Canoe Ridge Vineyard Appoints Kendall Mix as Winemaker.Business Editors WALLA WALLA Walla Walla (wŏl`ə wŏl`ə), city (1990 pop. 26,478), seat of Walla Walla co., SE Wash., at the junction of the Walla Walla River and Mill Creek, near the Oregon line; inc. 1862. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Canoe Ridge Vineyard has hired Kendall Mix as winemaker, announced Tom Selfridge, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Chalone chalone /chal·one/ (kal´on) a group of tissue-specific water-soluble substances that are produced within a tissue and that inhibit mitosis of cells of that tissue and whose action is reversible. Wine Group (Nasdaq:CHLN). Mix is a ten-year veteran of producing superior wines from the Canoe Ridge site. Previously, Mix was winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle's Canoe Ridge Estate Winery, where he started in 1993. He was involved in producing Chateau Ste. Michelle's most prestigious red wines, including the Artist Series, Reserve wines and single vineyard estate wines from Indian Wells Indian Wells may refer to:
Mix will oversee the 2003 harvest at Canoe Ridge Vineyard and assist in the transition at Chateau Ste. Michelle The Chateau Ste. Michelle is a Washington winery in Woodinville, Washington. They are noted for their bestselling Riesling (as the largest single producer of Riesling in the world), but produce wines of many classic varietals and some experimental wines on a per-year basis. Ste. for a portion of the harvest. Experienced in all aspects of winemaking, Mix began his career at Mondavi's Woodbridge as a lab technician in 1990 and gained more experience in the cellar at RH Phillips Vineyard before joining Chateau Ste. Michelle. Mix graduated from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, with a bachelor's of science degree, specializing in microbiology, and completed the course work for a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in viticulture and enology at the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . "I enjoy getting my hands dirty, really being involved with every aspect of winemaking and Canoe Ridge Vineyard is a great opportunity to do that," said Mix. "I'm very pleased to be working with the top quality grapes from this estate vineyard and I'm also excited to be reunited with Mike Means, Canoe Ridge's vineyard manager. In the past, we worked closely together when he oversaw Chateau Ste. Michelle's Canoe Ridge Estate Winery's vineyard." Selfridge commented, "With his extensive knowledge of the Canoe Ridge site and exceptional winemaking skills, Kendall was the obvious choice as our winemaker. With Mike Means overseeing the vineyard and Kendall making the wines, we look forward to this team taking the wines to an even higher level of quality and leadership." Canoe Ridge Vineyard is part of Chalone Wine Group, Ltd., a Napa-based company specializing in premium red and white varietal wines. In Washington State, the Company also owns and operates Sagelands Vineyard(R). In California, the Company owns and operates Moon Mountain(R) Vineyard and Dynamite(R) Vineyards in Sonoma County; Chalone Vineyard Chalone Vineyard is located in the Chalone AVA south of San Francisco, California, United States, on an unusual geological formation called the Gavilan benchland. The soil is rich in limestone and calcium carbonate and also contains a significant amount of decomposed granite. (R) in Monterey County; Acacia(R) Vineyard in the Carneros District of Napa County; and Provenance Vineyards(TM), Hewitt(TM) Vineyard and Jade Mountain in Napa County. In conjunction with its 50-percent joint-venture partner, Paragon Vineyard Co., the Company also owns and operates Edna Valley Vineyard(R) in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County. The Company produces and markets wines under the brand name Echelon Vineyards. In the Bordeaux region of France, the Company owns 23.5 percent of the fourth-growth estate of Chateau Duhart-Milon, in partnership with Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), which owns the other 76.5 percent.
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