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October 2018 WINES&VINES 25 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS GP188888 (2) PACKAGING BEYOND THE GLASS CEILING WEST COAST info@globalpackage.net 707 224-5670 globalpackage.net EAST COAST usa@estal.info 305 443-7451 www.estal.com/en GLASS BOTTLE SPECIALISTS Select from our premium bottles or custom design the ideal bottle, pewter label or other packaging solution to promote and sell your flagship wines. Terms of the deal, announced Aug. 20, were not disclosed. Petaluma, Calif.-based Paragon primarily provides labels to wine industry clients in Sonoma and Napa coun- ties. Resource Label is a part of the portfolio of companies owned by the investment firms First Atlan- tic Capital and TPG Growth. "I am excited to partner with Resource Label to leverage its operational expertise and technical support that will fuel our next phase of growth," said Paragon founder Jason Grossman in a statement. SVB opens Napa office Silicon Valley Bank opened an office in downtown Napa, Calif., the bank's third office in the North Bay wine country. The new office is located at 1300 First St. Suite 466 and includes client entertain- ment areas, an outdoor patio and is part of First Street Napa, a mixed-use development with retail shops, hotels, wine tasting rooms and restaurants. Real estate firm adds to team New York-based Newmark Knight Frank, a commercial real estate advisory firm, announced senior vice president, John C. Vaughan will lead its valuation and advisory practice focused on vineyards and wineries. The firm also hired James Masuda, Chris Deline and Joe Gigantino as analysts. The com- pany now has five offices located throughout Northern California. Last Bottle Wines hires senior wine buyer Blake Van Treese joined Napa, Calif.-based Last Bottle Wines as the company's new senior wine buyer. He will be working closely with owners Cory Wagner, Stefan Blicker and Brent Pierce with wine acquisitions and in the develop- ment and management of a new website launching in September called First Bottle. Previous to this role, Van Treese spent seven years at Napa-based Bounty Hunter Rare Wine and Spirits as the com- pany's director of wine. UPM Raflatac acquires Seattle label firm UPM Raflatac, supplier of self- adhesive label materials, has completed its acquisition of the label vendor Converters Express, Inc. in Seattle, Wash. According to the company, this acquisi- tion allows UPM Raflatac to expand its customer reach and improve its service capabilities to the Northwestern U.S. label market by offering local label converters in the area and an expanded range of innovative and sustainable paper, film and specials products — particularly in the wine and craft beverage segments. New market for Wilson Daniels Wholesale Wilson Daniels Wholesale entered its fourth market in Connecticut this October. The wholesale unit, which launched in 2015, is target- ing revenues of about $45 million this year, up from $20 million in 2016. Wilson Daniels and Wilson Daniels Wholesale are subsidiaries of California-based Young's Hold- ings, Inc., owned by the Under- wood family. VPS expands to Santa Barbara Vineyard Professional Services (VPS), a Paso-Robles, Calif.- based vineyard management company expanded into Santa Barbara County with the promo- tion and hiring of vineyard manag- ers. Ivan Gonzales, who has been with VPS since February 2018, has been promoted to manage several of the company's Paso Robles ranches and winery es- tates. Vic Guerro joined VPS this month and will oversee Coastal Vineyard Services in Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Coastal Vine- yard Care in Buellton, Calif. Ivan Gonzales