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NEWS IN BRIEF
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance awarded Felipe Meraz of J.
Lohr Vineyards and Wines as the 2019 Vineyard Worker of the Year.
The award honors a vineyard worker or cellarhand who has made
a significant impact in a winery's harvest or production. Meraz
started for J. Lohr in 1989; he now oversees multiple vineyard sites
as well as special projects.

Alison Gavin has been named to the new Executive Committee for
Women of the Vine & Spirits, an organization dedicated to the promotion of women in the beverage industry. Gavin was formerly the
Vice President of Talent, Diversity and Enterprise at Pernod Ricard.

Nicole Carter has been named President of
Merry Edwards Winery in Sonoma's Russian
River Valley. Carter, previously Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Winemaking for Hess Family Wine Estates, will work
closely with both Merry Edwards and Head
Winemaker Heidi von der Mehden.
Jackson Family Wines has expanded its holdings in California's
Anderson Valley with the purchase of Balo Vineyards. The acquisition comes with 6.5 acres of pinot noir, a winery and a tasting
room.
Vitalie Taittinger will take over as president of Champagne Taittinger where her
father, Pierre-Emmanuelle, steps down
on January 01, 2020. Her brother, Clovis,
will become general manager, in charge of
sales and marketing.
Spanish company Alma Carraovejas has acquired Emilio Rojo and
Viña Meín in Ribeiro, bringing its total vineyard holdings to 500
acres. The Ribera del Duero-based company hopes to bring a larger
focus to lesser-known grape varieties in Galicia.
Dan Leese, the founder of V2 Wine Group, has been named the
President and CEO of Hotaling and Co., a San-Francisco-based
importer and distiller. Since 1993, Hotaling (formerly Anchor Distilling Company) has grown from a single distillery to the importer
of brands such as Luxardo and Nikka Whiskey.
The Bourbon Hall of Fame, run by the Kentucky Distillers' Association, has chosen its 2019 inductees. They include Katrina Egbert
at Wild Turkey Distillery; Wesley Henderson, owner of Angel's
Envy; Larry Kass of Heaven Hill Distillery; Charles W Medley, master distiller at Medley Distilling Co.; Peggy Noe Stevens; and Even
G. Kulsveen, executive director of Willett Distillery. Kulsveen also
received the Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award.
Pernod Ricard has ended animal testing for its products, which
include brands such as Absolut Vodka, Chivas Regal, Malibu Rum
and Jameson Irish Whisky. The company formerly tested alcohols
on rats and other small mammals; the new policy applies to 1,600
of its ingredient suppliers as well.
Washington State recently surpassed 1,000 active winery licenses,
according to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
New York State is currently at 458 wineries, Oregon at 790 and California at 3,900.
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Quinta do Noval, the Douro property run by AXA Millésimes, has
acquired Quinta do Passadouro. The acquisition includes 86 acres in
the Pinhão and Roncão valleys, bringing Noval's total to 448.
Foley Family Wines has acquired the 165-acre Huntington Hill
Vineyard in Oregon's Van Duzer Corridor, with plans to channel the
fruit into its The Four Graces and Acrobat brands; it also acquired
the 64-acre Chalk Ridge Vineyard in California's Chalk Hill AVA, the
fruit destined for its Chalk Hill Estate and Roth Estate wines.
CORRECTIONS
In the October 2019 issue, we incorrectly included Mont Gravet's
2018 Rosé in the Southwest France focus. While Mont Gravet is
based in Gascony, this wine is made from cinsault sourced from
vineyards in the Languedoc. SW France is bordered by the Pyrenees
to the south and the Atlantic to the west; it does not include the
Languedoc.
Jon Emmerich is the winemaker for the Silverado Vineyards, whose
2016 Stags Leap District Napa Valley Solo Cabernet Sauvignon was
recommended at 90 points in W&S October 2019.
Alice Paillard is the winemaker for Champagne
Bruno Paillard (Winter 2020).

While we honored Maisons Marques & Domaines as one of our
Top Importers of 2019 in our Annual Buying Guide (Winter 2020),
we inadvertently left off the s in Maisons. We also lost a numeral in
the case-production for Top 100 Winery Champagne Louis Roederer; it averages 291,667 cases annually.
The wines of Tablas Creek, one of the W&S Top 100 Wineries of
2019, are handled by Vineyard Brands in Birmingham, AL.



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