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SEPTEMBER NEWS SUPPL I E R S Army veteran assumes winemaker role Winesecrets LLC in Sebastopol, Calif., hired Luke Bohanan as a production winemaker. Bohanan holds a master's degree in enology from the University of California, Davis, and is a former Army officer who served in Iraq as a combat engineer. Details: winesecrets.com. Bucher Vaslin moves headquarters Bucher Vaslin North America moved its California headquarters from Sebastopol, Calif., to 3100 Dutton Ave., Suite 146, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95407. The firm's phone number remains the same, but its fax number is now (707) 535-0581. Cal-Western Nurseries changes leadership Teresa Khachigian-Ritchie is the new general manager and vice president of Cal-Western Nurseries, assuming day-today management of the company from Luther J. Khachigian, her father. Khachi- gian-Ritchie joins the nursery based in Visalia, Calif., after more than 30 years in the banking industry. Luther Khachigian will remain the company's CEO and secretary-treasurer. BSG hires technical sales manager Ryu Yamamoto is the new technical sales manager at BSG Wine Division in Napa, Calif. Yamamoto has worked in sales and as consulting winemaker in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, France and Rus- Ryu sia. Details: bsg Yamamoto wine.com. Kevin Garasky is the new regional sales manager for Spokane Industries, covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana as well as Alberta and British Columbia. Garasky comes to Spokane Industries after working in sales in the insurance, financial services and medical supply fields. Details: spokaneindustries.com. Nominations sought for innovation award Bank of the West and Fruition Sciences are seeking applications for their Vintage Report Innovation Award, which recognizes groundbreaking practices used during the 2013 harvest. The winner will be announced at Fruition Sciences' 2013 Vintage Report conference in January 2014. Application deadline is Dec. 6, 2013. Details: fruitionsciences.com. Marketing firm now offers label design Cooper earns certification Tonnellerie Rousseau announced it had obtained the ISO22000 certificate meeting international standards for food safety. To earn certification, the cooper reports that it reinforced procedures for traceability and bolstered protections against possible sources of contamination. Details: artisanbarrels.com. Tasting Room Focus New sales rep for Spokane Industries Talk Is Sheep, a marketing and design firm based in Sacramento, Calif., is now offering label-design services. The company had already been providing website redesigns and now can help wineries match their print and digital brand identities. Details: talkissheepmarketing.com. GrapeParts4Less.com Analysis, Best Practices & Trends: A newsletter for managers of tasting rooms, wine clubs and DTC wine sales. A monthly email newsletter with the latest: • xpert advice about tasting E rooms, inside sales, wine clubs, leadership, online marketing and data metrics; Paying Too Much For Picking Rods? • irect-to-consumer (DtC) and D wine flash sales analysis; Now You Have A Low Cost Source! • Featured tasting room suppliers. GrapeParts4Less.com supplies quality American made picking rods, closures, and parts for all major grape harvester brands. Call 559-277-7382 or visit our website. Mastercard or VISA accepted. Se habla Espaňol. August features CONTENT PREVIEW Differentiating your brand: It's harder than you think! Raising expectations by lowering the bar August advertisers Left Coast Oils Wine Country Lifestyle Old Tradition Spice Winejobs.com Sign up today! Email trf@winesandvines.com Or visit winesandvines.com/TRF GrapeParts4Less.com Your Low Cost Source For Quality Harvester Parts Win es & Vin es SEPT EM B ER 20 13 25 GP4L_W&V_April_2012.indd 1 2/27/12 11:59 AM