Charlie Sawyer

Maverick, the US leading manufacturer of closures for the wine and spirits industry, has merged with another closure creator, the Enoplastic Group of northern Italy. Sparflex, specializing in foil (secondary-closure capsule) production for Champagnes and Sparkling Wines, in 2015 acquired Rivercap, whose U.S. arm was previously based in Benicia, and in 2018 acquired then-privately owned Maverick Enterprises in Ukiah. The Enoflex Group has 15 production sites - five in France, two in Spain, three in Italy, 2 in Australia & New Zealand and three in the U.S. and Mexico- that export to nearly 65 countries and employ over 1800 people.