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SEPTEMBER NEWS Italian Equipment Show SIMEI Returns Innovations in winemaking and grapegrowing will be on display at expo near Milan M ilan, Italy—SIMEI, the massive, cutting-edge International Enological and Bottling Equipment Exhibition, will take place Nov. 12-16 this year in northern Italy, celebrating its 25th edition and 50th anniversary. The high-profile trade show and conference runs every other year at the modern architectural showplace of the Fiera Milano, just outside Milan in the suburb of Rho. Winery and vineyard personnel from all over Europe and dozens of other countries visit Milan to attend SIMEI and see the latest in winery equipment, supplies and services, often well before the innovations are introduced in North America. The equally impressive fair covering wine grape and olive growing, Enovitis, runs concurrently in the same location. Winemakers and growers from the United States and Canada who attend will get a preview of the tools and techniques that their European competitors are already using or soon will be. Suppliers of both large-scale and small-scale equipment are well represented. An added attraction this year for U.S. winemakers is that the event will not occur during Thanksgiving week, as it often has in the recent past. Many international attendees of SIMEI-Enovitis add on fact-finding trips to nearby wine regions such as Barolo, Barbaresco, Friuli, Trentino, Soave and Valpolicella. SIMEI and Enovitis together offer a complete technological itinerary for the wine-growing supply chain, from the vineyard to SIMEI convenes Nov. 12-16 near Milan, Italy. the production and packaging of wine. Visitors to SIMEI will be able to attend a very busy schedule of workshops and in-depth seminars, and have ready access to English translations when necessary. Unione Italiana Vini organizes the event. Figures from the most recent SIMEI in 2011 include: • 700 exhibiting companies from 27 countries • 48,000 visitors from 90 countries • 12,000 tons of exhibited equipment and products • 860,000 square feet of exhibition space For more information about SIMEI, visit simei.it/en. —Jim Gordon The original, BOTTLE-MATIC-II 3 YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED Front and Back! MADE IN USA! 21 day trial $1800 for Wines & Vines Readers! Front & Back! Label any cylindrical container fast and accurately from ½" to 8" diameter, @ Speeds of 1200 Pcs. per hour. NOT A CHEAP, IMPORTED KNOCK-OFF! ISPENSA-MATIC DLabel Dispensers STOP Wasting Time Labeling by Hand! Price subject to change without notice. 28220 Playmor Beach Rd, Rocky Mount, MO 65072 Call Toll Free: 1 (800) 325-7303 or (573) 392-7684 FAX:(573) 392-1757; E-mail: info@dispensamatic.com Web: http://www.bottle-labeler.com 2/01/10 Win es & Vin es SEPT EM B ER 20 13 15