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FEBRUARY NEWS New addition to myEnologist team SUPPL I E R S Mark Del Arroyo joined lab services firm myEnologist in Napa, Calif., to oversee retail sales of cellar supplies. Del Arroyo has 30 years of cellar management, wine production and sales experience. Details: myenologist.com. Verallia acquired by Luxembourg firm Ardagh Group, a Luxembourgbased glass company, acquired Verallia North America from the French firm Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in a deal worth $1.7 billion. Verallia North America is based in Muncie, Ind., and is the second largest glassmaker in the United States. Ardagh will increase its glass business by 60% in the deal, which gives the company access to U.S. wine industry customers for the first time. Details: ardaghgroup.com. Promotion at Saxco David Schwandt is the new vice president of the wine division for Saxco International in Oakland, Calif. Schwandt has been with Saxco since 2001. The firm's West Coast companies include California Glass, Demptos Glass and Saxco Pacific Coast. Details: calglass.com. WS Packaging buys Label World WS Packaging Group Inc. acquired Label World, a printer located in Rochester, N.Y. The company's core products are pressure-sensitive labels as well as a range of custom labels, specialty material stocks, varnishes and stamping for premium effects, direct thermal paper and tags and thermal transfer paper and films. Details: wspackaging.com. Winery marketing firm launches Peter Nowack opened WEmarketwine, a new marketing company based in Northern California and catering to familyowned wineries. The firm will offer strategic marketing, public relations, brand development, packaging and graphic design services. Details: wemarketwine. com. Rain Bird acquires ClimateMinder Irrigation product manufacturer Rain Bird acquired ClimateMinder, which produces wireless irrigation system control and monitoring products. Bulut Ersavas, the CEO and founder of Glendale, Calif.-based ClimateMinder is now the business development manager for Rain Bird's agriculture division. Details: rainbird.com. Public relations partnership Carl Giavanti and Alan Goldfarb teamed to form a public relations firm focused on small wineries in Napa, Sonoma and Oregon's Willamette Valley. Goldfarb has a background in wine writing, and Giavanti's experience is in marketing. pH New sales rep at Janson Janson Capsules hired Jennifer Morgan to the sales team in Napa, Calif., and will cover the West Coast. Morgan is a former account manager with Landmark Labels. Details: jansoncapsules.com. Botrytis stuck fermentation mold S02 astringency oxidation rot rain browning volatile acidity Brettanomyces pH Botrytis stuck fermentation mold S0 2 astringency oxidation rot YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT. TAKE CORK OFF THE LIST! Grapes • Wines in Bulk sTraTeGiC planninG • GlOBal sOurCinG prOCessinG • CaseGOODs browning pH Botrytis astringency •Fast response to client needs volatile acidity Brettanomyces stuck fermentation S02 oxidation •Unmatched expertise in long-term contracts •Reputation for integrity •Proven long-term strategies from exclusive and superior market information & research •Publishers of The Turrentine Outlook: THE TRUSTED SOURCE FOR CORK SINCE 1977. Strategies & Forecasts for a Strategic Advantage www.turrentinebrokerage.com 415.209.9463 Win es & Vin es F EB RUA RY 20 13 27