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November 2016 WINES&VINES 25 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS Wine Awards of Canada. The competition is for wines sold through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) stores. Tawse won Winery of the Year honors in 2010, 2011 and 2012. In the most recent competition, the winery won 17 medals including five gold and eight silver. SUPPLIER Saxco buys Brick Packaging Saxco International in Horsham, Pa., acquired Brick Packaging Corp. in Traverse City, Mich. Founded by Dan Brick, who started by selling natural corks, Brick Packaging supplies a variety of packaging materials for the wine industry. "Brick Packaging is an exciting addition to the Saxco team," Saxco CEO Matthew Malenfant said in a statement announcing the deal. "It enhances our strategy for custom packaging services to the wine industry in Michigan and surrounding Midwestern states." Bronco to use Helix closure Bronco Wine Co. in Modesto, Calif., will be the first U.S. wine company to use the new Helix closure developed by glass supplier O-I and cork producer Amorim. The Helix is a "twist-to- open" cork stopper that fits a specially designed bottle. O-I and Amorim developed the closure to combine the benefits of cork and glass with the ease of a twist-off closure that can also be used to reseal the bottle. The Helix debuted in 2013 at Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France, and will now ap- pear on retail shelves in the United States as the closure for Bronco's Red Truck brand. Amorim and O-I note that the Helix provides the "sat- isfying pop" as the cork is released, which the companies say is still an intrinsic part of the wine experience for many consumers. Chandler joins Wine Market Council Mark Chandler joined the Wine Market Coun- cil in St. Helena, Calif., as the group's first membership director. Chandler, a 35-year wine industry veteran and grapegrower, will work with the council's board to increase member- ship and achieve the council's primary goal of increasing, strengthening and stabilizing the U.S. market. Chandler is the former executive director of the Lodi Winegrape Commission, former CEO of WineAmerica and Supreme Knight of the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine. The Wine Market Council is a nonprofit association of grapegrowers, wine producers, importers, wholesalers, retailers and other wine businesses. Cadus plants trees for barrel sales Since launching its "One Barrel, One Tree" cam- paign to plant a tree for every barrel it sells about a year ago, Tonnellerie Cadus announced it has planted more than 20,000 trees. The cooperage is working with a Burgundy nursery to tend to the young oak trees and a third-party group to confirm the long-term health of the trees planted through the program. BÖRGER ROTARY LOBE PUMPS PROVEN IN THE WINE INDUSTRY + Low Shear & Gentle Handling + Dry Running Capability + Flow rates up to 7,500 gpm + Ease of Maintenance (MIP) + Compact, Space Saving Design + Reversible Operation + Whole Grapes, Must, Lees, Pomace, Juice, etc. + Crush Pads, Pump Overs, Transfers + Stationary or Mobile Construction To learn more, contact america@boerger.com, visit w w w.boerger.com or call 612.435.7300 Boerger Representative: P 510.784.0110 F 510.784.1004 W rfmacdonald.com E info@rfmacdonald.com R.F. MacDonald Co. Example Wine Carts Tawse Winery