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26 WINES&VINES August 2016 PRODUCT NEWS Proprietary strain of mycorrhiza Guillaume Grapevine Nursery an- nounced it had confirmed the pos- itive effects of its proprietary strain of mycorrhiza to establish stronger grapevines with longer productive lives. The company, based in Charcenne, France, reports it con- ducted five years of research trials in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cham- pagne and southern Italy to con- firm the mycorrhiza provide better resistance to stress and drought, improved growth, increased salt tolerance and better resistance to attacks from pathogens. guillaumenurseries.com New tractor line Yanmar's new YT3 series of trac- tors features the company's first factory-installed cabs with heat- ing and air conditioning as well as new transmissions, styling and paint color. The diesel-pow- ered Model YT347 (46.6 hp en- gine) and the YT359 (59.7 hp) come equipped with Yanmar's new integrated hydro mechanical transmission. With R4 tires, both tractors are 70.6 inches wide. yanmar.com Soil moisture sensor Sensaphone unveiled a new soil moisture sensor that determines volumetric water content. The sup- plier reports the sensor is accurate in almost any soil and operates in temperatures from -40° to 140° F with an accuracy range of 6% that can be refined when the unit is cal- ibrated for a particular soil type. The device works with most Sen- saphone monitoring systems as well as irrigation-management net- works. sensaphone.com Fermentation tracking system BeerBotz, the maker of the new fermentation-monitoring system originally developed for brewing, says it can be used for winemak- ing and other fermentative pro- cesses. The system employs a variety of sensors to measure temperature, carbon dioxide emissions and barometer data as well as relay to control tempera- ture. Data can be downloaded to an Excel spreadsheet or Access database as well as sent to a smartphone through an Android widget or email. processbotz.com Ozone wand for barrel sanitation Zemplen Barrels is now offering the Oenocat ozone wand for sale in the North American mar- ket. The device is made by the German supplier Anseros and is designed to be inserted through the bunghole or mortise of bar- rels. Once inside the barrel, the wand generates ozone gas to kill any microbes on the surface as well as the gaps between staves. The supplier also pro- duces an Oenocat chamber that can hold several barrels at once for an ozone treatment. The Oenocat wand runs on 12-volt power, and a typical treatment lasts from one to eight hours or more, depending on the age of the barrel. zbarrels.com Fast DNA test for red blotch Agdia Inc. is now offering a rapid DNA test kit based on the company's AmplifyRP Acceler8 platform to detect the grapevine red blotch-associated virus. Ag- dia's Ampli- fyRP Acceler8 test is an iso- thermal DNA amplification assay based on recombi- nase poly- merase amplification technology (RPA). Agdia reports the total time to process samples and obtain results is about 45 min- utes, and the test is "at least 10 to 100 times more sensitive than laboratory-based PCR methods but can be completed in a frac- tion of the time by non-experi- enced users." agdia.com Temperature controllers West Control Solutions' Vinireg+ and Oenoreg+ are dedicated wine-production temperature controllers. Vinireg+ offers a sin- gle valve control output for sys- tems with a unified hot/cold water circuit, and Oenoreg+ has an extra control output for man- aging separate hot and cold water circulation. Both Vinireg+ and Oenoreg+ are compatible with most types of thermocou- ples as well as two-, three- or four-wire PT100 temperature probes. The controllers are also modular and expandable. west-cs.co.uk Vertiflo 'low flow' pump Vertiflo Pump Co.'s new Model 1400LF "low flow" pump is de- signed for a wide range of appli- cations including grape must, wine, wash down and spray washers. The pump has a ca- pacity of up to 50 gallons per minute and can handle tempera- tures up to 250° F. The pump's radial vane impeller features ex- ternal adjustment and is avail- able in 316 stainless steel fitted or all steel. Horizontal base- mounted end suction pumps can be used with any "T" or "U" frame motor and nearly any type of drive. vertiflopump.com JD Edwards software consultancy Azmera, a new startup based in Napa, Calif., is offering consult- ing services for Oracle's JD Ed- wards software for the wine and agricultural sectors. The new firm claims several of the largest wine companies in the United States already use JD Edwards, but until now there has been no consul- tancy set up specifically for the wine industry. Azmera is also of- fering general technology and business services such as proj- ect, process and change man- agement to the industries. azmeraconsulting.com Anti-counterfeit device for sparkling wine Advanced Track & Trace and the General Syndicate of Winegrow- ers in Champagne collaborat- ed to devel- op new anti-coun- terfeit caps for Cham- pagne wines. The new caps feature an "easy tear off" opening on the exterior and a custom QR code on the interior as well as each bottle's unique identifier. When scanned by con- sumers, the QR code links to more information about the wine such as a video or winemaker notes. att-fr.com/en Send your product news to edit@winesandvines.com Product News Latest offerings and announcements Oenopompe now available in North America Valley Pipe & Supply is now offering the Oenopompe produced by French supplier PMH Vinicole. The helical lobe wine pump is designed as an all-purpose machine and features a waterproof WiFi remote control as well as an optional flowmeter, Oenoflux, which pro- vides flow control by temperature and pressure. The pump also was recently approved by the Bureau National Inter- professionnel du Cognac (BNIC) for use by distilleries in the Cognac region. Ac- cording to the supplier, the BNIC re- quired four years of trial under harsh conditions with the pump oper- ating for more than 10 days moving product with 70% alcohol at 104° F. valleypipe.com