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SEPTEMBER NEWS Riesling, semi-dry Gewürztraminer, an un- oaked Chardonnay and a semi-sweet red table wine. Visit: eremitawinery.com. Arrington vineyards goes solar The 14,000-case Arrington Vineyards, Arrington, Tenn., is working with En- ergy Source Partners, Nashville, Tenn., to design and install a 25.5-kWh, 114- panel roof-top photovoltaic system on its warehouse and production buildings. Visit: arringtonvineyards.com. SUPPLIERS Laffort takes over new space Laffort USA, dis- tributor of wine- making supplies, is expanding its operations to a 6,333-square-foot facility in Petaluma, Calif., located on 1460 Cader Lane, Suite C. The move will allow the 10-person op- eration to have more office space and closer proximity to the highway for salespeople to serve clients in California's North Coast and Central Coast areas. Visit: laffort.com. Kerr joins Strike & Techel The San Francisco law firm of Strike & Techel announced the addition of attor- ney Tom Kerr, who will advise alcohol industry clients on administrative and regulatory compliance as well as litigation and business practice matters. After receiv- ing degrees from University of Colorado at Boulder and Northwestern School of Law, Kerr practiced commercial litigation at the San Francisco office of Holme Roberts & Owens LLP. Visit: strikeandtechel.com. AlainFouquet_Jul06 5/17/06 11:01 AM Page 1 Spraying Systems offers free advice A free catalog featuring technical infor- mation about spray technology and thou- sands of spray products is available from Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton, Ill. The catalog includes information on hydrau- lic, air atomizing and automatic spray nozzles, spray guns, tank-cleaning equip- ment, air nozzles and more. The catalog also includes spray-optimization tips, se- lection guidelines and a reference section discussing spray angle, coverage, drop size, impact, operating pressure, viscosity, temperature and weight and measurement equivalents. Visit: spray.com. Crushpad names Ekman its CEO Crushpad, Sonoma, Calif., custom winery and producer of more than 100 commercial wine brands and thousands of private micro-pro- duction wines, named business and technol- ogy executive Peter Ekman its CEO. Founder Michael Brill will continue to expand Crush- pad's international partnerships and new product initiatives. Visit: crushpadwine.com. Glancy launches S.F. Wine School Master sommelier David Glancy has launched the San Francisco Wine School (SFWS). The school is the only authorized provider of the French Wine Scholar (FWS) study and certification programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. SFWS offers FWS online study modules, review quizzes and webinars combined with wine selections and credentialed in- structors. Visit: sfwineschool.com. www.alainfouquet.com alainfouquet@aol.com Wines & Vines sePTeMBeR 2011 21