Category: Announcements and Suppliers
FermControl BIO – new for vintage 2013
FermControl BIO – made under EU organic regulations, for organic producers. ENHANCE YOUR WINE QUALITY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND! Nothing provides a better source of supplementation for yeasts.
Read more >New enzymatic reagent kit from Thermo Fisher Scientific
We are happy to inform of a new system reagent, Total Iron, for automated Thermo Scientific Arena and Gallery analysers. Iron is a necessary trace element found in nearly all living organisms. Iron-containing enzymes and proteins participate in numerous biological oxidations and in transporting oxygen to the cells. Iron is a food additive and present in plant-based beverages, e.g. in wine, beer and fruit juices.
Read more >E.E. Muir & Sons Launches new website
E.E. Muir & Sons Launches new website – www.eem.com.au
Read more >VINx2 and Xero provide best of breed winery solution
Building on existing exports to MYOB and QuickBooks, VINx2 now offers a real-time interface to Xero, the popular cloud based accounting solution. A number of wineries have made the switch to Xero, capitalising on its anytime access to financial information and up to the minute cash management statistics. With VINx2 and Xero combined you have a powerful best of breed solution combining winery production and accounts that reduces double-entry of data at all stages of wine production.
Read more >ATTENTION AUSTRALIAN GRAPEGROWERS!
A National Grapegrower Survey is being undertaken by Winetitles, publisher of the Wine Industry Directory. The Survey is an important industry initiative supported by Wine Grape Growers Australia (WGGA), Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) and Riverland Winegrape Growers Association (RWGA), and will assist in developing a National Vineyard Database.
Read more >AB Mauri announces release of UOA MaxiThiol, a new and unique high thiol white wine yeast.
UOA MaxiThiol is a novel yeast strain developed by the Wine Science Group at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The strain is exclusively licensed to AB Mauri and will be available for the 2013 vintage. UOA MaxiThiol is not only a high thiol producing strain but is also POF negative, making it ideal for white wine production and in particular Sauvignon Blanc. It contributes significant aromas of ‘passionfruit’ and ‘tropical fruit’ to the finished wine.
Read more >IMCD strives to supply quality products.
As a partner of the WFA, IMCD strives to supply quality products to the wine industry. From coarse filtration with DE (Grefco), Perlite (Induplex), Cellulose (Hahn), vessel bags from Clear Edge to medium and fine filtration with Cellufluxx (Erbsloeh), Ekwip filter Sheets, Millipore lenticular and membrane cartridges. We can cover all a wineries filtration’s needs.
Read more >Kauri Early Order Barrel Discounts for Vintage 2013
Kauri is offering fantastic early order savings on Saury’s range of oak barrels to SA, WA, VIC & TAS wineries. Order before 16th November 2012 and receive the best pricing available from the cooperages of Saury, Saury Premium, Saury Bourgogne, Tonnellerie LEROI, and Saury USA.
Read more >Tonnellerie CADUS early order discounts for vintage 2013
Order your new CADUS barrels before November 15, 2012 and get a fantastic discount. With CADUS’s unrivalled reputation of on time deliveries and this great ‘Early Order Discount’ place your orders now. With 30 coopers and a whole team dedicated to supply services, Tonnellerie CADUS is an expert in cooperage, and is approved by famous French vineyards in Bordeaux, Bourgogne… and more than 1200 clients over the world.
For more information, please contact our agent in Australia: [email protected] +61488500049 or New-Zealand: [email protected], and visit www.tonnelleriecadus.com
Enzyme Solutions
Enzyme Solutions is an Australian company dedicated to delivering the best in technical knowledge, service and enzymes to Australian industry. In this vein, we are pleased to partner with E.E. Muir & Sons, another Australian company with a similar focus to ours. The strength of Muir’s extensive branch network means we can provide for winemakers from within their own regions, which is a telling advantage. Our current wine industry products are produced in Melbourne and are of the highest quality – designed from the start to meet Australian conditions.
Read more >Vinwizard saves power
The Vinwizard “Smart Load Shedding” module enables customers to control power usage more intelligently. Various triggers can be monitored and the system set up to take action when setpoints are reached. Examples would be turning cooling off to tanks based on priority levels if glycol temperatures rise, multiple setpoints can be used to stage this process. Once the refrigeration plant catches up, tanks are turned back on. This can have the effect of automatically managing the load on the refrigeration plant.
Read more >Bottling line microbiological audits
How clean is your bottling line? Effective sanitisation procedures in bottling lines are crucial to meeting FSANZ and client criteria for product quality. A lack of efficacy in CIP (Cleaning-in-Place) regimes and flawed operating procedures may lead to biofilm formation over time and failed QA (Quality Assurance) sterility tests of products. A common occurrence is the intermittent detection of microbes which is due to the high-throughput nature of bottling and usually an indication of an underlying microbial problem.
Read more >AWRI Fusion hybrid wine yeast comes up a winner with Pinot Noir
In a workshop tasting at the 8th International Cool Climate Symposium held in Tasmania, AWRI Fusion hybrid wine yeast was a clear winner in the tasting with 70% of the preferences (Workshop 2: Taming the Pinot Noir terroir). The AWRI announced in their 2012 March eNews article ‘use of the new hybrid yeasts is an easy tool for winemakers looking to ‘dial in’ innovative aromas and flavours to their wines’.
Read more >Saury premium – new for vintage 2013
Saury Premium is our extra-fine grain selection of French Oak, issued exclusively from our best “Haute Futaie” wood, sourced from the forests of central France. Available in Fire or Immersion bent, with Lumière toast (recommended) or Medium and Medium Plus toast, seasoned for a minimum period of 3 years. Saury Premium is specially developed for 18+ months of maturation, and will give great finesse to the wine, preserving winemaker work, lifting fruit and providing balance.
Read more >Tonnellerie CADUS early order discounts for vintage 2013
Order your new CADUS barrels before November 15 2012 and get a fantastic discount. With CADUS’s unrivalled reputation of on time deliveries and this great ‘Early Order Discount’ place your orders now. With 30 coopers and a whole team dedicated to supply services, Tonnellerie CADUS is an expert in cooperage, and is approved by famous French vineyards in Bordeaux, Bourgogne… and more than 1200 clients over the world.
Read more >Oak Solutions Group: Inspired by 100 Years
Oak Solutions Group defines its success by helping our customers achieve their vision. As we celebrate the 100 year anniversary of our fourth-generation, family-owned parent company, we want to thank each of you for making our story possible. Many of our advances have come from working with winemakers to enhance wine and offer new flavors. We look forward to continuing to be a part of this exciting industry and raise a glass to you as our customer.
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