Vendor News

Sebastopol, CA--March 26, 2013--American Winesecrets, LLC. (Winesecrets), North America’s leading wine filtration company, has been awarded the Veteran Employer of the Year by the California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) in the Small Private Business category. The CEAC Veterans Employer of the Year award recognizes employers who consistently demonstrate positive policies toward U.S.
 ACI Cork USA is now offering Relvas Tin closures for wineries in North America. Produced by the Portuguese company America Coelho Relvas Sucrs SA, the capsules are 100% recyclable, non-toxic and resistant to corrosion. The capsules are available in the stock colors of gold, silver, black and burgundy but can be produced in custom colors and decorations.
 Canton Cooperage is now offering 36-month air seasoned, “Vintage Premium” American oak barrels. The fine grain oak barrels are available in 200, 225 or 228 and 265 liters.
03/27/13
 G3 unveiled its new GFresh 30X60 mm screw caps for carbonated wine and GFresh pressure sensitive labels for cold, wet applications. The closure can be applied with standard capping equipment on high-speed lines and is available in a wide range of stock colors or with a custom design, according to a statement released by the company.
 Templeton, Calif., based equipment distributor IPak Wine is now offering clay amphora for fermentation. The amphora are manufactured in Italy by the firm Artenova and are available in 300, 500 and 800 liter capacities.
 The Lallemand Wine App has been updated with new features to assist winemakers. Initially designed for North America, the updated app now covers Australia and New Zealand, South America and South Africa.
 Lanxess announced it has developed an improved line of dosing units for the microbial control agent Velcorin. The new Velcorin DT Touch line comprises seven doser sizes that can handle bottling lines of 600 to 79,200 liters per hour. The units are controlled by a touch-screen display and are designed for quick integration into an existing system.
NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that NetSuite and eWinery Solutions, the #1 provider of DTC (direct-to-consumer) software and systems for the wine industry, have formed a partnership to develop and offer an industry-specific cloud software solution, VinSuite targeting wineries throughout the world.
The AireWine bottle is designed with dimples on the interior of the bottleneck to aerate wine as it is poured from the bottle. The recyclable bottle is made from BPA-free PET plastic.
Italian automation equipment manufacturer Emmeti S.p.A introduces “The Octopus” bulk and case depalletizer. The machine is capable of handling a variety of bottle styles from pallets and then changing to depalletizing cased bottles “without even so much as a tool,” according to a statement by Emmeti.
Winemaking supply company Laffort released an app for iPhone and Android to help winemakers use its Nobile line of oak alternatives. The app will calculate how much and what type of Nobile stave a winemaker should use based on the percentage of new oak desired (based on the surface contact of a Bordeaux barrel) and the volume of the tank that needs to be treated.
The new Sanosil Halo room fogger fills a room and covers all exposed surfaces killing 99.9% of all bacteria, viruses and mold and fungi spores, according to a statement by the unit’s distributor Med Effect, Inc. The company says the fogger employs a combination of 5% hydrogen peroxide and a trace amount of silver to produce the powerful kill rate.
The Pouch-Up line of beverage pouches by Smurfit Kappa are now available with a single gusset at the base or a gusset at the top and bottom of the pouch. The company reports the double gusset reinforces the pouch without appearing much different than the single gusset pouches and is available in 1, 1.5 and 1.75-liter capacities.
Wright Global Graphic Solutions, a leader in packaging & marketing solutions, announced it will exhibit at the upcoming Wineries Unlimited Trade Show, March 13 – 14, where it will showcase its full portfolio of labeling and accessory products.
Nomacorc, the world’s largest producer of alternative wine closures, in cooperation with Insumos Andinos, Nomacorc’s exclusive distributor in Argentina, has opened a manufacturing site located in the San Juan province of Argentina.
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