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APRIL NEWS town of Torrey, N.Y. Hans Walter-Peterson, viticulture extension specialist at Cornell, helped secure $200,000 in grant funding to establish the vineyard. Students from FLCC's Viticulture and Wine Technology program will help conduct the research and provide most of the vineyard labor. Details: cornell.edu. SUPPLIERS New office for Scott Labs Scott Laborato- ries Inc. opened a 32,000-square- foot office at 2277 Pine View Way in Petaluma, Calif. This new location is across the street from Scott Labs' main building and houses its cork- processing plant, parts and service de- partment and wine analysis laboratory. Details: scottlab.com. virginia's governor and first lady raise their glasses to toast the 2009 Hodder Hill Meri- tage from Glen Manor vineyards. Glen Manor takes Governor's Cup Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell awarded the 2012 Virginia Governor's Cup to Glen Manor Vineyards' 2009 Hodder Hill Meritage. Glen Manor's winning wine is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvi- gnon, 25% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot. Glen Manor Vine- yards is located in Front Royal, Va. De- tails: glenmanorvineyards.com. Acorn West acquires D&K Packaging Acorn West, a division of Oak Paper Prod- ucts Co. acquired D&K Packaging, which has served the wine industry in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for several years. Oak Paper Products Co. is a private packaging and janitorial supply company based in Los Angeles. Details: acorn-paper.com. New marketing, design firm 4parts, a new branding, design, marketing and logistics-consulting firm, has set up of- fices in Sausalito, Calif. The firm's services are offered as a package or via an à la carte- style menu based on a winery's individual needs, said managing partner David Han- son-Jerrard. Details: 4partsdesign.com. New rep for Xtraoak Katie Mattas is a new sales represen- tative for Xtraoak, the oak alternatives division of Canton Woods Products. Mattas previously worked for 11 years in wine sales and distribution and will be responsible for the California areas of Lake and Mendocino counties, northern Sonoma County, the Russian River area, Sonoma Valley, Car- neros, Napa Valley, Monterey, Santa Cruz, the Central Coast, Southern California and the entire state of Nevada. Katie Mattas CORRECTION Incorrect contact information was listed for Blair Vineyards in the March 2012 is- sue of Wines & Vines. The correct street address is 99 Dietrich Valley Road, Kutz- town, Pa. 19530. Phone: (610) 683-8463. Tasting Room Focus Analysis, Best Practices & Trends: A newsletter for managers of tasting rooms, wine clubs and DTC wine sales. A monthly email newsletter with the latest: • Expert advice about tasting rooms, inside sales, wine clubs, leadership, online marketing and data metrics; • Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) and wine flash sales analysis; • Featured tasting room suppliers. New from Bird Gard. Electronic deer control in orchards, small fruit, &vineyards. Actual recordings of deer snorts & fawn bleats.Tested by the Univ of Nebraska. Special intoductory price.$450(with 2 spks) (800)555-9634 DeerShieldPRO.com JWB Marketing LLC 22 Wines & Vines APRiL 2012 April Features Selling your wine club Happy hospitality personnel April Advertisers G3 Enterprises CI Solutions Wine Barrel Designs Barrels Best - Vadai Wine Appreciation Guild Beyond Wow Bufkor Salina Glass Sign up today! Email trf@winesandvines.com Or visit winesandvines.com/TRF CONTENT PREVIEW