinesDATA WWW.WINESANDVINES.COM www.alainfouquet.com alainfouquet@aol.com WINES & VINES AUGUST 2012 21