Vendor News

Compli announced a collaboration with Wine Institute to launch an enhanced website covering wine shipping compliance. The goal of the site is to ensure wineries stay current with shipping regulations, can find compliance information in one place and can access compliance information with almost any device.
Kleber unveiled a new radial tire to be used on equipment designed for narrow-row crops and vineyards. The tires are built for small and medium capacity self-propelled sprayers, towed equipment and tractors. The Kleber Cropker tires feature a 40 mph D-speed index as well as a maximum-width tread for an optimized contact patch.
RS Randall and Co. developed a pneumatic punch down device for small fermentation tanks. The device is set on a frame that is rolled over tanks and can punch down two tanks in one position.
Tonnellerie Quintessence launched its Hydro-Pure barrel, which is the second barrel in the cooperage's Hydro Collection line of barrels built with oak that has undergone a water-immersion process. During the immersion, water is continually circulated around the wood resulting in accelerated tannin extraction.
UPM Raflatac released Premium Gloss UVI that it described as "the highest-quality, premium-gloss paper label stock for UV ink-jet printing on the market.
CHICAGO, IL, March 7th, 2018 - A Purdue University graduate wants to make sure we enjoy every drop of our wine - waste free. ArT Wine Preserver was founded by inert gas engineer Ryan Frederickson who developed the product to keep open bottles of wine fresh for 7 to 30 days. The company hopes to help wine consumers and wine professionals prevent waste.
Behind the Scene of Vine Virus Testing in the Lab On March 2, Agri-Analysis hosted the first field day of 2018 organized by the Napa Valley Grapeprowers (NVG) Association. Napa grape growers got a behind-the-scene view of what happens to their vine samples upon reaching the lab, how to sample, how samples are processed, how samples are analyzed, and how to interpret results.
Arable describes its system as “decision agriculture” and can be used for crop monitoring as well as providing real time insights on leaf water potential, NDVI and powdery mildew risk alerts. The company’s in-field weather and crop monitor collects from 40 different data streams and can provide real time results to any handheld device.
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials added two new label materials with sustainable facestocks to its wine and spirits portfolio. The new materials are designed to meet consumer demand for sustainably packaged products. Grape Touch is made of 15% grape waste sourced from wine production.
Bouchard Cooperages is now offering terracotta wine tanks from the Italian company Antica Fornace Montecchio. The company’s amphorae and tanks are made of 100% natural materials and, according to the supplier, have a porosity that allows for the micro-oxidation of the wine.
Buffalo, NY – Before you uncork your next bottle of wine or pour your favorite spirit, are you sure the product is what the label says it is? Prosurix is an app designed to help eliminate counterfeit merchandise sales while also educating consumers on the selected product. Prosurix made its national debut at the U.S. Wine & Beverage Industry Expo last week in Washington, DC.
BORDEAUX, France (Feb. 26, 2018) – Tonnellerie Quintessence is pleased to announce the launch of Hydro-Pure, the second water-immersed barrel in the Hydro Collection. The Hydro-Pure barrel debuted at the 2018 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California.
Vinduino, precision irrigation technology provider, and eVineyard, a farm management software company, announced two new products. The eOrchard system can be fully customized to meet the needs of growers and features such operations as work planning, reporting, cost allocation and precision irrigation based on local weather data and Vinduino soil moisture measurements.
VingDirect launched an improved VingPortal that features a tasting room performance tracker, benchmarking dashboard tool and resource library. This supplier claims the online tool provides wineries with “results-driven data.
Vivelys introduced new tank staves as part of its Boisé product line. The Inspiration line of staves are a first for Vivelys and are produced with the same methods that the supplier claims gives it unmatched precision in developing certain flavor profiles. The staves are produced with 100% French oak and toasted based on the wood’s structure and tannin content.
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