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OCT OBER NEWS Artesa appoints new winemaker Dana Epperson is the new assistant winemaker for Artesa Vineyards & Winery as well as the new lead winemaker for Artesa's second brand, Elements. Prior to joining Artesa, Epperson was an enologist for Edna Valley Vineyard in San Luis Obispo. Winemakers raise funds for clean water Bob Levy, winemaker at Harlan and BOND, and Martha McClellan of Sloan and Checkerboard wineries, who also produce the Levy & McClellan brand, made a 2008 Napa Meritage wine labeled Wine to Water. Sales of the special release raised more than $122,000 to fund the construction of eight wells in Ethiopia to provide clean water to more than 10,000 people. Details: winetowater.org. Dana Epperson NORTHWEST Winery opens new tasting room Woodinville, Wash.-based Patterson Cellars opened a new tasting room in a converted gas station that already houses another tasting room, winery and pizzeria. The 1,000-square- foot space includes a tasting bar and patio seating for Patterson Cellars wine club events. Details: pattersoncellars.com. Auction hauls in more than $2.1 million The Auction of Washington Wines, held Aug. 16-18 at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville, raised more than $2.1 million for the Seattle Children's Hospital and Washington State University's viticulture and enology program. Details: auctionofwashingtonwines.org. Winery opens new pavilion, wedding venue Tsillan Cellars in Lake Chelan, Wash., unveiled its new, "Italian- style" pavilion and wedding venue. The expanded area can accommodate 220 people. Details: tsillancellars.com. CENTRAL Stonehaus earns Governor's Cup Stonehaus Farms Vineyard & Winery in Lee's Summit, Mo., won the top honor in the annual Missouri Wine Competition. The Missouri Governor's Cup award recognizes the best wine in the state. Judges sampled 297 wines before giving the honor to Stonehaus' Strother Ridge Vignoles. Details: missouriwine.org. Haak Vineyards hires assistant winemaker Marta Sanchez Lastowska is the new assistant winemaker at Haak Vineyards and Winery in Santa Fe, Texas. Lastowska is originally from Spain. Before joining the winery, Lastowska worked in North Carolina developing an enology program at Appalachian State University while also operating a mobile wine laboratory. Details: haakwine.com. 20 WINES & VINES OCTOBER 2012