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1. 1. www.napavintners.com

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   Published on: 6/8/2008   Last Visited: 7/24/2008

   "This is a country fair, Napa-style, as nowhere else could one find French Laundry's Thomas Keller handing out samples from a booth, along with every other star from Napa's incomparable culinary scene," said Friday event chair, Chris Dearden of Benessere Vineyards.

2. 2. Napa Valley Vintners/About/Annual Harvest Updates

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   Published on: 10/25/2007   Last Visited: 7/24/2008

   Nearly all white varieties were already picked and the thicker-skinned black varieties like Cabernet and Merlot were unaffected by the rain, as Chris Dearden, winemaker at Benessere noted, "…we had a few sprinkles mid-September to wash off the dust, with no detrimental effects."

3. 3. www.winesandvines.com

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   Published on: 8/21/2008   Last Visited: 8/21/2008

   Chris Dearden, winemaker and general manager at Benessere Winery in St. Helena, says he's personally run into a surplus of barrels."Some coopers have stock in inventory now, when in the past they were sold out at this time," he says.
   
   Oak Wine BarrelsFrançois Peltereau-Villenueve, president, Seguin Moreau Napa CooperageDearden, who formerly worked for Seguin Moreau, notes that the big cooperages must plan well in advance, starting to produce barrels for inventory and shipping them to the U.S. from June to September."They couldn't make and ship all the barrels they need at once.Many offer early-delivery discounts to encourage ordering early," he says.
   
   Dearden also imports wine barrels for Gamba USA.His barrel company only deals with custom orders, so shouldn't suffer, but he notes, "It really hit us in 2005, which was a huge year.