Vendor News

Napa, Calif. – VinoVisit.com today announced an agreement to provide winery profiles and listings to CityGrid Media’s CityGrid network.
SAN FRANCISCO – Wine Institute, the association of California wineries, announced today the launch of a new global branding campaign featuring the new “California Wines” logo to boost exports.
WINDSOR, Calif.,-- Wineries now have a new platform, iVinoX, to help them reach mobile wine enthusiasts as they plan their wine-tastings and tours.
SPRINGFIELD, IL, USA – The Matrix Pro Guidance System offers growers TeeJet Technologies’ exclusive RealView™ Guidance over Video along with several new productivity-enhancing features. The Matrix guidance system is the only system available that displays guidance and live video simultaneously, improving accuracy and efficiency in field operations.
TricorBraun and Penn Bottle and Supply Co. announce TricorBraun’s acquisition of Penn Bottle and Supply Co., the Philadelphia-based distributor of rigid packaging with approximately $50-million in annual revenue.
Winemakers Cooperage (WC), established by Treasury Wine Estates in Cloverdale in 1999, has been acquired by Groupe Charlois (GC), the French producer of such notable brands as Saury, Leroi, Ermitage and Berthomieu. WC, with a current capacity of up to 33,000 barrels annually, has been producing French and American Oak barrels for various Treasury Wine Estates brands, including Beringer.
Sparflex/Rivercap announced today that they are joining forces with Cork Supply USA for the exclusive distribution of their capsules in the North American wine and spirits market. “This partnership is the result of a common vision of the world capsule market for cork-finished wines and spirits,” said Aaron Niderost, CEO of Sparflex of California/Rivercap USA.
St. Helena, Calif.—California Grapevine Nursery, Inc.
EDISON, NJ - Cryopak, the leader in temperature controlled products, introduces the RePak96. The RePak96 is a full size pallet shipper used to keep a payload within a temperature range of 2°- 8°C for 96 hours. The RePak96 includes Cryopak refrigerant sleeves for easy pre-conditioning and assembly into the shipper.
Haak Systems, LLC, announces the introduction of their “Smart-Rack”Pat.Pend. barrel filling control system that automates the operations racking of wines & spirits into barrels. This new system eliminates the need to use a flashlight to monitor the rising level of wine & spirits in a barrel as it approaches the bung opening.
Maverick Enterprises, a secondary closure company located in Mendocino County, announces today that it has been acquired by PCM Companies LLC, an affiliate of Private Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota with a long track record of success in the private equity business.
Mondia Alliance is currently working to advance its position in the British Columbian marketplace. We are pleased that our presence will offer BC consumers a greater selection of premium wines and spirits to choose from. Our company represents quality products from many of the world’s best producers.
BENICIA, CALIF.--Sparflex/Rivercap announced today that they are joining forces with Cork Supply USA for the exclusive distribution of their capsules in the North American wine and spirits market.
DAVIS, Calif.—UC Davis Extension offers a variety of courses for novice and experienced grape growers, winemakers and wine lovers. The following courses will take place April-June 2011 in Davis, unless otherwise indicated.
KELOWNA, British Columbia--The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced today the launch of a new state-of-the-art online ordering system for restaurants and retailers ordering Virginia wine through the Virginia Winery Distribution Company (VWDC).
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