Artesa Winery Names Mark Beringer Winemaker

NAPA VALLEY, California - February 05, 2009 - Artesa Vineyards & Winery is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Beringer as its Vice President, Winemaking Operations. Beringer comes to Artesa after spending 14 years at Duckhorn Wine Company, first as an enologist then rising quickly to become the Director of Winemaking. He was named Winemaker of the Year in 2005 by the San Francisco Chronicle for his work at Duckhorn Vineyards.

A graduate of California State University, Fresno, Mr. Beringer began his career at Raymond Vineyards in Napa Valley as a cellar worker. Since that time he has garnered two Winery of the Year titles from Connoisseurs Guide to California Wine, has been named four times Regional Winery of the Year by Wine & Spirits Magazine and had the #6 rated wine of the year in the Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2002 with the Duckhorn Vineyards 1999 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Recipient of the 2005 V Foundation Vintner's Grant, Mr. Beringer is a Napa native and a descendent of Beringer Vineyards founder, Jacob Beringer. He is the third generation of his family to make wine in California.

"Mark offers an unbeatable package of talent, drive and ability that will propel Artesa in the coming years," commented Artesa President, Michael Kenton. "We know his consummate winemaking skills and passion for the land will be evident in every vintage he brings forth for us."

Artesa Vineyards & Winery is located in the Carneros appellation of Napa Valley, California. Artesa means "craftsman" and connotes "handcrafted" in Catalan, the language of Barcelona and our owner, Codorníu, one of the world's largest and oldest wineries.

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