De Loach Family Wine Renaissance Continues -- Michael De Loach Joining the Family's ''Hook & Ladder'' Winery.SANTA ROSA Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , Calif. -- The renaissance of the Russian River Valley's pioneering De Loach family continues with Michael De Loach rejoining his family at their new winery win·er·y n. pl. win·er·ies An establishment at which wine is made. Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made wine maker , where he will direct sales and marketing. Michael's arrival at Hook & Ladder Winery firmly establishes the new winegrowing estate as a true family affair: three generations of the De Loach family are working together to create an exciting new tradition. Michael was most recently overseeing the De Loach Vineyards brand for French-owned Boisset America, which purchased the De Loach family's original winery in 2003. From 2001 to 2004, Michael served as President of De Loach Vineyards. Everything in Place at Family Winery "The past two years have been a time of transition for the family," noted Cecil, the family's patriarch patriarch, in the Bible patriarch (pā`trēärk), in biblical tradition, one of the antediluvian progenitors of the race as given in Genesis (e.g., Seth) or one of the ancestors of the Jews (e.g. . "Having Michael back on board along with our granddaughter Sarah makes Christine and I very happy, and puts everything in place to make Hook & Ladder a successful family effort." Michael De Loach worked with his family as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at De Loach Vineyards in the 1980s before embarking on a successful career in advertising and marketing. He returned to the family's winery in 2000. Michael's interest in making great wine accessible to all wine drinkers is demonstrated by his syndicated radio show, "Wine Country Live" that he launched two years ago. "Hook & Ladder Winery is already set for great success with great wines at prices people can afford," asserts Michael. "My mother and father have shown over the last 35 years they know how to create a successful winery using their own grapes Grapes - A Modula-like system description language. E-mail: <peter@cadlab.cadlab.de>. ["GRAPES Language Description. Syntax, Semantics and Grammar of GRAPES-86", Siemens Nixdorf Inform, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-8009-4112-0]. . My job is simply to tell our family's story, and share the wines I know are among the finest the Russian River Valley can produce." Russian River Valley Estate-Grown Wines Hook & Ladder Winery produces just under 20,000 cases of Russian River Valley wines sourced from over 400 acres of the family's estate grown grapes located throughout the appellation ap·pel·la·tion n. 1. A name, title, or designation. 2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district. 3. The act of naming. . Founded in 2003, Hook & Ladder Winery has released 2003 Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. and "The Tillerman," a proprietary red blend reflecting Cecil's firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. background. |
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