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Parsec’s Aphromate Plus Automates Charmat Sparkling Wine Production
ATPGroup and their trusted partner Parsec move into the US sparkling wine production market. Introducing Aphromate Plus which offers an innovative and precise control system for the automation of...
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Business Strategy Behind The Wine Group's Partnership With MPL Brands NV
Hard seltzer’s growth has slowed, and you’re a wine company trying to reach younger consumers—what do you do? —Jeff Siegel If you’re The Wine Group, you invest in a company that makes canned cocktails,...
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'The Best Red Grape I've Ever Grown'—East Coast Winemakers' Success with New Cross San Marco
An Italian grape-growing experiment shows potential for quality grape and wine production along the US East Coast. —Robin Shreeves The US’s first commercial wines of the Italian grape, San Marco, are officially...
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Winemaking Barrel Trial: Free SO2 & Potential Wine Quality Impacts
Barrel-by-barrel sampling of free SO2 can potentially help winemakers prevent unnecessary and expensive barrel downgrades. —David Sommer, CTO, BarrelWise Technologies Free sulfur dioxide (SO2) is unique...
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As Restaurants Reopen, Sommeliers Re-Envision Wine Lists
What producers need to know to get their wines into the hospitality sector. —Melanie Young Restaurants closed throughout much of 2020 when the novel coronavirus caused a series of lockdowns. To cover the...
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British Columbia 2021 Vintage Report: Okanagan Winemakers Optimistic After Difficult Growing Season
A difficult growing year for the Okanagan Valley to produce superbly flavorful Canadian wine. —Andrew Monro Wineries and vineyards in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley are optimistic that this might...
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Artificial Intelligence in the Vineyard
Adopting this new vineyard technology is critical to the California grape industry. —Tom Shapland, PhD, CEO and cofounder of Tule Technologies Anything humans can observe with their eyes a computer can...
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Winemakers, Distributors Experiment with Supply Chain & Carbon-Shrinking Shortcuts
Whether shipping wine across the globe in giant bladders, or biking a bottle down the street, there’s likely a way to make the trip cheaper for you and better for the environment.  —Kathleen Willcox Two...
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The Great Supply Chain Kerfuffle of 2021
Delays in deliveries are affecting viticulture and winemaking procedures, product launches, and limiting consumers’ options during the peak of holiday wine-buying. —Jeff Siegel Brian Talley ordered...
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How to Boost Wine Club Membership
An increase in wine club convenience equates to an increase in wine club members and membership retention. —Zach Kamphuis, general manager, Commerce7 Why should a consumer sign up for a wine club instead...