July 14, 2026 (Santa Rosa, CA) — Pellenc America is proud to announce that industry-leading companies P&L Specialties and Tom Beard Company are officially joining the Pellenc America family....
Wine industry supplier Ed Barr shares his take on today’s wine troubles.
Ed Barr
Ed Barr, president and CEO of not one, but three, equipment and machinery solutions companies serving the wine industry,...
North Coast Wine Industry Cautiously Optimistic as 2024 Grape Season Starts: Wine grape growers and vintners are cautiously optimistic as the 2024 season gets underway for the North Coast crop...
Quick conversations from the trade show floor
The 2023 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium concluded January 26 and, judging by the comments we received on the trade show floor, it’s back, baby!
Though...
The Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) is the largest trade show and conference focused exclusively on Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and is the second largest wine industry show...
April 12, 2022 SANTA ROSA – P&L Specialties / Tom Beard Company / Revolution Equipment Sales is pleased to announce new representation in the Texas Wine Market. Savannah Pender of consulting...
Since the 2020 Unified Symposium is going to be very different this year, (a new location) P&L Specialties, manufacturers of high performance crush pad equipment, will follow suit. This year, along...
Behind Wine Brand Kendall-Jackson’s Growing Direct-to-Consumer Strategy: Thirty-six-year-old family winery Kendall-Jackson has been selling select wines online at KJ.com since 2004. But with new attribution...
Jim Bernau Responds to Copper Cane's Joe Wagner: The article regarding Oregon Vintners Pushing Back on Copper Cane's Labels generated a lot of interest, as did last week's Joe Wagner Responds: Copper Cane...
F1 will be showcasing updated, upgraded processing equipment, such as a larger, faster MOG Removing LT™ that partners perfectly with modern Optical Sorters as well as further refinements on the Cluster...
Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz: The fight against legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might...
10 Business Lessons Learned from the Founders of America's Biggest Wine Brand: Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of Barefoot Wine...
Direct Wine Shipments to Consumers Grow 4X Faster than Wine Retail Market in 2015: In the United States, 43 out of the 50 states allow direct shipment of wine to consumers, and these consumers continue...
This year P&L Specialties is highlighting savings of time, labor and energy with: “Even – Metering” equipment for Whole Cluster with the Consista Hopper™ for yields up to 12 tons/hour and our Cluster...
Grape harvest begins early in Temecula Wine Country:
Experiencing the grape harvest in the local vineyards has rarely been on a July to-do list but thats just what is happening now in the vineyards of...
Stage is set for another good Napa Valley wine grape crop:
By mid-June the stage had been set for a good balance of proper grape ripening and adequate yields this year in the vineyards of Napa Valle...
