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22 WINES&VINES June 2018 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS CALIFORNIA Scheid promotes Nagengast to VP Scheid Family Wines in Salinas promoted Dave Nagengast to vice president of winemaking. Nagen- gast joined the company in 2002 as consulting winemaker and has served as the company's director of winemaking since 2006. He will now oversee winemaking for all of Scheid's individual wineries and brands including Scheid Vineyards, Metz Road, District 7, Stokes' Ghost, VDR, Ranch 32, Ryder Estate and GIFFT. Prior to working for Scheid, Nagengast held wine- making positions at Storrs Winery & Vineyards, Mirassou and San Martin Winery & Vineyards. Barra hires new winemaker Michelle Winter is the new head of winemaking for Barra Family Vine- yards in Redwood Valley. Winter will oversee all winemaking du- ties for the Barra family's Barra of Mendocino and Girasole Vineyards wine brands as well as the family's 2.9 million gallon custom crush facility, Redwood Valley Cellars. Winter has 20 years of winemaking experience including time at Stag's Leap Winery and Rutherford Hill Winery in Napa Valley. Central Coast Wine Services earns sustainable certification Thornhill Companies announced its Central Coast Wine Services winemaking facility in Santa Maria has been certified sustainable. The company first earned California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) certification in 2008 and passed another round of inspections for re-certification in 2017. To earn certification as a sustainable winery through the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), the company met another list of speci- fications and requirements to adopt sustainable practices, provide en- vironmental stewardship, conserve natural resources and conduct so- cially equitable business practices. Sangiacomo family introduces estate wines The third generation of the Sangia- como family announced the launch of a new series of wines created from estate vineyards grown in Carneros, Napa County and along the Sonoma County coast. The wines will include appellation des- ignated Pinot Noir and Chardon- nay; single-vineyard designated Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cab- ernet Sauvignon; and a proprietary Pinot Noir called ViMaria, named after first-generation founders, Vit- torio and Maria Sangiacomo. Joseph Phelps Vineyard names CFO Joseph Phelps Vineyards pro- moted Ami Iadarola to vice presi- dent and chief financial officer. In her new role, Iadarola assumes overall financial responsibility for the company's Napa Valley and Sonoma County winery and vine- yard properties. With more than 30 years of accounting experience, Iadarola has held positions at both Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Domaine Chandon prior to joining Joseph Phelps. Truett-Hurst appoints new CFO Karen Weaver was promoted to chief financial officer of Truett-Hurst Regional News Sangiacomo family Michelle Winter