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W i n e s & V i n e s O C T O B e R 2 0 1 4 25 S E P T E M B E R N E W S Grape Foundation. Macari Vineyards & Win- ery on Long Island won the Winery of the Year award. New assistant winemaker at Fox Run Sarah Gummoe is the new assistant winemaker at Fox Run Vineyards in Penn Yan, N.Y. Gummoe started at the winery as part- time tasting room help in 2007, while she was attending college. After graduat- ing, Gummoe returned to the winery in 2011 to pursue winemaking full time. Gummoe also has worked harvests in New Zealand and Australia. Details: foxrunvineyards.com. Oak Solutions hires technical sales engineer Oak Solutions Group in Napa, Calif., announced Glenn Jeffries is the company's new tru – /tan technical sales engineer focused on the line of enological tannin products. Jef- fries has more than 15 years of experience as a chemist for Analytical Sciences in Petaluma, Calif., where he focused on chemical analysis, extractions and field sampling. "Since tannins involve one of the most complex areas of chemistry, we have carefully assembled a team to support the intricacies of this field," said Kyle Sullivan, Oak Solutions Group's director of sales. Details: oaksolutionsgroup.com. Winesecrets hires Gribben American Winesecrets in Sebastopol, Calif., announced Michael Gribben is the compa- ny's new director of operations. Gribben has more than 15 years of experience in the al- coholic beverage industry and is a former chief warrant officer for the U.S. Marine Corps. Details: winesecrets.com. Saxco acquires Square Peg Saxco International of Philadelphia, Pa., an- nounced its acquisition of Square Peg Packag- ing and Printing, based in San Diego, Calif., and Phoenix, Ariz. Square Peg designs and produces glass containers and custom packag- ing materials and printing. "Square Peg is an exciting addition to the Saxco team. It solidi- fies our strategy for custom packaging and services for the beer and beverage industry in Southern California," said Matthew Malen- fant, Saxco's CEO. Details: saxco.com. Clemens to produce AgroThermal equipment Marty Fischer, CEO of AgroThermal Sys- tems in Walnut Creek, Calif., announced that the German vineyard equipment sup- plier Clemens GmbH will now design and manufacture AgroThermal Systems for use in the European Union and other markets. Bernd Clemens, managing director of Cle- mens, said the company believes AgroTher- mal technology could help with pest control, fruit set and improving wine quality. The companies plan to have new equipment available for the 2015 harvest. The Agro- Thermal system is a tractor-pulled device that treats vines with a blast of hot air. De- tails: agrothermalsystems.com. Sarah Gummoe S U P P L I E R S A semi-dry Riesling won the Governor's Cup. O C T O B E R N E W S