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New sales and marketing company established.
Pacific Wine Associates, Salinas, Calif., is headed by David Tonus, and will provide national sales and marketing campaigns for wineries, including its first client, Peletier Station, Acampo, Calif. Contact Tonus at davidtonus@sbcglobal.net.
TricorBraun website now multilingual.
TricorBraun, St. Louis, Mo., packaging supplier, has translated its website into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. To learn about some 30,000 packaging options, visit tricorbraun.com.
Premiere Viticultural starts new company.
Premiere Viticultural Services, Inc., Napa, established a separate technology company, Grow Smarter, Inc., to provide vineyard management software and enhance its proprietary PremiereVision database application. For details, visit premierevit.com.
New irrigation products from Nelson.
Nelson Irrigation Corp., Walla Walla, Wash., introduced a new pressure regulator with improved plug resistance; an up-top mounting solution for its R3000 rotator and other new products. See more at nelsonproducts.info.
Vitro opens American Canyon facility.
Vitro Packaging, Inc., opened its new warehouse and distribution facility in American Canyon, Napa County, to better serve regional customers of its glass packaging. Visit vitro.com for more information.
Spectrum has new products manager.
Spectrum Technologies, Plainfield, Ill., appointed Mike Dunning as weather products manager. Spectrum manufactures and supplies weather and field measurement technologies for growers. Learn more at specmeters.com.
Pasco Poly fermenter pumps under.
The St. Regulus Red Wine Fermenter from Pasco Poly, Weiser, Idaho, forces red wine juice upward through the cap. Three wineries tested the system during the 2006 vintage. For details, visit pascopoly.com.
Gamajet has free video.
Gamajet Cleaning Systems, Inc., Devault, Pa., released a video demonstrating tank and barrel cleaning methods. For a free copy, e-mail sales@ gamajet.com.
SupremeCorq X2 performance results.
The SupremeCorq X2 synthetic wine closure was engineered to reduce oxygen permeability. Recent testing at an independent lab showed it is superior to Grade 1 natural cork in retaining free SO2. For information, visit supremecorq.com.
Saverglass changed hands.
The Desjonquères family sold a controlling stake in the Napa designer, manufacturer and distributor of luxury glass bottles to Natexis Industrie, Natexis Investissement and Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
Gordon Graphics was acquired.
Metropolis Label, division of The Metro Label Group, Canada, purchased Gordon Graphics, Novato. The combined companies are one of the largest wine label printers in North America, and expect to complete a move to an expanded facility at 1901 N. Kelly Rd., Napa, this month.
Pacific Wine Associates, Salinas, Calif., is headed by David Tonus, and will provide national sales and marketing campaigns for wineries, including its first client, Peletier Station, Acampo, Calif. Contact Tonus at davidtonus@sbcglobal.net.
TricorBraun website now multilingual.
TricorBraun, St. Louis, Mo., packaging supplier, has translated its website into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. To learn about some 30,000 packaging options, visit tricorbraun.com.
Premiere Viticultural starts new company.
Premiere Viticultural Services, Inc., Napa, established a separate technology company, Grow Smarter, Inc., to provide vineyard management software and enhance its proprietary PremiereVision database application. For details, visit premierevit.com.
New irrigation products from Nelson.
Nelson Irrigation Corp., Walla Walla, Wash., introduced a new pressure regulator with improved plug resistance; an up-top mounting solution for its R3000 rotator and other new products. See more at nelsonproducts.info.
Vitro opens American Canyon facility.
Vitro Packaging, Inc., opened its new warehouse and distribution facility in American Canyon, Napa County, to better serve regional customers of its glass packaging. Visit vitro.com for more information.
Spectrum has new products manager.
Spectrum Technologies, Plainfield, Ill., appointed Mike Dunning as weather products manager. Spectrum manufactures and supplies weather and field measurement technologies for growers. Learn more at specmeters.com.
Pasco Poly fermenter pumps under.
The St. Regulus Red Wine Fermenter from Pasco Poly, Weiser, Idaho, forces red wine juice upward through the cap. Three wineries tested the system during the 2006 vintage. For details, visit pascopoly.com.
Gamajet has free video.
Gamajet Cleaning Systems, Inc., Devault, Pa., released a video demonstrating tank and barrel cleaning methods. For a free copy, e-mail sales@ gamajet.com.
SupremeCorq X2 performance results.
The SupremeCorq X2 synthetic wine closure was engineered to reduce oxygen permeability. Recent testing at an independent lab showed it is superior to Grade 1 natural cork in retaining free SO2. For information, visit supremecorq.com.
Saverglass changed hands.
The Desjonquères family sold a controlling stake in the Napa designer, manufacturer and distributor of luxury glass bottles to Natexis Industrie, Natexis Investissement and Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
Gordon Graphics was acquired.
Metropolis Label, division of The Metro Label Group, Canada, purchased Gordon Graphics, Novato. The combined companies are one of the largest wine label printers in North America, and expect to complete a move to an expanded facility at 1901 N. Kelly Rd., Napa, this month.
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