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2015 SUPPLIER GUIDE 48 WINES&VINES November 2015 BELKORP AG LLC (CALIFORNIA NORTH COAST DIVISION) One team, one goal—customer satisfaction Santa Rosa, Calif. P: (707) 584-9111 W: belkorpag.com E: jmayfield@belkorpag.com What's new: Now representing Oxbo grape harvesting equipment for the entire North Coast region. Mobile service technicians and parts personnel are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. VINEYARD EQUIPMENT THE BELLI CORP. (dba Westec Tank & Equipment) Where quality, innovation and craftsmanship come together Healdsburg, Calif. P: (707) 431-9342 F: (707) 431-8809 W: westectank.com E: joe@westectank.com What's new: Westec's Tank Jackets and Por- table Tanks feature proprietary one-piece 59-inch seamless sidewalls, while the indus- try standard is 48 inches. This larger size ensures more effective heating and cooling at any level. WINERY EQUIPMENT BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE Drink what you like and like what you drink Chicago, Ill. P: (773) 930-4080 F: (773) 930-4598 W: tastings.com E: info@tastings.com What's new: Beverage Testing Institute is launching its new trade and consumer web- site. Exciting things to come, check us out. ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION • FINANCE, LEGAL & ADMIN SERVICES • PUBLICA- TIONS • SALES & MARKETING BIG ASS FANS No equal Lexington, Ky. P: (877) 244-3267 W: bigassfans.com E: josh.kegley@bigasssolutions.com What's new: The new Black Jack portable fan, designed by customers, delivers unri- valed airflow on the go. At 6.5 feet tall, Black Jack fits through standard interior doorways and plugs into any 110-volt power supply, drawing only 7 amps at top speed. Black Jack moves air up to 120 feet but won't drown out nearby conversations. TASTING ROOMS BIG SKY | DESIGN, ENGINEERING, PACKAGING Soho to Sonoma New York, N.Y. P: (917) 378-9084 W: bigskypackaging.com E: info@bskymgmt.com What's new: Big Sky is pleased to announce the addition of Tim Bowen to its team. Bow- en brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge in creating innovative POP display stands for mass grocery, retail and boutique locations. PACKAGING • TASTING ROOMS BILLET TRANSPORTATION INC. Providing the best service, period American Canyon, Calif. P: (707) 649-9200 F: (707) 649-9197 E: jerry@billettrans.com What's new: Billet Transportation moved to a 136,000-foot warehouse at 255 Lombard Road in American Canyon, Calif. The facility includes chilled and humidified space. WAREHOUSING / SHIPPING BIO-MICROBICS INC. Better water. Better world. Shawnee, Kan. P: (913) 422-0707 F: (913) 422-0808 W: biomicrobicswinery.com E: sales@biomicrobics.com What's new: Awarded the 2015 Ingenuity Award Winner at Kansas State University- Olathe's Ingenuity Central event. Ingenuity Central showcased innovative companies exemplifying the newest thinking that is driving the community and growing the economy. Won the 2015 Innovation in Envi- ronmental Technology Offshore Excellence Award for environmental impact with sanita- tion devices and technology. FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION BLACK FOREST CONTAINER SYSTEMS LLC When quality matters, your reputation should be stainless Greenville, S.C. P: (864) 282-2301 F: (864) 282-2303 W: blackforestmktg.com E: lschneider@blackforestmktg.com What's new: Black Forest Container Sys- tems is now offering the 350-gallon Wine- tainer designed for the shipment, storage and fermentation of wine. The 350-gallon square tank is available for purchase or lease. Additional sizes are available to pur- chase. Enhancements include: stackable three high, electrochemically clean/food- grade interior weld finish, UN/DOT 31 speci- fication, dimple jacket, sample tap, racking port and Thermowell fitting. COOPERAGE • PACKAGING • TASTING ROOMS • WINERY EQUIPMENT BLACK SWAN COOPERAGE LLC Bringing innovation to an age-old craft Park Rapids, Minn. P: (218) 237-2020 F: (218) 237-2024 W: blackswanbarrels.com E: heidi@blackswanbarrels.com What's new: With Black Swan's Age Your Own Cocktail Kit: Summer Series & Classic Series' customers can age their own cock- tail at home using Honey Comb barrel alter- natives. The Honey Comb barrel alternatives are available in a variety of wood species for unique flavor profiles. COOPERAGE BLOYAL Redmond, Wash. P: (425) 869-1715 F: (425) 484-8300 W: bloyal.com E: info@bloyal.com What's new: Bloyal launched a new website at bloyal.com. A wide array of new winery loyalty features including automated cus- tomer segmentation was released, enabling wineries to dynamically segment customers based on key touch points and purchase behavior and then automate engagement to entice further shopping. Powerful new POS integrations with world-class, cloud-based POS systems and a new Magento e-com- merce integration were launched. IT SOLUTIONS BONAR PLASTICS/SNYDER INDUSTRIES Winemaking solutions Lincoln, Neb. P: (800) 768-6246 F: (402) 465-1220 W: bonarwineproducts.com E: cjones@bonarplastics.com What's new: Check out Bonar's new wine products website at bonarwineproducts.com. Be it fermentation, maturation, storage or transportation, Bonar has the wine and spirit handling solution for your application in both plastic and steel product constructions. COOPERAGE • VINEYARD EQUIPMENT • WINERY EQUIPMENT BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO Through a network of higher agronomic institutes Gradignan, Cedex, France P: +33 0557 358620 W: agro-bordeaux.fr/vwmaster E: contact.vwmaster@agro-bordeaux.fr What's new: The Master of Business and Science in Vineyard & Winery Management program is designed to further participants' knowledge in business management, viticul- ture and enology. ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION TW BOSWELL 100 years of excellence Napa, Calif. P: (707) 255-5900 F: (707) 255-5952 W: twboswell.com E: info@twboswell.com What's new: Subtle. Balanced. Refined oak character. The Cool Climate Series by TW Boswell is the embodiment of elegance. To emphasize fruit and terroir, Cool Climate Series barrels are exclusively crafted with 36-month, extra fine grain French oak as part of TW Boswell's Special Reserve pre- mium wood selection. Our team nurtures this exceptional wood source, and each bar- rel is specially crafted using new, low-im- pact proprietary toasts that focus on finesse, thereby complementing delicate fruit. COOPERAGE THE BOTTLE MEISTER INC. For all your bottling needs San Luis Obispo, Calif. P: (805) 541-8411 F: (805) 541-8412 W: thebottlemeister.com E: info@thebottlemeister.com What's new: Two new bottling trailers, five Velcorin dosing machines, Lux capsule capable. PACKAGING • WINERY SERVICES BOUCHARD COOPERAGES International barrel brokers serving the wine industry since 1979 Napa, Calif. P: (707) 257-3582 F: (707) 254-0852 W: bouchardcooperages.com E: sales@bouchardcooperages.com What's new: Richelieu: a new brand of barrel developed specifically for bolder Bordeaux varietals. Proprietary oak blend from micro- climates in three French forests impart min- erality, structure, softness and elegance. Master Coopers Produit de Bourgogne: showing ultimate respect for terroir, the reci- pe is a complete integration of wood and wine throughout the five stages of tasting. COOPERAGE BREHM VINEYARDS Fine wine from fine grapes Albany, Calif. P: (510) 527-3675 F: (510) 526-1372 W: brehmvineyards.com E: grapes@brehmvineyards.com What's new: Order frozen wine grapes year- round and receive must and juice when you want it. No crush moments, no crush pad necessary. Plan out all tanks ahead of time and give your proper attention to being the best winemaker possible. WINERY SUPPLIES BRICK PACKAGING CORP. INC. Our package is the partner to your product Traverse City, Mich. P: (866) 770-7600 F: (231) 947-4962 W: brickpackaging.com E: sales@brickpackaging.com What's new: Brick Packaging will be launch- ing a new website that will provide custom- ers with a new user experience. COOPERAGE • PACKAGING • TASTING ROOMS BRITTON DESIGN Distinctive wine packaging that informs, enhances and excites Sonoma, Calif. P: (707) 938-8378 W: brittondesign.com E: pb@brittondesign.com What's new: New package designs for award-winning La Chertosa wines for Sam Sebastiani, including the reserve Sangio- vese, Zinfandel and Chardonnay; new wine brand packaging for The Girl & The Fig res- taurant and new gift box packaging for The Girl & The Fig pantry items. PACKAGING BRUNI GLASS PACKAGING Your product, our shape Fairfield, Calif. P: (707) 752-6200 F: (707) 752-6201 W: bruniglass.com E: info@bruniglass.com What's new: Bruni Glass was invited to dis- play its ideas and capabilities at Expo Mi- lano 2015, which is themed "Feeding the