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2015 SUPPLIER GUIDE 80 WINES&VINES November 2015 verse osmosis membranes. Adjust alcohol, reduce VA and Brett and concentrate wine in the lab, and still do standard clarification. WINERY EQUIPMENT TAPI USA Custom and stock bottle closures Blue Bell, Pa. P: (610) 222-9109 F: (610) 571-1340 W: tapiusa.com E: info@tapiusa.com What's new: The Tapi Group developed the capabilities to meet any challenge, design or customization, creating a range of products impossible to match by their competitors. The full range of closures is the most exten- sive on the market today; no other manufac- turing company offers such a complete set of closures. PACKAGING TAPP LABEL CO. Committed to achieving your brand vision Napa, Calif. P: (707) 252-8300 F: (707) 251-9852 W: tapplabel.com E: info@tapplabel.com What's new: Tapp Label is new and growing. With a new executive team and our acquisi- tion of Metro Label, our customers can now find us in Napa and Livermore, Calif., Port- land, Ore., and in Cananda in Toronto and Vancouver. We are also opening a brand new facility in Paso Robles, Calif., later this year to help serve those in the Central Coast. Tapp has also added Shrink-Sleeve printing to our capabilities—creating an en- tirely new opportunity for our customer's brands to stand out on the shelf. PACKAGING TASTERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL Dedicated to the education, appreciation and responsible use of wine and food Grand Rapids, Mich. P: (616) 454-7815 F: (616) 459-9969 W: tastersguild.com E: joeb@tastersguild.com What's new: We are sponsoring a wine and food cruise in the Caribbean from Jan. 27 through Feb. 7, 2016. See tastersguild.com for details. ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION TECHNICOTE INC. Pressure-sensitive labeling solutions Miamisburg, Ohio P: (800) 358-4446 F: (937) 859-9096 W: technicote.com E: gstover@technicote.com What's new: Technicote released the 2016 Wine, Beer, Spirits & Specialty Food Product Guide featuring an array of estates, felts, specialty papers, metallized and foil face- stocks, and films to suit the customer's label needs. PACKAGING TECNOCAP Screwcaps and compatible liners for all wine varietals Glen Dale, W.V. P: (304) 845-3402 F: (304) 843-5475 W: tecnocapclosures.com E: info.usa@tecnocapclosures.com What's new: The Espiritbonnet screwcap is a plastic insert with a high-profile metal over- cap to provide a unique, bold appearance. The overcap can be produced in any color or printed with sophisticated graphics. Em- bossing is an additional custom option. PACKAGING TERRAVANT WINE CO. Innovators in sourcing, quality crafting, award-winning design and superior custom winery services Buellton, Calif. P: (805) 686-9400 F: (805) 686-9404 W: terravant.com E: joe@terravant.com What's new: International sourcing and in- ternational wines. Kip Lorenzetti is the new winemaker. WAREHOUSING / SHIPPING • WINERY SERVICES • WINERY SUPPLIES THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Great wines start with great chemistry Chelmsford, Mass. P: (800) 225-1480 F: (978) 232-6015 W: thermoscientific.com/water E: info.water@thermo.com What's new: New website dedicated to all things wine-related. Visit thermoscientific. com/fermentation to learn about products and to download rich application notes. FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION • WINERY EQUIPMENT THINFILM ELECTRONICS ASA Welcome to the internet of everything Oslo, Norway P: (408) 503-7300 W: thinfilm.no E: sales@thinfilm.no What's new: NFC OpenSense by Thinfilm are readable smartphone labels providing winemakers and retailers a cost-effective way to track and confirm the authenticity of individual wine bottles across the supply chain. Unique identifiers provide custom in- formation based on the bottle's sealed or opened status—helping to fight product di- version, counterfeiting and unauthorized refills. PACKAGING TIANJIN HIJET FENCE SUPPLIES INC. Vineyard supplies, farm and vineyard project designs The West Zone of TEDA, TianJin, China P: +86 2260 122155 F: +86 2260 122138 W: hijetfencesupplies.com/trellis.asp E: sales.trellis@hijetfencesupplies.com What's new: The shade house is a great op- tion for wineries and growers dealing with drought. Designed to provide protection against sunlight and hold moisture inside, all shade house systems are easy to install. TianJin HiJet Fence Supplies is committed to the highest standards and accurate de- sign, and design services are now free. Dis- tributors welcome. VINEYARD EQUIPMENT • VINEYARD SUP- PLIES TINCKNELL & TINCKNELL INC. Wine sales and marketing consultants since 1997 Healdsburg, Calif. P: (707) 433-3671 F: (707) 433-9764 W: marketingwine.com E: info@marketingwine.com What's new: Tincknell & Tincknell has deep- ened its relationship with growers using bio- dynamic and organic farming. T&T's clients are interested in sustainable agriculture and new technology to reduce their carbon foot- print. This dovetails with its expertise in alternative wine packaging and direct-to- consumer sales. See alternativewinepack- aging.com for information about innovation and creativity in wine packaging. SALES & MARKETING THE TOAST OF THE COAST WINE COMPETITION Celebrating wines of California and their distinctive regional differences Del Mar, Calif. P: (858) 755-1161 W: thetoastofthecoast.com E: hello@thetoastofthecoast.com What's new: The 2016 event will have an ex- panded vendor showcase at the festival, highlighting wine accessories, services and wine-related consumer products. ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION TOM BEARD CO. Innovative barrel processing systems since 1983 Santa Rosa, Calif. P: (707) 573-3150 F: (707) 573-3140 W: tombeard.com E: sales@tombeard.com What's new: Tom Beard Co. introduced BlueMorp, an innovative tank-sanitation system with ultraviolet light and the VinWiz- ard remote interface with automated winery systems. COOPERAGE • FACILITIES & CONSTRUC- TION • IT SOLUTIONS • WINERY EQUIP- MENT TONELERÍA NACIONAL USA, formerly Mistral Barrels Worldwide barrels and barrel alternatives leaders Sonoma, Calif. P: (707) 996-5600 F: (707) 996-4996 W: toneleria.com E: info.usa@toneleria.com What's new: Tonelería Nacional is expanding and happy to announce its new location in a modern and customer-friendly environment at 21481 8th St. East in Sonoma, Calif. Cus- tomers will be able to taste Tonelería Nacio- nal oak products in the first tasting room for winemakers (open by appointment only). New release: sweet oak chips with six hours of convection toast. COOPERAGE TONNELLERIE BARON ~ OXOLINE A family-owned boutique cooperage since 1875 St. Helena, Calif. P: (707) 328-8207 F: (707) 635-8176 W: tonnellerie.com E: s.lane@tonnelleriebaron.com What's new: The Culte 140 barrel is a special limited-edition series to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Tonnellerie Baron's founding. COOPERAGE TONNELLERIE BERGER & FILS Artisan family-owned cooperage with a goal of producing custom barrels Napa, Calif. P: (707) 266-8357 W: tonnellerie-berger.com E: te@tonnellerie-berger.com What's new: Tonnellerie Berger & Fils hired Tiffany Eicholz in June to be the marketing and U.S. business-development manager. Based in Napa, Calif., Eicholz will provide technical support as well as develop sales and marketing. Eicholz can be reached by email at te@tonnellerie-berger.com and by phone at (707) 266-8357. COOPERAGE • WINERY EQUIPMENT TONNELLERIE BOUTES Le respect de la tradition Rodeo, Calif. P: (510) 799-1518 F: (866) 484-7398 W: boutes.com E: manny@boutes.com What's new: New Coeur and Soleil barrels for 2015. COOPERAGE • WINERY EQUIPMENT TONNELLERIE GARONNAISE Your artisan cooperage Rodeo, Calif. P: (510) 799-1518 F: (866) 484-7398 W: garonnaise.com E: manny@boutes.com What's new: New Exquis barrel—three year air-dried staves are bent with steam, creat- SEARCH ONLINE FOR SUPPLIERS AT winesandvines.com/ buyersguide