July 1, 2007

Vinocor USA recently named Brad Brunson to the position of Sales Representative for the East Coast and Midwest, a new position for the company.
Mr. Brunson joins Vinocor with 14 years of wine industry experience, and will provide the Midwest and East Coast wineries with a greater level service and attention.

March 1, 2007

Vinocor USA has completed the construction, and trial period of its new state of the art humidification room. At an investment of $150,000.00, this project included construction of a completely sealed stainless room, together with the latest technologies in water treatment and ozone sterilization.
This combination of technologies provides Vinocor with a system that minimizes the usage of water, guaranteeing a higher level of sterilization, while handling 1 million corks at a time, satisfying even the strictest customer requirements.

March 25, 2006

Vinocor USA announces the signature of an exclusive representation agreement with Intercap S.R.L., a high-quality Italian capsules producer.

September 9, 2005

Vinocor USA facility will expand its facility from the current 20,340 sq.ft to more than 25,000 sq.ft on November 9th. Experiencing its best sales year ever, proving the superior quality of its products, Vinocor leased further space on its building. With the new space Vinocor USA will carry more stock, and is currently studying different alternatives to increase its current processing capacity of 650,000 corks per shift, to a projected capacity of 1 million corks per shift.

August 1, 2005

Vinocor USA announces that Jennifer Oliveira is joining the organization as Quality Assurance Manager.

Jennifer has worked in the wine industry since finishing her BA in Biology. She was a Senior Lab Technician at Clos du Bois, and more recently Lab Manager and Enologist at Blackstone Winery in Kenwood, California.

Her experience as a customer will enable a unique relationship between Vinocor and its customers.

July 18, 2005

Vinocor Group announces that during the fall of 2005 a new cork granulate production facility will be built in Ponte de Sor, in the heart of Alentejo. This facility will feature a new granulate steam cleaning system, improving even more the already outstanding sensory quality of its corks.

The first technical cork lots produced using this new technology will be available in the US market after Thanksgiving.