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JULY NEWS Product News Send us your latest offerings and announcements by emailing edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. Diemme Enologia MicroFlex Filter Cellar-Tek, based in Kelowna, B.C., announced it is now offering the new Diemme Enologia MicroFlex filter for wineries in North America. The membrane cartridge filter system comes with new software to filter wines in "a very gentle, low-pressure, oxygen-free, closed system," according to Cellar-Tek. The heart of the filter is comprised of a bank of 30-inch 1-micron absolute PVDF membrane cartridges, and the unit is available in three sizes. DIY alcohol reduction Mavrik North America touts its smaller Econo Series of machines as a do-it-yourself option for reducing alcohol. The "barrel-sized" unit can reduce 1% alcohol by volume for one barrel of wine in less than two hours (or 200 gallons within eight hours), while a "casksized" unit can treat one barrel in less than one hour (or 500 gallons within eight hours). All units come with membranes included and use 110-volt single-phase power. Details: mavrikna.com. New F6.3 Series filler by Fogg Fogg Filler released its new F6.3 Series filler machine. "The new series was designed to perform with the accuracy and advantages of an F9 at the size and price of a much smaller model," the Holland, Mich.-based manufacturer announced in a statement. The company reports that it updated the filler design to include ceramic bearings for better longevity and replaced the carousel with an Accu-lift system for "superior valve and bottle alignment." Service points for the Accu-lift system are accessible from the exterior of the machine to make maintenance easier. Details: foggfiller.com. Reconfigured WineLoc summer shippers ACH Foam Technologies, the maker of WineLoc summer wine shippers, announced it had reconfigured the design of the shippers to offer "added packaging options and increased protection of bottles during transit." According to a news release, the shippers are available in two-, six- and 12-packs and reportedly can keep bottles at a constant, stable temperature for 72 hours. 26 W in e s & V i ne s J U LY 2 013 The shippers are contained within corrugated cardboard cartons and feature pockets for frozen gel refrigerants to keep temperatures at or below 80°F. Details: achfoam.com. Emmeti case packer Emmeti S.p.A. introduces The Eagle, its new pick-and-place case packer. The new unit is designed to pick and place bottles in 2x3, 3x4 and 6x4 case patterns. The unit's self-adjustable head can handle a bottle range of 60-110 millimeters or 2.3-4.3 inches and can load from one to 10 cases at a time and insert partitions after the bottles are in place. Details: emmetiusa.com. Row tags for vineyards CCK Outfitters now offers customized tags for vineyard rows. The tags can be marked with row numbers, grape variety names or other information. The tags are available blank, with up to four lines of information or with a variety of custom touches like company logos. Details: cckoutfitters.com. New option for brand protection Advanced Track & Trace announced it is extending its brand protection, traceability technology and other services to the North American wine industry. Based in Paris, France, ATT designs and integrates systems to prevent counterfeiting and authenticate products, containers and packaging. The firm already serves clients in Bordeaux, including first-growth chateaus and members of the Crus Bourgeois in Medoc. It provides secure traceability with either general or individual product tracking through the entire supply chain. Based on its systems that ensure sensitive data is kept private, the firm also can provide wineries with customer relationship-management services. Details: att-fr.com. Rocket wine and lees filters The new M7, M7+7 and M7+7+7 Rocket filters available through Mio Viggneto Products in San Ramon, Calif., are based on a patented filtering system that employs rotating membranes. Dwight J. Busalacchi, president of Mio Vigneto, said the new filtration system operates at low pressure and does not heat the wine through friction. The filter employs ceramic discs that rotate and collect particulates from the wine. As the disks rotate through, the wine substances are removed from the filter disks, providing a "self-cleaning" effect. The M7 model can filter 4,200 liters in a 15-hour cycle. Details: miovigneto.com. Data collection for the vineyard Orlando, Fla.-based AGERpoint Inc. unveiled its system for data acquisition and analysis to help growers better manage their vines. A four-stage data-management system allows growers to capture data about trunk diameter, canopy density, leaf color, plant height and volume via 3D laser scanning, survey GPS and optical sensors. This data is analyzed and synthesized into a report, which can be accessed by the grower through a web-based interface. Details: agerpoint.com.