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24 WINES&VINES August 2015 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS and brings with it additional capa- bilities, Fortune 500 clients and an East Coast location. Metro Label will continue to operate with that name for Toronto-based custom- ers, and Tapp Label on the West Coast. Tapp Label now owns seven facilities split between both coasts and employs more than 300 people. Laffort hires marketing coordinator Laffort USA hired Pamela Saling as the coordinator for its market- ing efforts and store in St. Hel- ena, Calif. Saling has worked in marketing in the wine industry for 15 years and most recently was involved in marketing and business development with cork suppliers. Free Flow, Gotham to collaborate on facility Free Flow Wines of Napa, Calif., and Gotham Project formed a joint venture to open a production facility on the East Coast. The new wine- kegging facility is expected to open in late 2015 in Kearny, N.J. Both companies will continue separate operations, with the joint facility enabling Free Flow Wines to better service clients on the East Coast and in Europe and allowing the Go- tham Project to scale its business. Eicholz joins Tonnellerie Berger Tonnellerie Berger & Fils appointed Tiffany Eicholz its marketing and business-development manager as part of an effort to expand business in North America. Most recently Eicholz worked at Laffort USA as the manager of its retail store and coordinated all aspects of marketing and communications for North America. New sales rep at Global Package Anne-Marie Ammann has rejoined Global Package LLC of Napa, Calif., as a sales service repre- sentative. Ammann will handle new business, strategic planning, global ventures, market analysis and client relations and retention. Ammann worked at Global Pack- age soon after its founding by Erica Harrop, and then went on to work at other wine industry sup- pliers including Bruni Glass, where she managed sales for the Central Coast region of California. Oenofrance names Oregon distributor Oenofrance USA LLC, which manufactures a range of "bio- technologies" for the wine industry, announced Davison Winery Sup- plies is the company's exclusive distributor for the state of Oregon. Since launching operations in Cali- fornia in August 2014, Oenofrance USA has sought to steadily expand its network. Saxco names Northeast rep Beth-Anne Kline is Saxco Inter- national's new Northeast sales manager for the beer, wine and spirits industries. Kline joins Saxco International with eight years of experience in the glass and PET bottle sales industry, most recently with Graham Packaging in York, Pa., where she was responsible for developing and executing sales strategies for the Personal Care Division of the plastic bottle pack- aging manufacturer. See more nets in our 2010 catalog online @ www.spectrellising.com 800-237-4594 Quality Counts When The grower-friendly SideneT PermaNet • Reduced installation costs – leave permanently attached to wire • Reinforced edges with eyelets for easier installation • Long lasting (10-year UV warranty): reduces replacement net costs • Small mesh size offers sunburn protection while allowing airflow • 100% lockstitch design eliminates tears, thread separation, bird damage • Extra heavy yarn construction for extreme durability PermaNet Gives You All These Benefits: Introducing EVQ_vintessential_W&V tr.indd 1 18/06/15 11:06 Anne-Marie Ammann Beth-Anne Kline