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FEBRUARY NEWS pattern with fine to very fine droplets for thorough leaf coverage. TeeJet reports the tip is ideal for insecticides, fungicides, foliar fertilizers and other applications for orchards and vineyards. The tips are available with flow rates of 0.046-1.45 gallons per minute with a recommended pressure of 30-360 psi. Details: teejet.com. CleanSweep fermentors from Spokane Industries high TSS (total suspended solids) applications, with no moving parts or electrical use in the water. Details: wastewater. medoraco.com/airpwr. FELCOtronic 801 electronic pruning shear The FELCOtronic 801 is the newest addition to FELCO's line of electronic pruners. Designed for vineyard use, it offers additional speed, a full day of battery life and an ergonomic and lightweight design. The hardened-steel cutting head has a semi-opening mode to save time and make high-quality cuts for vine health. Details: FELCO801.com. Laffort Vegecoll vegetal fining agent Laffort USA has trademarked and begun U.S. sales of Vegecoll, a potato protein isolate, for reduction of phenolic compounds in must, and for use in white, rosé and red wines for fining. Vegecoll offers high clarification and sedimentation rates along with color stabilization and reduction of astringent tannins. Details: laffort.com/en/ fining/728-vegecoll. © 2013 StaVin Inc. CleanSweep automated self-cleaning red wine fermentors are now available from Spokane Industries. The CleanSweep system evacuates pomace from the tank with the press of a button, making tank cleaning a one-person job that is safer for workers. CleanSweep is available on all new tanks 5,000 gallons and larger. Details: spokaneindustries.com. BSG Wine offers Toasted Oak adjuncts BSG Wine is offering adjuncts in four flavor profiles and two formats from Toasted Oak. The oak is selected from forests in central France, air-seasoned and toasted using infrared, convection or traditional fire heating. The company offers sample packs. Details: bsgwine.com. Sani-Lav nozzles Union Jack of Louisville, Ky., is expanding its winemaking tools catalog with a new line of Sani-Lav nozzles for washing and sanitizing applications. All models have a trigger-controlled, variablespray pattern and instantly shut off when the trigger is released. The N81 is a watersaving model. Details: unionjacktools.com. GridBee AP series air-powered mixers GridBee mixers from Medora Corp. are suitable for winery wastewater pond use, supplementing aeration with energyefficient mixing for ponds and water basins. The mixers are compact, lightweight and low-maintenance, even in For over twenty years we've searched the world to source the very finest oak known to wine. Our hikes through numerous forests in countries on two continents have yielded findings some winemakers consider treasure. Such travels have shown us the rewards of perseverance, and the importance of variety. Because even the most delicious wines don't always taste the same. ® StaVın Inc, P.O.Box 1693, Sausalito,CA 94966 (415) 331-7849 f (415) 331-0516 stavin.com Win es & Vin es F EB RUA RY 20 14 27