Issue link: http://winesandvines.uberflip.com/i/210765
NEWS OF GRAPES AND WINES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA Chateau LaFayette Reneau Sold Glenora Wine Cellars group is now one of the larger producers in New York's Finger Lakes region H ector, N.Y.—Chateau LaFayette Reneau founders Dick and Betty Reno sold the winery and inn to Gene Pierce and Scott Welliver, owners of Glenora Wine Cellars on the west side of Seneca Lake and Knapp Winery & Vineyard Restaurant on Cayuga Lake. The deal was agreed to months ago, Pierce said, but getting licenses in place took longer. The combined total winesandvines.com Learn more: production of the three Search keywords "Chateau LaFayette." wineries (approximately 74,000 cases) will make the Glenora group one of the larger wine companies in the Finger Lakes region. Pierce and Welliver plan to keep the winery independent of their other two properties from the customers' perspective, while IN THE NEWS p70 integrating the business management and supply chain for all three wineries. Chateau LaFayette Reneau has approximately 50 acres of vineyard with another 25-30 acres that are tilled and ready to plant with additional vineyards. "We know it's a good site," Pierce said. "This will give us the option to expand our vineyards." —Linda Jones McKee winemaking p72 Is your label just ink on paper, or is it powerful, cost-effective marketing? • Dedicated to serving the wine industry with rotary offset, sheet-fed offset, small- and large-format digital, and UV flexo printing capabilities. • 22 facilities strategically located nationwide to reduce transportation costs and provide manufacturing redundancy and security. • Single-source supplier for pressure-sensitive and glue-applied labels, along with application equipment. • Award-winning wine labels and sustainability solutions. www.wspackaging.com 1-877-977-5177 marketing@wspackaging.com 70 W in e s & V i ne s D EC E M be r 20 13 Innovation for impact Heavy de-bossing creates visual depth for the Caliza brand signature, making it appear as if the name is carved out of the main label. A scuff varnish further enhances the details of the script. Learn more at www.wspackaging.com/casestudies/caliza.