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Saverglass CEO moves to Napa.
Daniel Repoux, founder, president and CEO of Saverglass, Inc., will relocate from the bottle supplier's New Rochelle, N.Y. office to direct national operations from the company's Napa headquarters, subsequent to the departure of long-time vice president of sales and marketing Erica Harrop. Jyll Castangia was hired to complete the West Coast sales team.
WineWeb advises: avoid "brother-in-law syndrome."
WineWeb Enterprises, Inc., Santa Fe, N.M., has published a white paper, "The Brother-In-Law Syndrome Applied to Websites," explaining why businesses should use Internet professionals to develop their Web sites, and a sequel, "The Hosted Services Model for Winery Websites." View them at services.wineweb.com.
Western Square converted to automated phosphate washing.
Western Square Industries, Stockton, Calif., has added a state-of-the-art phosphate washing process, to improve surface life and increase value with a uniform powder coating for its picking bins and other large products. For more information, visit westernsquare.com.
New functions on seepex Web site.
Pump manufacturer seepex, Inc., Enon, Ohio, launched an upgraded Web site with new functions and more interactive options. See it at seepex.com.
NovaVine has a new look.
Sonoma grapevine nursery NovaVine has retooled its logo and message, with the help of CK2: Innovate--Propagate--Thrive. See more at novavine.com.
M. A. Silva breaks ground, adds staff.
M. A. Silva Corks, USA, Santa Rosa, Calif., broke ground on a new Sonoma County processing and administration facility. The natural cork supplier promoted Milouda Larsen to sales manager; Robin Matteri was hired to take over her Napa-Sonoma sales territory. Earlier, Len Rokosz became sales rep for the Pacific Northwest.
Virginia Dare opens new labs.
Virginia Dare, Brooklyn, N.Y. supplier of extracts and flavorings, has opened a 5,000-square-foot expanded product development laboratory and a beverage pilot plant, to allow and encourage greater customer interaction in the flavor development process.
Vintage Point serves boutique wineries.
Vintage Point "Partners In Wine," Sonoma, Calif., is a new enterprise designed to provide sales, marketing and general management services to small luxury wineries in the U.S. and abroad. Partners are managing director David Biggar; director of operations Tom Peterson and director of finance Teresa Sullivan. The three have all worked at Beringer Blass. For more information, visit vintagepoint.com.
Clean irrigation pipes with electronic process.
An environmentally safe electronic cleaning system from Savastat prevents bacterial, scale and corrosion clogging of irrigation pipes. For details, visit savastatwest.com.
Mechanical sorter aces taste test.
The Vaucher-Beguet Mistral Line mechanical grape sorter was trialed by Raymond Vineyards, Napa Valley, during the 2005 harvest on Cabernet Sauvignon grapes picked from alternate rows and vinified in parallel with fruit handled in the traditional manner. In a spring tasting of the resultant wines, the Mistral lot exhibited less astringency and fewer bitter flavors. The Mistral removes up to 95% of MOG, can be customized for selectivity and throughputs of 5 to 20 tons per hour. It's available from Scott Laboratories, Petaluma, Calif. For details, phone Zack Scott, (707) 765-6666 or e-mail zscott@scottlab.com.
Daniel Repoux, founder, president and CEO of Saverglass, Inc., will relocate from the bottle supplier's New Rochelle, N.Y. office to direct national operations from the company's Napa headquarters, subsequent to the departure of long-time vice president of sales and marketing Erica Harrop. Jyll Castangia was hired to complete the West Coast sales team.
WineWeb advises: avoid "brother-in-law syndrome."
WineWeb Enterprises, Inc., Santa Fe, N.M., has published a white paper, "The Brother-In-Law Syndrome Applied to Websites," explaining why businesses should use Internet professionals to develop their Web sites, and a sequel, "The Hosted Services Model for Winery Websites." View them at services.wineweb.com.
Western Square converted to automated phosphate washing.
Western Square Industries, Stockton, Calif., has added a state-of-the-art phosphate washing process, to improve surface life and increase value with a uniform powder coating for its picking bins and other large products. For more information, visit westernsquare.com.
New functions on seepex Web site.
Pump manufacturer seepex, Inc., Enon, Ohio, launched an upgraded Web site with new functions and more interactive options. See it at seepex.com.
NovaVine has a new look.
Sonoma grapevine nursery NovaVine has retooled its logo and message, with the help of CK2: Innovate--Propagate--Thrive. See more at novavine.com.
M. A. Silva breaks ground, adds staff.
M. A. Silva Corks, USA, Santa Rosa, Calif., broke ground on a new Sonoma County processing and administration facility. The natural cork supplier promoted Milouda Larsen to sales manager; Robin Matteri was hired to take over her Napa-Sonoma sales territory. Earlier, Len Rokosz became sales rep for the Pacific Northwest.
Virginia Dare opens new labs.
Virginia Dare, Brooklyn, N.Y. supplier of extracts and flavorings, has opened a 5,000-square-foot expanded product development laboratory and a beverage pilot plant, to allow and encourage greater customer interaction in the flavor development process.
Vintage Point serves boutique wineries.
Vintage Point "Partners In Wine," Sonoma, Calif., is a new enterprise designed to provide sales, marketing and general management services to small luxury wineries in the U.S. and abroad. Partners are managing director David Biggar; director of operations Tom Peterson and director of finance Teresa Sullivan. The three have all worked at Beringer Blass. For more information, visit vintagepoint.com.
Clean irrigation pipes with electronic process.
An environmentally safe electronic cleaning system from Savastat prevents bacterial, scale and corrosion clogging of irrigation pipes. For details, visit savastatwest.com.
Mechanical sorter aces taste test.
The Vaucher-Beguet Mistral Line mechanical grape sorter was trialed by Raymond Vineyards, Napa Valley, during the 2005 harvest on Cabernet Sauvignon grapes picked from alternate rows and vinified in parallel with fruit handled in the traditional manner. In a spring tasting of the resultant wines, the Mistral lot exhibited less astringency and fewer bitter flavors. The Mistral removes up to 95% of MOG, can be customized for selectivity and throughputs of 5 to 20 tons per hour. It's available from Scott Laboratories, Petaluma, Calif. For details, phone Zack Scott, (707) 765-6666 or e-mail zscott@scottlab.com.
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