Jim Trezise Named 2006 Wine Integrity Award Honoree; Champion of New York Wines Recognized by Industry.LODI, Calif. -- The Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission announced today that James Trezise of the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Wine and Grape Foundation has been named the Wine Industry Integrity Award honoree for 2006. Created in 1998, the award honors individuals who have conducted their careers with integrity while making significant contributions to the wine industry. The award will be presented at a dinner in honor of Trezise at the Wine and Roses Hotel in Lodi, California Lodi (IPA: /ˈloʊdaɪ/ LOW-dye) is a city located in San Joaquin County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 56,999. As of a 2005 estimate, the city had a population of 62,133. , on Friday, November 3, 2006. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. selection panel member John Ledbetter, "Jim works tirelessly promoting and educating the American public, regulators and elected officials not only about New York wines, but American wines as well. He is an extremely dedicated and effective voice for our industry, and woven through it all is his great personal integrity." Trezise has been President of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation since its creation in 1985. The Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization which sponsors research and promotion programs in support of New York grapes, juice and wine. Jim is widely recognized for his leadership on behalf of the American wine industry. In addition to his New York duties he serves as Director General of the International Federation of Wines and Spirits, based in Paris, is on the Executive Committee of the American Vintners Association, and is co-founder of the American Wine Alliance for Research and Education. He holds a masters degree in International Communications from American University American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. in Washington, DC, and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Allegheny College Founded in April 1815 by the Rev. Timothy Alden, Allegheny is the 32nd oldest college in the USA and the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Appalachian Mountains. . An eminent panel annually selects the honoree. This year's panel was chaired by wine writer Gerald D. Boyd and included Steve Burns, O'Donnell Lane, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ; Linda Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the ; John Ledbetter, Vino Farms; Peter Marks, COPIA; Norm Roby, Decanter Magazine; Zelma Long, Zelphi Wines; and last year's honoree Robert Steinhauer of Beringer Wine Estates. Previous honorees of the Wine Integrity Award are Patrick Campbell, Laurel Glen Winery, Glen Ellen, CA (1998); Robert Young, Robert Young Vineyards, Healdsburg, CA (1999); Dr. Walter Clore, Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. (2000); Robert Mondavi, Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville CA (2001); Dr. Curtis Ellison, Boston, Massachusetts (2002); Dr. Stanley Howell, Michigan State University (2003); Jon and Eileen Fredrikson, Woodside, CA (2004); and Robert Steinhauer, Beringer Wine Estates (2005). For more information and tickets to the Wine Industry Integrity Award dinner honoring Trezise, contact the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission: 209-367-4727. |
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