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JUNE NEWS Product News Demptos announces JBC releases large bottle corker JBC's new large bottle corker is designed to handle 3- to 27-liter Send us your latest offerings and announcements by emailing edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. bottles. Light enough to be carried by one person, the corker is fully adjustable, 50 inches tall and takes up less than 1 square foot of space. The corker can be purchased with 32mm and 39-42mm compression tubes. A 750ml compression tube is available upon request. Details: largebottlecorker.com. Small lot wine pouches Wright Labels partnered with wine bag maker AstraPouch North America to offer small wineries a low-cost, "do-it-yourself" kit, complete with a label and an unbranded white pouch—equivalent to two standard 750ml bottles—and a 160-bag order minimum. Details: wrightlabels.com Chinese glass line Fairfield, Calif.-based glass company Demp- tos announced that it's offering a new line of glass wine bottles made in China. The new line of bottles will feature 14 molds available in three colors: antique, dead leaf and flint. Demptos is an affiliate of Saxco International LLC, a global pack- aging company for the wine and spirits industry. Details: demptos.com Sonoma Cast Stone unveils conical tank At almost twice the size of Sonoma Cast Stone's egg-shaped concrete fermenta- tion tanks, the new 925-gallon conical concrete tank offers the same advantages but with more space. Sonoma Cast Stone reports that the tank's conical design "compacts the cap and forces it into the wine." A pomace door allows the tank to be used for white and red wines. Details: concretewinetanks.com. New POS system for wine sales Harbortouch released a new version of its free point-of- sale system designed for retail wine, beer and liquor sales. A key function of the new system is an age-verification process that prompts cashiers to ask for consumer identifi- cation. The system also can differentiate between single drinks and multi-packs at checkout. Details harbortouch.com. Separator Technology releases new unit Separator Technology Solutions, a maker of wine cen- trifuges and lees clarification equipment, released the STS 95 centrifuge. The STS 95 is designed for medium wineries in the 5,000-10,000 tons per year range and can be mounted on a mobile base to be moved where needed. Details: sts200.com. Global Package releases Mercier_Jan11.qxp 11/11/10 6:40 PM Page 1 new Burgundy bottle The "Claire" is the new Burgundy style glass bottle by Global Package LLC. The company also announced the release of new spirits bottles. The Claire has a 1.5-inch punt, a 31.5mm capsule top and is available in antique green. Details: global- package.net. IDL_Dir11 11/18/10 4:21 PM Page 1 Iván D.Lessner Process Solutions Inc. Process & Product Development Alcoholic & Non Alcoholic Beverage Industry Equipment Sales IDL ■ R. WAGNER: Rapid SO2, TA USA West Coast Contact: Ken Deis 707.567.5711 mercierbarrels@gmail.com Pacific Northwest: Bruce Felix 503.419.7942 info@pacificwinemaking.com USA East Coast: Doug Moorhead 814.725.1314 doug@piwine.com ■ ERBSLOEH: Fining & Treatment Agents, Yeasts, Enzymes, CelluFluxx (D.E. Replacement) ■ TRUST: Quality Hungarian Oak Barrels & Chips ■ EMD: Reflectoquant Analyzer & Kits 1164 Lee Street, White Rock, B.C. V4B 4P4 Canada Phone: (604) 538-2713 Fax: (604) 538-4517 www.idlconsulting.com Wines & Vines JUne 2012 21