Home Wine U The Buzz    Article archive    Wine in the News Wine Reviews Calendar Fun Stuff About Us Key Contacts Search FAQ Links		Wine in the News: redwinebuzz.com brings you news from the world of wine. Our goal for this section is not to provide comprehensive coverage of an issue, but to make each entry a gateway to the complete story. The only exception to this is when we are the only source of the story. We seek out stories that are relevant and interesting - whether they are serious or not. Older stories are in our wine news archive. To submit a story or bring a subject to our attention, use the links on the "Key Contacts" page.      Citing redwinebuzz.com content March 31, 2008 GM of Paso Robles Winery Dies. winebusiness.com reported today that the General Manager of Paso Robles - based Treana Winery, Dennis T. Collins, died at home Thursday, March 27 from complications of Multiple Myeloma. He was 60 years old. Born in Modesto, he was a 35 year veteran of the industry with appointments at Gallo and Bronco as well as the California Wine Institute. He had been at the helm of Treana since 2002. Treana is produces 300,000 cases of wine annually under the Treana and Liberty School labels. winebusiness.com reports that Collins "is survived by his wife Kathy; sons Tennyson and Carter; daughter Amanda; father Roy; brother Mike; and sister Deborah Gonsalves. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Collins". Treana Winery will host a celebration of Dennis's life on Saturday, April 5 at 1:00 p.m. Treana Winery is located at 4280 Secondwind Way, Paso Robles, CA.   Read full story. Tell a friend  Back to top March 24, 2008 Crushpad offers 10 Central Coast vineyard sources in 2008. Crushpad, the San Francisco-based custom winemaking enterprise has released its list of vineyard sources available to its customers for the 2008 vintage. Ten of those vineyards are located in the Central Coast. Two are from the Monterey area and the remainder are located throughout Santa Barbara County. Monterey: Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone: Pinot noir Silacci Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands: Pinot noir Santa Barbara County Grassini Vineyard, Happy Canyon (eastern end of Santa Ynez Valley): Sauvignon blanc La Encantada Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills (western end of the Santa Ynez Valley): Pinot noir McGinley (formerly Westerly) Vineyard, Happy Canyon area of Santa Ynez Valley: Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah Premiere Coastal Vineyard, Los Alamos Valley - Santa Barbara County: Syrah Stolpman Vineyard, Ballard Canyon part of Santa Ynez Valley – Sangiovese, Syrah Thompson Vineyard, Cat Canyon area of Los Alamos Valley: Syrah Tres Burros Vineyard, Los Alamos Valley: Syrah White Hawk Vineyard, Cat Canyon area of Los Alamos Valley: Sangiovese, Syrah These are respected vineyards and the varieties offered are enjoying a surge in popularity. The prices for these Central Coast wines range from $5,700 to $ 8,900 per barrel. See full list of vineyards and prices. Tell a friend  Back to top March 11, 2008 CA Legislation is Message to TTB, Hope for Paso Robles. California State Joint Resolution 22, aimed at protecting the option of creating future sub-appellations in California, was passed last week. The TTB suspended the application and approval process for AVA status last year in response to controversy over the establishment of the Calistoga AVA. Subsequently, the TTB has moved to create rules and regulations which may severely restrict the creation of sub-appellations. The Paso Robles AVA has been abuzz with talk of creating up to 11 sub-appellations for several years now. Insofar that appellations or sub-appellations serve to validate or strengthen a brand, much is at stake for Paso Robles. The Joint Resolution is a California State measure only, but it is hoped that it will send a message to the TTB and affect a change in its regulations. Read full story. Tell a friend  Back to top February 21, 2008 More Santa Barbara County Wineries Found Serving Minors. In another decoy operation conducted by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department and the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) on Saturday February 16th, 14 wineries in the Santa Maria and Snata Ynez valleys were visited by decoys. The Lompoc Record and the Santa Maria times both report that nearly two months after a similar operation, two winery tasting rooms: Foxen and Roblar were found to be serving under-age visitors. Foxen servers received two citations and Roblar servers received one. The consequences facing those cited include: minimum fine of $1,000 or 24 to 32 hours of community service or both. The wineries, themselves, also face further penalties from the ABC in the form of alcohol license suspensions of 15 to 30 days and fines ranging from $3,000 to $10,000. A permanent revocation of the alcohol license is also a possibility. Tell a friend  Back to top Wine news archive  Tell a friend about this news page! Your name: Your e-mail: Your friend's name: Your friend's e-mail: Your message: 100 character limit Send me a copy of this email redwinebuzz.com respects your privacy. The information you enter here will not be used to send unsolicited mail and, in accordance with our Privacy Policy, it will not be disclosed to any third party. Back to top.			Tell a friend about this page     Get the gear! click here       Get the buzz: Wine reviews Great stories Interviews Wine education tools New content every month It's FREE! Click here
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