We welcome Jay to the Kovalus team! Kovalus is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Flynn as Vice President of Sales focusing on the America’s for our Membrane and Eco Tec business. Jay brings a powerful combination of commercial leadership and global perspective to the Kovalus organization. With deep experience in the water technology and filtration sectors, he has consistently delivered results by translating strategy into action. Throughout his career, Jay has successfully guided organizations through transformation in complex international markets. His collaborative leadership style and ability to engage teams at every level, from the shop floor to the executive suite, have been instrumental in driving alignment, accountability, and long-term success. Most recently, Jay served as Vice President of Commercial and Marketing, Americas & EMEA, for KX Technologies and Filtrex Technologies — Berkshire Hathaway companies and global leaders in drinking water filtration. In this r

UPM is strengthening its purpose-built adhesive offering with UPM Vetro™ – a solution designed specifically for the demanding requirements of wine and spirits labeling. In wine and spirits, the label sells the first bottle. UPM Vetro adhesives protect brand identity by maintaining the label’s premium appearance throughout the bottle’s lifecycle. Resistance to wrinkling, edge lifting and greying ensures labels stay visually flawless, even in humid cellars, chilled displays and full ice bucket immersion. Part of the UPM Raflatac™ portfolio, UPM Vetro is built on decades of adhesive expertise and a global innovation network. Formulations are supported by pre-assessed performance data and application documentation, helping customers streamline qualification processes. The UPM Vetro portfolio includes solutions such as adhesives for high-moisture environments, as well as options for challenging curved surfaces like neck and mini bottles. These adhesives ensure labels stick where others

Napa, CA (January 6, 2026) – Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty (DP&F) is pleased to announce that attorney Tracy Genesen, former Vice President and General Counsel for Wine Institute, has joined the firm’s Alcohol Beverage Law and Compliance (ABLC) practice group. Tracy is internationally recognized for her legal work in the alcohol beverage industry. At DP&F she will continue providing incisive, strategic counsel to help business owners and operators successfully navigate the challenges inherent to highly regulated industries, including those for wine, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs). “We are thrilled to have Tracy join our team and further expand our deep bench of attorneys with expertise in the alcohol beverage space,” said DP&F managing partner John Trinidad. “She has been at the forefront on the key legal and policy issues – both domestic and international – that alcohol beverage businesses face: advertising a

New release highlights the company’s environmental milestone reinforcing its commitment to replacing its main energy source with a hybrid solution  December 9, 2025 (Fairfield, CA) – Leading premium glass bottle maker Saverglass, part of the Orora Group, proudly announces the successful transition of its North American  manufacturing site’s shift to a very low carbon electricity source. With this change, Saverglass continues to advance its externally validated SBTi greenhouse gas reduction roadmap and take a step closer to its global target of achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  Matt Wilson, Senior Vice President Americas at Saverglass comments, “We have achieved a milestone in Saverglass’ CSR efforts to reduce our environmental footprint. Our Acatlan, Mexico facility has transitioned from carbon-based electricity to very low carbon electricity. The change has enabled us to reduce our site’s CO2 emissions by 30%&rdquo

As a wine consumer, if you are looking for qualitative low-to-no-sulfite wines, you know it can be challenging. As a winemaker, if you are trying to craft wines with lower levels of sulfites, you know it is difficult to achieve. It requires a deep understanding of your processes, a solid knowledge of the science behind sulfites mechanisms of action, and continued efforts at all stages of your wine’s life cycle. The reasons why you are working on a low(er) SO2 winemaking program can be very diverse and multiple. You may be producing organic wines or simply trying to follow regulatory limits. You may be targeting to reduce the allergens in your wines or trying to use fewer chemicals in general. You may be worried about the negative effect that SO2 can have on your wines’ organoleptic qualities, or you are simply targeting to follow the overall health trend. In any case, Fermentis has solutions for you. As a global leader in the research and development of fermentation s

Knowledge Is Power.  Small business owners spend their days concentrating on their particular specialty, but there’s one thing they have in common: they all have to contend with a host of similar workforce issues. Below, we've provided the top three business resources you should use to tackle common challenges like business planning, securing funding, and navigating day-to-day operations with greater confidence and clarity. Whether you're just getting started or looking to take your business to the next level, these tools can help you build a strong foundation and make informed decisions every step of the way. _________________________________________________________________ The Small Business Administration (SBA) The SBA offers a plethora of advice about planning, launching, managing, and growing a small business. They offer a useful guide to writing your business plan. The SBA’s Create Your Business Plan section of its website is an excellent place to s

The Annual SVB Videocast is next Tuesday, June 17th.  Why should you listen? Prescience. Read below, please. The following is the blog post I made on April 28th, 2019, before the DTC videocast. There hasn't been a single edit. The underscored part is exactly as written 6 years ago. The wine business is far more complex than people think. It's a maze of complexities with different models, varying paths to the consumer, pressure from federal, local, and state regulations, a lack of good information, controlling power in a small numbers of hands and changing consumer demand. Oftentime decisions are made with the love of the product in mind, versus a business decision being made with financial returns in mind. Perhaps the greatest risk we should all be most worried about is our tendency to continue on on a path that's successful. If it works, we keep riding the trend as far as we can, until the strategy fails. In an industry that takes 5 years to get a fully mature y