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Today, WineDealAdvisor has announced the launch of a new and revolutionary website (WineDealadvisor.com) dedicated to helping consumers find and buy great deals on wine. The website aggregates and analyzes information about the wine deals available from wine stores across the U.S.
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11/30/16
Anton Paar’s Alex 500 meter uses a patented combination of absorption measurement via NIR spectroscopy and density measurement to determine wine alcohol and total density. The device offers a “fermentation monitor” and standard mode with real-time results without any separate calculation or distillation. Samples are prepared with an integrated peristaltic pump.
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11/30/16
Bedford Technology launched a new line of FiberForce plastic posts designed for use in viticulture. The FiberForce line includes plastic end posts, line posts, cross arms, growth stakes and anchor stakes. The posts can be used for all trellising methods and according to the supplier can last for up to 50 years or more with little to no maintenance.
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11/30/16
Börger unveiled its new ONIXline rotary lobe pumps that feature new rotors and a “flow-optimized” casing to “ensure the best efficiency even with high pressures.” The new pumps also offer a compact design and nearly pulsation free operation. An improved carrier and timing gear also make the ONIXline pumps the most efficient on the market, according to the supplier.
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11/30/16
Chart Industries' IntroDoser is designed to be an economic option for smaller wineries, hand bottling or lab use. The device is manually filled with either an open-top dewer or transfer hose from a low pressure liquid source. An electronic controller monitors dosing levels, and the machine can be operated via a sensor that detects a container or a foot pedal to activate the dosing head cycle.
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Cork Supply USA is proud to announce a donation to the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology for the purchase of required textbooks for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Enology VEN 124, a wine production class. The company will give $6,800 to provide 68 copies of the highly regarded industry text Principles and Practices of Winemaking.
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11/30/16
Glopak Wine & Spirits plans to release its new Tod bottle in 2017. The bottle weighs 730g and is a “heavy hybrid” that features a “reverse taper transitioning into a flared base with a deep punt” and carre neck finish. The bottle supplier also recently opened a new warehouse in Napa, Calif.
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Vinventions and Cork Supply Group introduced the new Süber closure, which the companies developed together and describe as a “next generation wine bottle closure made of natural cork and biodegradable materials.
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Industry veteran Robert Smith has undertaken the latest endeavor in his 25 year wine and spirits career, Wine and Spirit Staffing. Based out of Boston, Wine and Spirit Staffing is a full service recruitment and consultation firm specializing in the alcoholic beverage industry.
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For the past 15 years, BuildingGreen.com reviews, evaluates and keeps the builders in formed of innovative and “game-changing” products, from doors to drains, which will transform the environmental impact of residential building. The Program recognizes those green building products that significantly improve upon standard “business-as-usual” practices.
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Alfa Laval is making a stainless steel finish a standard feature on all its pumps. The supplier reports the new finish will make for easier cleaning and eliminates gear box paint flaking or rusting. The feature is already available for the SRU and SX1-4 pumps, while the SRU, SX 5-6 and the company’s range of rotary lobe pumps will all soon have a stainless steel finish.
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11/17/16
Ametek’s new Spectroblue spectrometer features a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor generator that delivers up to 1,700 watts of power. The new generator delivers faster warm-up times and “excellent matrix compatibility.” The machine’s air-cooled system operates without the need for external cooling.
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11/17/16
AstraPouch is now offering a black, 750ml pouch in the North American market. The new, “label ready” pouch can complement existing bottle runs as a lightweight option that the supplier claims has a carbon footprint that’s 80% smaller than glass, keeps the wine fresh for up to four weeks once opened and is easy to open and carry.
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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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11/17/16
Millbank Manufacturing released a new irrigation pedestal designed to make installation quick and easy. According to the supplier, an “installer simply lays the concrete slab, drops in the pedestal using the lifting eyes pre-installed, hooks the wires onto the lug landings and runs the wires out from the motor starter.
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