Fortis opens new factory in Napa, CA

‘Our customers in the wine and spirits industries have repeatedly told us there is a need for a local, agile, high-quality, customer-focused printer. Rather than acquire an existing business, we were able to bring together a very strong team with extensive experience and build a facility from the ground up around our customer-centric values,’ said John Wynne, CEO at Fortis. ‘In keeping with our national yet local approach, we found a great location in Napa from which to serve our local customers while also being able to offer an additional market segment to our national customers,’ he concluded. 

Led by industry veterans Brendan Kinzie as a president and James Stone as director the Napa team has a long history in both printing and wine manufacturing and offers quick-turn label production.

‘Both the winemaking and printing processes involve a unique blend of art and science,’ said Kinzie. ‘We are excited to bring an alternative label choice for the wine and spirits communities by operating as a boutique label provider on the front-end but backed by the depth of the Fortis culture and expertise, diverse production capabilities and strong supplier partnerships.’

The Napa facility features in-house plate making, digital offset and flexographic printing processes, and specialty secondary finishing options providing flexibility to brands and designers. Fortis is planning a customer event in January for interested parties to tour the plant and experience the printing processes first-hand.