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February 2006
 
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Foil cap for Saverglass Anassa bottle.
Saverglass, Inc., Napa wine bottle supplier, teamed with Ramondin Capsules S.A. to create a foil cap for the Anassa Burgundy bottle. Saverglass recently joined the Sonoma County Wineries Association (SCWA) as a corporate sponsor. For details, visit saverglass.com.

Ben Franklin adds account exec.
Ben Franklin Press & Label Co., Napa, appointed Krist Herold as account executive. Previously, Herold was with Renaissance Mark.

AFTEK is Oak Solutions distributor.
Oak Solutions Group, Napa-based oak alternative supplier, has partnered with AFTEK, Rochester, N.Y., to expand service in the Eastern U.S. Contact AFTEK sales reps at (585) 458-7550 or visit oaksolutionsgroup.com.

Cork Supply process removes TCA.
Cork Supply USA, Benicia, Calif., introduced INNOCORK, a process that removes TCA from natural wine corks while preserving all their mechanical and physical properties. For details, visit corksupplyusa.com.

P & L adds to design team.
P & L Specialties, Santa Rosa, Calif., appointed Mark Marigo manager of its engineering department. For more information, visit pnlspecialties.com.

Alcan has a new account manager.
Alcan Packaging Capsules of California, American Canyon-based manufacturer of tin, polylam and sparkling capsules and Stelvin screwcap closures, appointed Matthew Dunnachie sales account manager for Napa Valley, Oregon and Washington. Learn more at alcan.com.

Scott is U.S. distributor for Nortan.
Scott Laboratories, Petaluma, Calif., is now the exclusive agent for Nortan S.r.l. for the U.S. beverage industry. Nortan produces capsuling machines, wirehooders, capsule distribution systems and sleeving units for the wine industry. Phone (707) 765-6666 for more information.

Videojet has large character printers.
Videojet Technologies, Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., introduced the Marsh 3100 and 1100 large character ink jet printers with automatic self-cleaning and self-maintenance systems. For details, visit videojet.com.

Gamajet barrel washer makes hot water.
Gamajet Cleaning Systems, Devault, Pa., introduced the Evacu-Blast HW, which makes clean hot water and empties barrels in place. For details, visit gamajet.com.

Cal-SPL has grapevine database.
California Seed & Plant Lab, (Cal-SPL), Elverta, Calif., has developed a "fingerprint database" of all grapevine varieties grown in California, including DNA marker sizes with 8 SSR markers conforming with international standards. Growers can use this DNA test to resolve identification questions. For information, e-mail randhawa@calspl.com.
 
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