2012 SUPPLIER GUIDE WS PACKAGING GROUP INC.
Innovation for impact Algoma, Wis. P: (800) 236-3424 F: (920) 487-7074 W: wspackaging.com E: marketing@wspackaging.com
WHAT'S NEW: WS Packaging Group Inc. acquired Consolidated Products Inc., a label-converting com- pany located in Knoxville, Tenn. Consolidated Products produces compliance labels for industrial products; manufactures flexo, digital and domed labels; markets thermal-transfer printers and automation equipment and specializes in turnkey RFID solutions. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING • SALES & MARKETING • WINERY EQUIPMENT
WATERLOO CONTAINER CO.
Largest stocking distributor of wine bottles on the East Coast Waterloo, N.Y. P: (888) 539-3922 F: (315) 539-9380 W: waterloocontainer.com E: annette@waterloocontainer.com
WHAT'S NEW: Belgium crown and cork beer bottles. Many new spirits bottles. Also selling single-head bench cappers for Stelvin and RO finishes. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING • WINERY EQUIPMENT
WATERMARK DESIGN
We do wine design Charlottesville, Va. P: (434) 295-5625 W: designbywatermark.com E: info@designbywatermark.com
WHAT'S NEW: Wine box design. CATEGORIES: IT SOLUTIONS • PACKAGING • SALES & MARKETING
WATERMARK LABELS
Dedicated to quality, value and our customers Lodi, Calif. P: (209) 370-1616 F: (209) 370-1690 W: watermarklabels.com E: info@watermarklabels.com
WHAT'S NEW: Watermark launched a new website at watermarklabels.com. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING • TASTING ROOMS
WEATHERHAWK
Be your own weatherman with a WeatherHawk Logan, Utah P: (866) 670-5982 F: (435) 750-1749 W: weatherhawk.com E: johnston@weatherhawk.com
WHAT'S NEW: WeatherHawk hand-held wind and weath- er meters provide real-time, on-ground wind and weather information for spraying operations. CATEGORIES: VINEYARD EQUIPMENT
WEED BADGER DIVISION
Precision in-the-row tillers and mowers Marion, N.D. P: (800) 437-3392 F: (701) 778-7501 W: weedbadger.com E: inquiry@weedbadger.com
WHAT'S NEW: Till, mow and clean up with the Weed Badger. Choose the machine, rotor size and tools that fit your vineyard, your needs and your tractor or skid-steer. Hill down is easy with the new Paddle Wheel. New web- site at weedbadger.com includes full equipment line. CATEGORIES: VINEYARD EQUIPMENT
WESTERN SQUARE INDUSTRIES INC.
Lean, green and made in America Stockton, Calif. P: (800) 367-8383 F: (209) 944-0934 W: westernsquare.com E: info@westernsquare.com
WHAT'S NEW: Follow Western Square and stay up-to- date in the industry on Facebook and LinkedIn. The new sales team includes Bobby Fox anchoring the Paso Robles, Calif., group; Margaret Abajian bringing exten- sive sales experience and Adam Shindelbower is the first salesperson with brewery experience covering Central California and Oregon. CATEGORIES: COOPERAGE • VINEYARD EQUIPMENT • VINEYARD SERVICES • VINEYARD SUPPLIES
90 WINES & VINES NOVEMBER 2012 WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA
Representing the wholesale tier of the wine and spirits industry Washington, D.C. P: (202) 371-9792 F: (202) 789-2405 W: wswa.org E: info@wswa.org
WHAT'S NEW: Save the date for WSWA's 70th annual Convention & Exposition from April 28 to April 30, 2013, at Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla. Visit wswacon- vention.org for the most recent information about exhib- iting, sponsoring and attending. CATEGORIES: ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION
WINE APPRECIATION GUILD
Everything but the wine South San Francisco, Calif. P: (800) 231-WINE F: (650) 866-3513 W: wineappreciation.com E: info@wineappreciation.com WHAT'S NEW: Forge de Laguiole corkscrews and knives and Chateau Laguiole corkscrews. Delong wine maps, Wine Merchandiser wine display racks, wine glass writer pen sets. New books: "Real Men Drink Port," "How To Import Wine," "Concepts In Wine Chemistry," "Concepts In Wine Technology," "View From The Vineyard," "In Search of Pinot Noir," "Sonoma Wine and The Buena Vista Story," "Wine in the Bible," "Amarone," "Saint- Emilion Calvados." CATEGORIES: PACKAGING • PUBLICATIONS • SALES & MARKETING • TASTING ROOMS
WINE BLOGGERS CONFERENCE
North America's only wine tourism conference Red Lodge, Mont. P: (406) 580-5919 W: winebloggersconference.org E: info@winebloggersconference.org
WHAT'S NEW: The Wine Tourism Conference is designed to provide participants hard information about the important and growing industry of wine tourism. Visit winetourismconference.org to learn more. CATEGORIES: ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION
WINE BY DESIGN LLC
A lifestyle marketing agency Napa, Calif. P: (707) 251-3998 W: winebydesignco.com E: dkarle@winebydesignco.com
WHAT'S NEW: Launching a new wine with the Washing- ton Redskins football team. CATEGORIES: SALES & MARKETING
THE WINE CO.
Brokering of niche wines for private-label brands Des Moines, Iowa P: (515) 334-5585 F: (515) 334-5585 W: thewinecompany.com E: briank@thewinecompany.com
WHAT'S NEW: Wine brokerage services for private-label brands. CATEGORIES: WAREHOUSING / SHIPPING
WINE ENTHUSIAST
Your source for everything wine Mount Kisco, N.Y. P: (800) 822-8846 F: (800) 833-8466 W: wineenthusiastwholesale.com E: wholesale@wineenthusiast.net
WHAT'S NEW: The N'FINITY wine bottle storage racks. CATEGORIES: PUBLICATIONS • TASTING ROOMS • WINERY EQUIPMENT
WINE SEASONINGS INC.
Quickly and simply, flavor without the fuss Waukesha, Wis. P: (800) 533-8144 W: shop.wineseasonings.com E: info@wineseasonings.com WHAT'S NEW: Four new wine dips: French onion, salsa, seafood and sour cream & chive. CATEGORIES: TASTING ROOMS
WS Packaging Group Inc. WINE TECHNOLOGY AMERICA
Specialists in winery control and automation Santa Rosa, Calif. P: (707) 703-1861 W: vinwizard.com E: bobrichards@vinwizard.com
WHAT'S NEW: New series of power-saving initiatives that include shifting refrigeration load to off-peak power periods and temporarily pausing cooling to low-priority tanks when critical resources such as glycol temperature or power levels rise above pre-determined trigger points. VinWizard also is enabled for tablets and smartphones to control tank temperature. CATEGORIES: IT SOLUTIONS • WINERY EQUIPMENT
WINE-FI
Wine accessories, apparel, jewelry and more. Everything but the wine. San Jose, Calif. P: (408) 964-8180 W: wine-fi.com E: taiphoononline@sbcglobal.net
WHAT'S NEW: Wine barrel stave coat and hat rack; Cabernet Sauvignon-soaked wine stave serving tray; Cabernet Sauvignon lees-infused nine wine bottle stopper display; VINO bottle stopper set; WINO bottle stopper set and wall mount VINO wine bottle rack. CATEGORIES: TASTING ROOMS
WINECOMPLIANCEPRO
Compliance without complexity Modesto, Calif. P: (510) 388-9449 F: (209) 579-7821 W: winecompliancepro.com E: info@winecompliancepro.com
WHAT'S NEW: Licensing and renewals; brand and label registration; custom programming and IT services. CATEGORIES: IT SOLUTIONS
WINEDOC—WINERY CONSULTING
Winery design and winemaking consulting Winchester, Ky. P: (859) 533-8759 F: (859) 527-0038 W: winedoc.com E: tom@winedoc.com
WHAT'S NEW: Updates and revisions of winemaking and laboratory protocols at winedoc.com. CATEGORIES: FINANCE, LEGAL & ADMIN SVCS • SALES & MARKETING • WINERY SERVICES
WINEFLITE
The safe and easy way to ship your wine home South San Francisco, Calif. P: (800) 285-1135 W: wineflite.com E: client.services@wineflite.com
WHAT'S NEW: We have several new locations we ship to such as Brazil, Puerto Rico, four provinces in Canada and a host of new shipping options. CATEGORIES: WAREHOUSING / SHIPPING
WINEJOBS.COM
The wine industry's leading online job site Sonoma, Calif. P: (707) 940-3920 F: (707) 940-3930 W: winejobs.com E: memberservices@winebusiness.com
WHAT'S NEW: The wine industry's leading online job site is now serving Canada. Visit us at winejobs.com/ canada. CATEGORIES: FINANCE, LEGAL & ADMIN SVCS
THE WINEMAKER'S DATABASE INC.
Specializing in wine production software since 1983
Soquel, Calif. P: (831) 465-8310 F: (831) 465-8312 W: wmdb.com E: info@wmdb.com
WHAT'S NEW: Be sure to ask about our new Quickbooks interface, available for both full install and software as a service versions of The Winemaker's Database. CATEGORIES: IT SOLUTIONS
