Vendor News
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Paris, France (Nov. 17, 2016) — During a joint presentation held at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, Presidents and CEOs of two global leading closure providers to the wine industry, Heino Freudenberg of Vinventions and Jochen Michalski of Cork Supply Group, have announced the market introduction of SÜBR, a next generation wine bottle closure made of natural cork and biodegradable materials.
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01/12/17
CO2Meter introduced the SAN-0001 Personal CO2 Monitor, which it says it designed specifically for the wine, beer and other fermentation industries. The monitor is small enough to fit on a lapel or in a shirt pocket and if it detects high carbon dioxide levels will alert the user to seek fresh air with a combination of flashing lights and audible and vibrating alarms.
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01/12/17
Lallemand introduced IFV Gaia, a selection of L’Institut Francais de la Vigne in Burgundy, France from more than 500 non-Saccharomyces isolates. When used during cold soak, the yeast limits the growth of Kloeckera apiculata, which can produce acetic acid and ethyl acetate.
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01/12/17
Maverick Enterprises added the “Almost Tin Premium” or ATP capsule to its product line. The supplier claims the ATP capsule offers the same high quality spin down, does well over large transfer beads and can accommodate the same art options but at a “fraction of the cost.
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01/12/17
Onset calls its HOBO RX3000 the “next generation remote data logging station that provides instant access to site-specific environmental data anywhere, anytime via the internet.” The station can support up to 15 channels of sensors that the supplier reports do not need to be programmed to collect rainfall, wind speed, soil moisture and other key data.
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01/12/17
Paul Mueller Co. added smaller, 31-gallon stainless steel wine barrels to its product lineup. The supplier reports the new barrel is the result of customers seeking a smaller steel barrel for use during wine clarification, filtration and other winemaking processes.
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01/12/17
Tonnellerie Ô, the Benicia cooperage, introduces its line of French Oak Futaie barrels made from trees harvested from within the French National Forest System, the Forêt Domaniale. Each Futaie Barrel comes with a certificate of authenticity, guaranteeing the oak’s origin.
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01/12/17
Vegalab US released an improved version of its Spider Mite Control that offers a dilution rate of 1:500 to 1:1000 (depending on the level of infestation), which the supplier reports is five times more than the original concentration. The pesticide is a liquid formula that is applied as a foliar spray and Vegalab claims it leaves no residue.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (January 9th, 2017) – Join METTLER TOLEDO at the largest wine and grape trade show of its kind in North America. Thousands of wine and grape industry professionals from all over the world will attend the upcoming Unified Wine & Grape Symposium.
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Petaluma, CA – Laffort USA will present their Applied Research Cooperative (ARC) seminar at the Citizen Hotel on January 24, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. during the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium held in downtown Sacramento.
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Wasco, CA (January 3, 2017) – Vintage Nurseries, the largest grapevine nursery in North America, officially changed its name today to Wonderful Nurseries. The move recognizes the synergies between the company’s successful, growing nursery business and its parent The Wonderful Company’s agricultural businesses.
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12/22/16
Avero acquired the winery social media software developed by VinTank and is relaunching it as AveroBuzz. The new system allows clients to consolidate their management of customer review sites and social media in a single dashboard as well as run social media marketing campaigns and customer relations management.
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12/22/16
Guala Closures is now offering the Savin Premium closure in the North American market. The supplier reports the “smooth-profiled, internally threaded” closure offers “an optimum combination of aesthetic style and technical reliability.
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12/22/16
IFM Efector expanded its line of magmeter sensors to include 1.5 inch and 2 inch sensors that can monitor flows of up to 160 gallons per minute. The sensors are built with stainless steel and mounted in-line, and according to the supplier feature easy set up and do not require calibration.
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QikVin, which recently launched through kickstarter, is a wine preservation system that employs a Bordeaux-shaped bottle equipped with a piston and one-way valve to dispense wine. A user fills the QikVin bottle with wine and then uses the piston, located where a punt would be, to force all of the air out of the bottle’s headspace.
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