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BARRELS Tonnellerie Baron and its rack company OxOline have specialized in barrel-fermentation equipment for years. "We are pretty widely credited with pioneering the system, which allows for red grape barrel fermentations, more than 10 years ago," said Sebastian Lane, the firm's managing partner and western U.S. representative. Baron offers its "Vinification Integrale" system, which is comprised of a small steel circular hatch that's connected to a long valve opening with a screen that allows winemakers to take samples or separate the free run from the pomace. Once fermentation is complete, the valve and hatch can be removed, the hole sealed with a steel cap and the barrel can be used for aging. Barrels are loaded either by connecting a must pump or by dumping berries directly through the opening. Baron recommends supporting the weight of the hoses if pumping directly rather than letting the full weight of the hose pull on the hatch opening. Winemakers conducting barrel fermentation often move the barrels into warmed rooms for temperature control. However, Baron produces custom heat exchangers or chillers that can slide Barrel Rack Suppliers COMPANYWEBSITE AFTEK Inc. aftekfilters.com Brick Packaging LLC brickpackaging.com Carolina Wine Supply carolinawinesupply.com Cellar-Tek cellartek.com Custom Metalcraft custom-metalcraft.com Davison Winery Supplies dwinesupplies.com GW Kent Inc. gwkent.com Jim's Supply Co. Inc. jimssupply.com Paul Blatt Enterprises Inc. paulblattenterprisesinc.com Premier Wine Cask premierwinecask.com Quality Wine Barrels Cooperage/Meza Barrels Co. qualitywinebarrels.com Rack & Maintenance Source rmswinebarrelracks.com Rich Xiberta USA xiberta.com Snyder Industries Inc. snydernet.com Spec Trellising spectrellising.com Titan Rack titanrack.com Tonnellerie Baron – OXOline tonnellerie.com Topco topcoproducts.com Western Square Industries Inc. westernsquare.com For more on barrel rack suppliers, see Wines & Vines' 2013 Buyer's Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com. QUALITY STAINLESS TANKS QST offers its clients……. Professionally fabricated stainless tanks 35 years of tank fabrication experience Performance & reliability guarantees Custom designs & modern features Quick & competitive tank project pricing On site tank repairs & modifications Special application tanks of all sizes "In stock tanks" from 500 to 10,000 gallons 510 Caletti Ave. Windsor, Ca. 95492 Phone 707-837-2721 or Toll-Free 877-598-0672 www.qualitystainless.com Company Website winetanks@aol.com email contact/sales info Custom Fabricated Tanks for the perfect size & fit… or Ready to Ship "Stock Tanks" Either way QST is ready to assist our clients! Call QST today for information or pricing! Win es & Vi n es JU LY 20 13 43

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