Vendor News

Paris, France—Growth continued in 2018 for the 58 member companies of the Fédération des Tonneliers de France, with production totalling 670,000 barrels (+2%) and sales totalling 475.6 million euros (+3.2%). Growth in the world market for new barrels was mainly the result of a changing trend in sales in France.
 Paris, France—Aveine announces the launch of its mobile application available today on the Apple Store and the Play Store. Made for wine lovers, the application offers the consumers the opportunity to help them improve their tasting experience.
 Alexandria, Minn.—INSITE’s updated Machine Configurator tool makes it even easier to configure your next case erector and sealer. Simply select the quantity, speed (20CPM or 30CPM), seal type, machine hand and case hand.
Arlington Heights, Ill.—Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), has announced the creation of the Orion r high performance temperature controlled box rental service.
Winesecrets is excited to announce our collaboration with U.C. Davis in their research on smoke taint removal in wine production. The Winesecrets’ Team used our Test Track to create bench trials of smoke taint removal from UC Davis wine.
New York, N.Y.—Leading Wine Auction House Acker is proud to announce its investment in and strategic partnership with Montreal-based CellArt, a designer and manufacturer of ultra-luxe wine cellars and tasting rooms.
Valdosta, Georgia—Construction is well underway for a $123 million glass container manufacturing plant that is going to revolutionize the American glass industry via a greenfield start-up plant that will use best-in-class technology to serve the US glass packaging industry, hence reducing the number of imports from China and other countries.
JF Hillebrand, the world’s leading logistics provider to the beverage industry, today launches a major rebrand as it streamlines its affiliated companies for an enhanced customer experience in its 175th year.
San Francisco, Calif.—California wholesale distributor, Maritime – California, is delighted to announce their selection as the distributor of French and Chilean wines from highly-regarded Thiénot Bordeaux-Champagnes.
Geneva—On 10 November 2019, Christie’s is delighted to present an additional single owner wine sale during the Luxury sale season in Geneva. To mark their 40th anniversary, ALPINA Wine will offer 675 lots from their treasure chamber, holding an unparalleled selection of vintage wines from the 1980s to 2000s.
When a retired farmer and organic farming consultant is motivated to put his boots back on and get back into the fields, you know something special is happening. That’s exactly how Daniel Rotberg felt when he studied the first GroAloe trial conducted on grapes with a major leafhopper infestation, I knew that I wanted to learn more and be a part of this project.
Novato, Calif.—Protea Financial, outsourced accounting and bookkeeping firm with a practice dedicated to the wine industry has launched their new website detailing the entire scope of their services.
Walla Walla, Wash—METIS announced the sale of Owen Roe Winery, one of Washington’s most highly regarded wineries to Sonoma based Vintage Wine Estates. Owen Roe is a vertically integrated wine company founded by David and Angelica O’Reilly in 1999.
Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box, the global expert in comprehensive Bag-in-Box and Pouch-Up packaging solutions, has installed a new triple head automatic filling line for bulk wine supply chain specialist SkanVin in Denmark. Smurfit Kappa and SkanVin have been in partnership since SkanVin entered the Bag-in- Box market with the packaging leader providing boxes, Bag-in-Box solutions and taps.
Blue Bell, PA—AMC Global, an international custom market research firm specializing in launch strategies, has released “Dressing for the Party: The Ultimate Guide to brand packaging in an omnichannel environment.” The piece dives into how the changing shopping environment is impacting brand packaging at a fundamental level.
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