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88 Wines&Vines January 2015 WINERY & VINEYARD EqUIPMENT CALL FOR ENTRIES COMPETITION DEADLINES EARLYBIRD: January 23, 2015 $50 FINAL: January 30, 2015 $75 Celebrating the distinctive regional differences in the wines of the Californias. • Highly qualifed judges from the restaurant industry, wine distributors, wine buyers, and media. • Marketing exposure to more than 1.4 million attendees of the fourth largest fair in North America, the San Diego County Fair. • Award medallions and digital art for the best wines from each county and/or multi-county appellations. • Purchase of the top- performing wines to be served during the 25- day Fair and the 8-week world-class Del Mar Thoroughbred Horse Races. OUR COMPETITION OFFERS: Entry materials available now online at www.thetoastofthecoast.com sponsored in part by Easy Safe Wash is not a fast- cleaning system but a definite tech- nological advance that makes it easier to access vulnerable parts of the machine. process2wine wine- production app for web and mobile, Process2Wine A new winemaking-management system for mobile devices (tablets) offers dynamic mapping and a high level of interaction between the software and the user. Tablets (iPad, Galaxy, etc.) enable the user to access relevant informa- tion to support decision-making. The originality of this application lies in its ability to tap the potential of tablet technology: update maps di- rectly on the ground, compare geo- graphic data from diverse sources with on-the-spot observations, etc. Process2Wine represents a step forward from static mapping (which many agricultural software applica- tions now do extremely well) to dy- namic, interactive mapping. eco 3 eco-responsible barrel, Vicard Tonnelleries Vicard ECO 3 barrels are made ex- clusively from oak left over from the stave-cutting process—wood that would normally be discarded. Wine barrel staves are machine- cut along the grain of the wood to avoid leakage. They conform to a certain thickness and minimum width. This process generates 75% waste, among which are cuts of the correct thickness that follow the grain of the wood but are too narrow. Using a technique patented by Vicard, two narrow pieces of oak can be joined to form a barrel stave. This innovation makes optimum use of each tree by minimizing losses of high-quality oak. It enhances the user's environmental credentials. "chauffe céramique," or ceramic toasting of the vinea's Éclat barrel, Tonnellerie Vinea An innovative new toasting tech- nique arrives at a more easily repro- ducible aromatic range. In ceramic toasting, radiant heat is applied to wood intended for oenological use. This method preserves the qualities of the wood, toasts it evenly, uniformly and consistently, and it eliminates the risk of blistering and charring. With this method it is possible to toast the oak wood in a controlled manner and to a specific depth. A long toast of better quality is achiev- able; toasting profiles can be re- peated from one vintage to another, and wines matured with oak wood toasted with this method are per- ceived by tasters to have a better level of sweetness. The user has a wider choice of reproducible toast levels to refine the aromatic profile of the wine. d30f (dosatron) wine line winemaking input dosing pump, Wines & Tools The D30F wine line is a hydraulic, volumetric, proportional dosing pump that works without electricity. Dosatron can inject doses at wine flow rates of between 0 and 30,000 liters (7,925 gallons) per hour. It can be used to inject liquids (winemaking inputs either pure or diluted in wine) into wine during transfer or downstream of filtration systems (such as a cross flow). This system adapts to variations in flow rate. It is mobile, easy to clean and maintain and allows for con- tinuous injection with good homog- enization without injecting oxygen. Dosatron allows precise, con- tinuous dosing of winemaking in- puts at throughputs compatible with the winery's requirements. The prod- ucts (such as fining agents) are evenly distributed in the wine. Being hydraulically (rather than electrically) powered, the D30F wine line is mobile and cheaper to run than electric dosing pumps.