Santa Rosa, Calif.—Bucher Vaslin North American is now the exclusive representative for Sutter presses throughout North America. “We are excited to be able to extend our press offerings to include Sutter wine presses from 25 HL to 90 HL for our customers who prefer the open cage press style,” says Mea Leeman, director of sales and marketing. Bucher North America is a subsidiary of Bucher Vaslin SA and Bucher Industries, which acquired the Sutter wine press division from Swiss-based Filtrox Group in 2011.

Bucher Vaslin North America also announced it had hired Lorenzo Vega as service technical manager. Vega will be responsible for all technical aspects of the company’s winery equipment brands, as well as the Costral brand of bottling lines. Vega joins the company with more than 25 years of experience in the wine industry, including working as the director of operations at Mumm Napa.