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A UGUS T NEWS winesandvines.com For daily news, click on Headlines. signed a new agree- ment with Southern Wine & Spirits of America Inc. (Southern), making South- ern the exclusive national broker of its portfolio in the 18 control states. Domes- tic wines in the Moet Hennessy portfolio include 10,000-case Newton Vineyard of St. Helena, Calif., and 652,000-case Do- maine Chandon of Yountville, Calif. Visit: mhusa.com. Whiting dies in car crash Debra Whiting, 52, executive chef and co-owner of 10,000-case Red Newt Cellars Win- ery & Bistro in Hector N.Y., died in a car accident June 30. She was returning home to the Finger Lakes with her husband Da- vid after a visit to friends and family in Northern Vermont. David Whiting, wine- maker at Red Newt Cellars, was injured in the crash and was hospitalized at Syra- cuse Upstate University Hospital. Visit: rednewt.com. SUPPLIERS Bacchus provides capital to Andretti Bacchus Capital Ma n a g eme n t LLC, a San Francisco-based investment firm, has provided growth and refinancing capi- tal to 30,000-case Andretti Winery. The winery was founded in 1996 by Mario Andretti and Joe Antonini, former chair- man and CEO of Kmart. The Andretti investment follows on Bacchus' recent in- vestment in 36,000-case Qupé, a Central Coast producer of Rhône varietals. Visit: bacchuswinefund.com. Barrel Builders boasts new location Barrel Builders Inc. of St. Hel- ena, Calif., cel- ebrates 40 years of business with its new location at 990 Vintage Ave. in St. Hel- ena. The new space will house offices, retail sales and barrel warehousing, while the shop will re- locate next door to the current location on 1184 Maple Lane in Calistoga. Visit: bar- relbuilders.com. Lafitte Cork and Capsule appoints Stump Lafitte Cork and Capsule announced the hiring of Michael Stump as sales represen- tative for the company's Southwest region, an area that includes Central and Southern California, Arizona, Texas and Mexico. Stump, who resides in Huntington Beach, Calif., was most recently employed as sales manager by CRW Warehouse in Carson, Calif. Visit: lafitte-usa.com. SureHarvest expands sales team SureHarvest, Soquel, Calif., announced the addition of three members to its sales team: Scott Turner, Melissa McKinsey and Randy Miller. Collectively, they represent six decades of work experience in agrifood and information technology. Visit: sure- harvest.com. QualityStainless_Apr05 CORRECTION In the July Product News department the website for Jet Bag should have been listed as thejetbag.com. 3/9/05 11:12 AM Page 1 Quality - Value - Experience strategic capital and expertise for the wine industry www.bacchuswinefund.com (415) 828-8898 bacchuscapital@bacchuswinefund.com Nothingelse! Anythingelse? Individual closures – for the special product www.pepco.de California Sales through: Battistella USA 120-B Klamath Court, American Canyon, CA 94503, Ph. 707-643-4455 Midwestern, Central and Eastern U.S.A and Canada Sales through: AO Wilson, P.O. Box 820, Bolton, Ontario L7E 5T5 CANADA, Ph. 905-857-1511 • Professionally crafted • Perfomance guaranteed • Custom designs & features • Quick & competitive pricing • Repairs & modifications • Special application tanks • Stainless winery equipment • Tanks in stock for immediate shipping from 500 to 10,000 gallon capacity Quality Stainless Tanks 510 Caletti Avenue • Windsor, CA 95492 Phone: 707.837.2721 • Fax: 707.837.2733 Toll-Free: 877.598.0672 www.qualitystainless.com winetanks@aol.com Wines & Vines AUGUsT 2011 21 Quality Stainless Tanks Fabricated Stainless Cooperage Custom