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3 8 V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T | M a r - A p r 2 0 14 w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m 4 w w w. w w w w w w w w v w m m e d i a d i a d i a i a . c 3 8 3 8 3 8 A N A A N A N A A N W I N W I N W V I N E V I N V I V I E YA Y W N W I W I N 3 8 3 8 w W I N W I N W I N I 4 3 8 3 8 3 8 m N . w N w w v w m V I N V I V w m a c w i 3 A v w m c W I w 4 c o m o m o m o m c o m c o m o m c m p r 2 0 r 2 0 r 2 0 r 2 0 14 14 14 1 N T N T N T | M a r M a r M a r 4 M 2 T 0 T M T 14 14 0 E RY RY RY M A M A M A N E N E N E RY RY N A Y A M Y R A G E M E G E M E G E M E N G E M G E M G N E N A R D R D R & & & W & W R D R D & - A p - A p - A p A p A p 8 8 BEST BARREL SUPPLIER SEGUIN MOREAU This is the second year that Seguin Moreau has won the Best Barrel Supplier honor. The company has a long history, dating to 1870 and 1838, respec- tively, when the individual Seguin and Moreau cooperages were founded. The two joined forces in 1972 under the auspices of bran- dy firm Rémy Martin. In 1986 Seguin Moreau established full-time representation in the Napa Valley, and in the mid-1990s, Seguin Moreau Napa Cooperage was established. Research is an important element of Seguin Moreau's product development strategy. Since the 1980s, Seguin Moreau and the Faculty of Oenology of Bordeaux (known today as the Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin University of Bordeaux) have worked together to research wine-wood interaction, which has revealed information about the importance of grain tightness, toasting and proactive maturation. The cooperage has since partnered with universities worldwide to apply results to winer- ies' barrel programs. Seguin Moreau operates a full-time laboratory on-site, and recently expanded its research and development team. The company is also committed to sustainability, from forestry management to cooperage practices. BEST CORK SUPPLIER PORTOCORK AMERICA Portocork America, which supplies natural cork to the North American wine industry, was established in 1983 through a partnership of Portocork Internation- al, based in Portugal, and Fleming Packaging Group of Napa. The partnership continued until 1996, when Portocork International acquired Portocork America. Portocork was a founding member of the Cork Quality Council (CQC), which was estab- lished in 1993 with the goal of increasing quality standards and awareness of the benefits of natural cork. Portocork continues as an active CQC member today. The company has developed modern production facilities to process natural cork, which it sources from company-owned and leased natural forests that have existed in Portugal for decades. Portocork controls the cork from the time it is harvested until it arrives at clients' winer- ies. To maintain quality and consistency, the company combines centuries-old natural prac- tices and state-of-the-art production facilities, along with rigorous testing in the company's ISO-9002 certified Portuguese facilities and its Napa facility.