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April 2017 WINES&VINES 27 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS A "tailor-made" cooperage For more than a decade Tonnellerie Berthomieu has been part of Groupe Charlois, the only cooperage group that is completely integrated from forestry operations to the finished product. Benefiting from the reputation of the Groupe Charlois, its knowledge of oak and savoir-faire offer a unique advantage. Located in one of the most renowned oak forests in France, the cooperage distinguishes itself by its unique steam bending process and by its exceptional selection of oak from France's most prestigious forests. The Ermitage atelier specializes in a select, made-to-order offering of barrels produced from the very best lots of oak from trees a minimum of 150 years old. Tonnellerie Ermitage works exclusively with State forests that are sustainably farmed and managed by the ONF and certified PEFC. Each order is handled with rigorous and personalized attention from the barrel or tank selection process through delivery and beyond. Contacts: Caroline Hoogenboom Napa - Sonoma - East Coast Cell: (707) 364-6334 caroline@ermitageusa.com Amy Lee Oregon - Washington - California Central Coast Cell: (509) 995-2771 amy@ermitageusa.com Office: 1285 S. Foothill Blvd Cloverdale, CA 95425 Ph: (707) 224-2377 Fax: (707) 224-2390 www.berthomieu-ermitage.com The Barns wins Va. Governor's Cup Gov. Terry McAuliffe presented the 2017 Virginia Wineries Associa- tion Governor's Cup to The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards for its 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon. The awards ceremony took place Feb. 21 in Richmond, Va. The winning wine was selected from the 2017 Governor's Cup Case, a selection of the 12 top-scoring wines chosen from 494 entries of both red and white wines from 102 wineries. Any wine made from 100% Virginia fruit was eligible for the competition. Arkansas moves forward on expanded wine sales A bill expanding which wines can be sold in Arkansas grocery stores is headed to the governor after being approved by both the state House of Representatives and Sen- ate. The state previously had limited grocery stores to only sell wine pro- duced by wineries making less than 250,000 gallons of wine per year. The bill, sponsored by Wal-Mart, would allow grocery stores to stock wines from any wine company. SUPPLIER myEnologist adds more analytical services Napa, Calif.-based myEnologist announced it is now offering more analytical services. The company added turbidity (NTU), Brettano- myces, free sulfur dioxide on juice samples and stability tests for heat, Bentonite fining trials, Davis conductivity test, degree of tartrate instability and ISTC50. The analy- ses require one sample per test. Scott Labs hires operations manager Elton Yu is the new operations and facilities manager at Scott Labora- tories in Petaluma, Calif. Yu has 20 years of experience in logistics and supply-chain management from his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Scott Laboratories recently moved into a new, 85,000-square-foot build- ing, and Yu will oversee an inventory- tracking and documentation system for the company's clients. New rep at Valentin Antoine Dupont Calderon is the new sales and service associate at Sonoma, Calif.-based Valentin Thierion Corp. Calderon previ- ously worked at several wineries in California and received training in Epernay, France on the company's line of specialized equipment for producing sparkling wine. Sales consultants join Cork Supply Cork Supply of Benicia, Calif., an- nounced the addition of two new sales consultants. Sam Parrague will be responsible for the com- pany's cork and closures custom- ers throughout Sonoma, and Joey Castagnola will cover accounts in Napa and California's Central Valley. Castagnola joins Cork Supply from Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, where he served as chain sales mer- chandiser for Constellation brands, and Parrague most recently worked at Fathom, where he managed 3D printing and manufacturing. Portocork adds account manager Napa, Calif.-based cork supplier Portocork hired Daniel Bishof- berger to its sales team as account manager. He joins Portocork after more than nine years of wine in- dustry experience including wine sales, wine technology sales and most recently with wine marketing firm Chatterbox Wine Marketing Services. Bishofberger will manage accounts in Napa and Sonoma counties for Portocork and key ac- counts across the United States. CORRECTION The graph on page 32 of the March 2017 issue incorrectly identified the amount of pesticides applied to vineyards in California's Sacramento and San Joaquin counties. The figures refer to the total amount of pesticides applied, not the amount per acre. Antoine Dupont Calderon