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Novembal closure replaces cork/capsule
Novembal, a Tetra Pak company based in San Francisco, introduced the new Novatwist wine bottle closure, which replaces traditional cork and capsule or screwcap. The Novatwist fits glass or PET bottles with standard a screwcap finish and can be recycled with them. It has a flexible, unbreakable seal and uses tin or Saranex liners. For details, visit novembal.com.
Mistral adds convection-toasted barrels
Mistral Barrels Inc., a division of Chile's Tonelería Nacional, now makes the convection tasting technology it previously offered in its barrel-alternative products available in its oak barrels. Precise barrel profiles can be created using laboratory scale convection toasting apparatus. For details, visit mistralbarrels.com.
Alcan has new regional distributor
Alcan Packaging named Cellar-Tek Supplies its exclusive distributor in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Products include Stelvin screwcaps, Softgard tin capsules, Rolltop polylam capsules and Champaluxe sparkling foils. For details, visit cellartek.com.
Chr. Hansen's frozen malolactic starter
Chr. Hansen, Danish producer of wine cultures, will introduce FroZen malolactic starter cultures for white wines including Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris. The FroZen range can reduce malolactic fermentation time by as much as 40%; it will launch in North America in September. For details, visit chr-hansen.com.
Tony Correia transitions
Well-known agricultural consultant/appraiser Tony Correia has retired as president of Correia-Xavier Inc. (CX), Sonoma. Partner Stan Xavier is now president and CEO. Correia continues as an independent contractor for CX, targeting the wine industry, valuation assignments and litigation support and consulting. For more information, visit c-x.com.
More awards for Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin Press & Label Co., a family-owned wine label printer in Napa, Calif., received the Best of Show award for wine labels at the Showcase of Print Excellence hosted by the Printing Industries of Northern California. The award honored Trefethen Vineyards' Halo label. The printer also received gold awards for the Charles Krug 1861 wine label, and its own promotional piece celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Vaisala monitors now Ethernet enabled
Vaisala, Woburn, Mass., supplier of monitors, now offers select series of HUMICAP humidity and transmitters and DRYCAP dewpoint transmitters with Ethernet connectivity through wireless or wired networks. The options permit transmission of measurements between transmitters and PCs. For details, visit vaisala.com/hmt330.
CORRECTIONS
In the box listing destemmer manufacturers in our June issue, the name of one supplier was inadvertently transposed. The correct name is Bucher-Vaslin, and the website is buchervaslin.com.
In the July issue, a letter from Eileen Harbertson in Feedback incorrectly associated her with the University of California, Davis. Although previously at UC Davis, Harbertson is now a research associate at Washington State University, Prosser.
Novembal, a Tetra Pak company based in San Francisco, introduced the new Novatwist wine bottle closure, which replaces traditional cork and capsule or screwcap. The Novatwist fits glass or PET bottles with standard a screwcap finish and can be recycled with them. It has a flexible, unbreakable seal and uses tin or Saranex liners. For details, visit novembal.com.
Mistral adds convection-toasted barrels
Mistral Barrels Inc., a division of Chile's Tonelería Nacional, now makes the convection tasting technology it previously offered in its barrel-alternative products available in its oak barrels. Precise barrel profiles can be created using laboratory scale convection toasting apparatus. For details, visit mistralbarrels.com.
Alcan has new regional distributor
Alcan Packaging named Cellar-Tek Supplies its exclusive distributor in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Products include Stelvin screwcaps, Softgard tin capsules, Rolltop polylam capsules and Champaluxe sparkling foils. For details, visit cellartek.com.
Chr. Hansen's frozen malolactic starter
Chr. Hansen, Danish producer of wine cultures, will introduce FroZen malolactic starter cultures for white wines including Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris. The FroZen range can reduce malolactic fermentation time by as much as 40%; it will launch in North America in September. For details, visit chr-hansen.com.
Tony Correia transitions
Well-known agricultural consultant/appraiser Tony Correia has retired as president of Correia-Xavier Inc. (CX), Sonoma. Partner Stan Xavier is now president and CEO. Correia continues as an independent contractor for CX, targeting the wine industry, valuation assignments and litigation support and consulting. For more information, visit c-x.com.
More awards for Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin Press & Label Co., a family-owned wine label printer in Napa, Calif., received the Best of Show award for wine labels at the Showcase of Print Excellence hosted by the Printing Industries of Northern California. The award honored Trefethen Vineyards' Halo label. The printer also received gold awards for the Charles Krug 1861 wine label, and its own promotional piece celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Vaisala monitors now Ethernet enabled
Vaisala, Woburn, Mass., supplier of monitors, now offers select series of HUMICAP humidity and transmitters and DRYCAP dewpoint transmitters with Ethernet connectivity through wireless or wired networks. The options permit transmission of measurements between transmitters and PCs. For details, visit vaisala.com/hmt330.
CORRECTIONS
In the box listing destemmer manufacturers in our June issue, the name of one supplier was inadvertently transposed. The correct name is Bucher-Vaslin, and the website is buchervaslin.com.
In the July issue, a letter from Eileen Harbertson in Feedback incorrectly associated her with the University of California, Davis. Although previously at UC Davis, Harbertson is now a research associate at Washington State University, Prosser.
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