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18 WINES&VINES July 2018 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS and marketing in both the wine and produce industries. She's also been active in the Paso Robles Rhône Rangers chapter for several years, co-chairing and serving on various committees. Lula's Jeff Hansen dies Jeff Hansen, the founder of Ander- son Valley's Lula Cellars, passed away on June 5 at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. He was 66. Hansen's career in wine began in 1987 working in the tasting room of Spring Mountain Vineyard in Napa Valley. Later, while working in sales for Spring Mountain, he discovered the Anderson Valley region in Mendocino County. In 1991, Hansen produced his first wines for Amici Cellars in Calis- toga, and continued to make wines for the label for nearly 20 years. In 2009 he sold his interest in Amici, creating the small-batch Anderson Valley winery, Lula Cellars. In 2017, Hansen stepped down as wine- maker at Lula Cellars, retaining the title of founder, and serving as winemaker emeritus. NORTHWEST Wilson Daniels Wholesale acquires Galaxy in Oregon Wilson Daniels Wholesale an- nounced it is acquiring Portland, Ore.-based Galaxy Wine Company from founders Matt Elsen and Bob Liner. After the deal closes, Galaxy will operate under the wholesale division of importer Wilson Daniels LLC, which is a New York-based subsidiary of Young's Holdings. Elsen and Liner will continue to lead Galaxy's existing staff. Galaxy imports wines from more than 400 producers into Oregon. Cowhorn tasting room certified The tasting room at Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden in Jacksonville, Ore., has earned Living Building certification, making it the first commercial building in Oregon and one of the first in the wine industry to earn the green build- ing standard. Green Hammer, a unified design-build firm based in Portland, designed and built the 2,200-square-foot tasting room, which includes a case storage area. As of May 2018, only 20 buildings worldwide have achieved Living Building certification, ac- cording to the International Living Future Institute. Changes to Black Hills winemaking team Black Hills Estate in Oliver, B.C., announced that after working at the winery for 10 years, winemaker Graham Pierce is transitioning to a new role as consulting winemaker. In this new part-time position, Pierce will continue to be involved in key strategic decisions and practices in the winery's winemak- ing program, including grape pick- ing, fermentation, barrel selection, blending and stylistic directions. As consulting winemaker, Pierce will also work closely with Black Hills' future winemaker and the ex- isting winery team to execute the day-to-day operations. Panther Creek Cellars opens new tasting room Panther Creek Cellars in Dundee, Ore., opened a new tasting room in Woodinville, Wash. The tast- ing room integrates reclaimed and local materials with a Pacific Northwest design. "We'll feature horizontal and vertical flights, offer- ing guests the chance to explore one wine over multiple vintages or one vintage across multiple vine- yards," said Madelaine Morford, Panther Creek tasting room direc- tor and assistant general manager in a statement. Montinore Estate names new president Montinore Estate, in Forest Grove, Ore., announced Kristin Marchesi is the company's new president. Marchesi is taking the reins 1/2 Horiz. Ad VA Filtration New for 2018! Precision In-Line Carbonation No more sparging resulting in loss of aromatics Add freshness to your wine Control levels of CO 2 precisely prior to bottling CO 2 is instantly dissolved Option to remove dissolved oxygen during carbonation Add as little as 0.5 g/l with in-line CO 2 monitoring Mobile services off ered include Crossfl ow Filtration, Smoke Reduction, VA Reduction, EA Reduction, pH Adjustment, Wine Concentration, Alcohol Adjustment, Ultrafi ltration 707 552 2616 www.vafiltration.com Kristin Marchesi Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden