L'Ecole No. 41, Walla Walla, Wash., names Ryan Pennington chief operating officer.  He was the vp-communications and corporate affairs at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.

Ted Baseler, retired president/ceo, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Auction of Washington Wines.  

Troy Zoeller, founder of Jefferson's Bourbon, and his father, Chet Zoeller, co-founder and bourbon historian, will be inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Thursday, July 13.