Thesechanges went into effect for most employers March 1, 2009 even though the lawwas not signed until mid-February. Supéry also garnered acclaim with five Cabernets securing90 points and higher from Wine Spectator, a leading authority on wine. Scholz`scredentials include accolades from some of the most esteemed experts in theindustry. Oenologist and consultant Michel Rolland, with whom Scholz worked atSt. Supéry, says, “Michael Scholz is on my list of great winemakers from aroundthe world.” “It`s not often you get the opportunity to bring back a winemaker who had such aprofound impact on your winery`s success,” said Swain. “When you open a bottleof our Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, you can smell and taste Michael`s legacy.So, when looking for a winemaker who could retain our leadership in SauvignonBlanc and take our red wines to an even greater level, Michael became a naturalchoice. He brings valuable knowledge and continuity to the position, plus avision and natural curiosity that sets him apart.
I can`t wait to see what hedoes with estate fruit this year and in the future.” “This opportunity to return as St Supéry winemaker is like coming home,” saidScholz. “I look back fondly on the period from 1996 to 2001 as a time of greataccomplishment for me and St Supéry. Since 2001, the winery has replanted muchof Dollarhide Vineyard to optimum clones and spacing. Vineyard Manager JoshAnstey has nurtured the ranch into a spectacular and mature estate, and I`mthrilled to get a chance to work with the fruit and the St Supéry team againand see where we can take the wines of St. Supéry in the future!” Originally from Australia, Scholz is the sixth generation to grow up on hisfamily`s vineyard in the Barossa Valley, so you could say his career path hasfulfilled a family destiny. His winemaking career, which began in the mid 1980s,has progressed from cellarhand to vice president in charge of building astate-of-the-art winery, and he has held every position in between Scholz livesin Santa Rosa, CA About St Supéry Vineyards & WinerySt.
Supéry Vineyards & Winery is located in Rutherford, California, in the heartof the famed Napa Valley. Among Napa Valley`s few estate wineries, with twoprime vineyards totaling 510 acres and a state-of-the-art winery, St. Supéry`sfirst vines were planted in 1982 by Paris-based Robert Skalli In addition toSt. Supéry, the Skalli family owns three wineries in France: Les Vins Skalli,considered a driving force behind the quality revolution in the south of France,Côteaux de Diana in Corsica, and Maison Bouachon in Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe.
St.Supéry imports the Skalli family`s French wines through its SFWAmericasdivision St. Supéry Napa Valley is highly regarded for its award-winning Sauvignon Blancand Cabernet Sauvignon, Meritage blends Élu and Virtú, and the single-vineyardLimited Edition Dollarhide wines Wine lovers come from far and wide toexperience St. Supéry`s outstanding visitor program, and the winery has threethriving wine clubs To learn more about St. Supéry, visit ,email us at or call (800) 942-0810. Benson Marketing GroupSarah Jones, orSt Supéry Vineyards & WineryTina Cao, 707-963-4507 ext. Copyright Business Wire 2009.
* Milan, Brescia contest exclusion from voting Italy * 2008 dividend shareholder clearance postponed * No certainty delay will clarify issues * Shares end down nearly 4 percent, underperform sector(Adds Milan, Brescia statement) By Giancarlo Navach BRESCIA, Italy, May 29 (Reuters) – Italian regional utilityA2A SpA’s (A2.MI) shareholder meeting due on Friday waspostponed to June 3 as domestic politics got the upper hand in along-running corporate governance dispute. A2A supervisory board Chairman Renzo Capra said the citiesof Milan and Brescia, which own 55 percent of the utility,requested a delay in approving the group’s 2008 dividend andrenewal of the supervisory board. News of the delay sent A2A’s shares lower and they closeddown 3.9 percent at 1.323 euros, underperforming the DJ StoxxEuropean utilities sector .SX6P, which was down 1.3 percent. “We expected fireworks, and that’s what we’re getting, andit’s undermining the stock,” a Milan analyst said before the AGMdecisions were postponed. Capra said earlier on Friday the two cities had not followedformal procedures on publishing details of their shareholderpact and therefore excluded them from voting on a newsupervisory board. Milan and Brescia countered in a statement later that theirexclusion was “illegitimate”.
