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22 WINES&VINES May 2018 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS GP188888 (2) PACKAGING BEYOND THE GLASS CEILING WEST COAST info@globalpackage.net 707 224-5670 globalpackage.net EAST COAST usa@estal.info 305 443-7451 www.estal.com/en GLASS BOTTLE SPECIALISTS Select from our premium bottles or custom design the ideal bottle, pewter label or other packaging solution to promote and sell your flagship wines. CALIFORNIA Crimson hires Quillé as chief winemaker Napa-based Crimson Wine Group named Nicolas Quillé chief wine- making and operations officer, providing Craig Williams the op- portunity to pursue his interest in spending more time managing his vineyards in Oregon and serving as a consulting grower to Crimson, according to a press release by the company. Quillé was most recently general manager and head wine- maker of Banfi Vintners' portfolio of wineries in the Pacific North- west. Williams had been the chief winegrowing and operations officer since 2015 and remains on the company's board of directors. Hugo to oversee winemaking at B. R. Cohn In addition to continuing to man- age production at Girard Winery in Napa Valley, Glenn Hugo is now the winemaker of B. R. Cohn Winery in Sonoma Valley. Both wineries are owned by Santa Rosa-based Vintage Wine Estates. Cohn started at Girard as a harvest intern in 2003 and quickly rose through the ranks to become wine- maker in 2010. During that decade, Hugo was a winemaking consul- tant at B.R. Cohn from 2004 to 2010. Hugo is also overseeing the construction of a new production winery and tasting room for Girard on Dunaweal Lane in Calistoga, Calif., expected to be open in time for this year's harvest. New winemaker at Geyser Peak Randy Meyer is the new wine- maker at Geyser Peak winery in Healdsburg. A Santa Rosa native, Meyer has more than 30 years of experience in the Northern Califor- nia wine industry. Meyer worked in winemaking at Korbel Champagne Cellars for 23 years and most re- cently was winemaker at Draxton Wines in Healdsburg. Name change for NGWI The National Grape & Wine Initia- tive, NGWI, has changed its name to the National Grape Research Alliance, NGRA. According to the press release announcing the change, the group wanted to raise awareness of its role in supporting and promoting research. Based in Sacramento, the NGWI was or- ganized in 2003 to drive research to strengthen the productivity, sustainability and competitiveness of America's grape industries. The group brings together all grape sectors including raisins, juice, table grapes and wine plus non- profits, academic institutions and government agencies in a unique collaborative effort that seeks to organize and advance research. Moulds named Napa grower of the year Oak Knoll District grapegrower Steve Moulds has been named the 2018 Napa Valley Grower of the Year. Moulds was honored May 11 at the Napa Valley Grapegrow- ers 43rd Annual Dinner. Moulds began his farming career in the early 1970s, on a ranch in Mor- gan Hill, Calif., raising animals to sell at auction. During that time, he served in the Department of Social Services in Gilroy helping Spanish-speaking migrant workers gain skills and remove barriers to employment. In 2000, he and his Regional News Steve Moulds Glenn Hugo