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W i n e s & V i n e s M AY 2 0 1 4 27 Wines in Bulk • Grapes Strategic Planning • Global Sourcing Established 1973 TURRENTINE grapes & wine 7599 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 103 Novato, CA 94945 www.turrentinebrokerage.com 415.209.wine Explaining Markets For Over 40 Years. GIVE THEM A WORLD OF THEIR OWN. Monarchmfg.com 1.800.284.0390 CROP COVERS PROTECT AGAINST DIRECT SUN WIND RODENTS HERBICIDE Pre-punched to accommodate stakes, ties, and a fold-in greenhouse option. Mercier unveils 'Clean Process' Mercier Califor- nia grapevine nursery in Vacav- ille, Calif., has launched a new production pro- tocol it's calling "Clean Process" to prevent the spread of vine diseases. The patented process employs anolyte disinfection and testing for red blotch and other diseases. Mercier also announced it's offering the use of its research and development laboratory in France called Novatech for plant material analysis by clients in the United States. Details: mercier-california.com. New Balzac rep Ana Scofield joined Balzac Communica- tions and Marketing in Napa, Calif., and will handle public relations for several domestic and international cli- ents. Scofield joins the agency after working for Destination Cel- lars, a Napa Valley-based travel agency focused on the world's wine regions. Details: balzac.com. Global Package hires lead sales rep Hunter B. Harris is the new lead sales represen- tative for California for Global Package in Napa, Calif. Harris previously was a wine educator at Trefethen Family Vine- yards. Details: global- package.net. Nomacorc announces research partners Closure manufacturer Nomacorc of Zebu- lon, N.C., announced three more wine research institutes had joined its initiative to study the relation between oxygen and wine. Ecole de Changins in Switzerland, Institut Francias de la Vigne et du Vin in France and the University of Naples Department of Food Science in Italy have partnered with the company. Details: nomacorc.com. New Saxco sales, product quality managers William N. Knopka Jr. is the new sales man- ager in the wine category for Saxco Inter- national in Fairfield, Calif. Kathy Meechan is the company's new director of product quality. Details: saxco.com. New alcohol-reduction facility in Napa County VA Filtration in American Canyon, Calif., announced its new alcohol-reduction facility is up and running. General manager Bryan Tudhope said the system is a vacuum distil- lation unit that features a deep vacuum operation, indirect water heating and a small hold-up volume. Details: vafiltration.com. Tokyo Sapporo Osaka Hiroshima Nagoya Japan S U P P L I E R S Md., won the group's Veraison Award for devel- oping the website shorevines.com to support wine grape growing in Mary- land. Details: mary- landgrapes.org. Ana Scofield Lotte Bowie Kathy Meechan Hunter B. Harris William N. Knopka Jr. M A Y N E W S