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June 2018 WINES&VINES 25 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS Scott Labs to distribute PALL Scott Laboratories in Petaluma, Calif., an- nounced it is now the exclusive distributor of new machines and all parts, service and techni- cal support for existing and new PALL Oenoflow crossflow systems in the North American wine industry. Scott Labs technicians and PALL staff will be working together on service ap- pointments in the upcoming months to ensure a seamless transition, according to the press release announcing the agreement. Rottiers retiring from Valentin-Thierion Valentin-Thierion Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of the supplier based in Epernay, France, an- nounced that general manager Gerard Rottiers will be retiring after more than 40 years in the U.S. and global wine industry. Rottiers worked his first harvest in 1970 and will be moving to the Loire Valley where he will continue to work as a consultant to the wine industry. Antoine Dupont-Calderon, who was trained under Rot- tiers' supervision, will manage the North Ameri- can branch of the company that has been in business for 155 years. Based in Napa, Calif., Valentin-Thierion specializes in sparkling wine equipment and technology. Herwatt named CEO of Sonoma Cast Stone James Herwatt is the new CEO of concrete tank supplier Sonoma Cast Stone in Sonoma, Calif. Herwatt has more than 30 years of experience in the wine industry and spent the past 22 years managing Cork Supply USA and Tonnellerie Ô. "This is a great opportunity to be working with Steve Rosenblatt and the entire Sonoma Cast Stone team to help expand concrete tank and barrel sales in the United States and throughout the world," he said in the press release an- nouncing his hiring. Custom sparkling facility Christian Troussieux of Brut Bottling announced April 16 the launch of a new custom crush ser- vice for sparkling wine in Napa, Calif. The new business is a collaboration between Troussieux, Steve Ryan, general manager and vice presi- dent of Wine Foundry, and sparkling winemaker Craig Roemer. The partners plan to combine their areas of expertise: The Wine Foundry will be responsible for pressing, settling and primary fermentation; Brut Bottling will provide equip- ment needed for the desired style of sparkling — méthode traditionnelle, pet-nat, or carbon- ated wines — and Roemer will act as the over- seeing winemaker. Kisabeth joins Sylvain Famille Sylvain Groupe and Laurence Cheftel Inc. announced Tom Kisabeth is the newest member of cooperage's sales team. Kisabeth will concentrate on sales throughout Northern California representing Tonnellerie Sylvain, Ton- nellerie Meyrieux, and Marc Grenier Foudrerie. SmaK acquires Flextank SmaK Plastics in Vancouver, Wash., acquired wine tank supplier Flextank USA. SmaK Plastics has worked with Flextank since 2007 when the company began manufacturing the rotational molding of Flextank's tanks. In 2010, Flextank founders and previous owners John and Jan Smeaton hired SmaK Plastics' vice president of sales Mike Humes as their vice president of op- erations. In April, the Smeatons decided to sell the assets of Flextank USA to SmaK Plastics with the intention of retiring to their vineyard in Adelaide, Australia. John Smeaton will remain on staff as a consultant in new product develop- ment while remaining active in the export mar- ket, according to the press release announcing the deal. Correction The name of packaging supplier Waterloo Con- tainer Company in Waterloo, N.Y., was given incorrectly in an article in the May 2018 edition of Wines & Vines. The right equipment can be the difference between a Work-of-Art or a simple garage sale piece. Della Toffola offers 50 years of experience in the design and manufacture of innovative equipment that delivers artistry in each production run.