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W i n e s & V i n e s A U G U s T 2 0 1 4 23 A U G U S T N E W S Slovenian oak casks Mio Vigneto Products is now offering a new line of barrels, casks and fermentation tanks made from Slovenian oak. The open- and closed-top fermentation tanks and casks are available with several options including different toast levels, manways, sample taps, racking ports, drains, tempera- ture gauges and company logo carved into the head. Details: miovigneto.com. Brett test now available The new Veriflow device is now available to detect the presence of Brettanomyces. Devel- oped by the biotech firm Invisible Sentinel with Jackson Family Wines, the test is de- signed to provide a quick and simple assay for Brett. The unit employs molecular flow- based technology and real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis to provide same-day results. Details: invisiblesentinel.com. Vine Tech Equipment app Vine Tech Equipment re- leased a new smartphone app to help growers cali- brate their sprayers for orchards, berries and vine- yards. Users select row spacing, mph, psi and then select the combination of nozzles that meet the goal for gallons per acre. The app also features tools to determine plants per acre, mph and convert gallons per acre to gallons per minute and vice versa. Cleaning centrifuge with nitrogen The Magnum/Interfil wine-cleaning centri- fuge can process 840 gallons per hour (or 14 gallons per minute), and the headspace of the centrifuge can be filled with an inert gas like nitrogen to help prevent the wine from being exposed to oxygen. The centri- fuge employs stainless steel, sanitary pumps and can remove solids down to 1 micron in size. Details: interfil.com.au. CapSeal anti-counterfeit system INSIDE Secure and Selinko announced the release of their new CapSeal system to fight counterfeiting in the wine and spirits mar- ket. The system employs an INSIDE Secure VaultIC 150X chip and Selinko's object- identification technology to confirm a product is authentic. The chip is connected to an antenna inserted into the neck of the bottle just above the cork. A user with a near field communication-enabled smart- phone or device can then determine if the bottle is authentic and has remained un- opened. Details: insidesecure.com. Mycorrhizae 'super fungi' soil amendment RTI-Ag is bringing its line of "biofertility" products to the North American wine in- dustry. The company's products contain the ® StaVın Inc, P.O.Box 1693, Sausalito,CA 94966 (415) 331-7849 f (415) 331-0516 stavin.com © 2014 StaVin Inc. You don't always get what you pay for. Especially with barrels. On average, 80% of a traditional barrel's oak is for its own structure, and never actually makes contact with wine. Which means only 7 staves impart fl avor, and the other 26 staves take up space. Not a particularly good value, in our book. Please call us for a few sound ideas about how you can do more with less. Product News Send us your latest offerings and announce- ments by emailing edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. A U G U S T N E W S