Mattawa, Wash.—Milbrandt Vineayrds promoted Emily Haines to the post of head winemaker. Haines attended Eastern Washington University and graduated with a double major in biology and chemistry with emphasis in Biotechnology and Biochemistry. She worked at Desert Wind Winery in Prosser, Wash., during the 2008 harvest and in July 2009 became a lab tech at Milbrandt. Haines took over white winemaking for the 2011 harvest. Former winemaker Joshua Maloney is leaving the winery after five years to focus on his own brand Maloney and consulting.