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36 WINES&VINES January 2017 PRODUCT NEWS 'Exotic' wood options The Barrel Mill added Spanish cedar, cypress and sugar maple to its line of Infusion Spiral barrel alternatives and inserts. The sup- plier describes Spanish cedar as an aromatic wood that can pro- vide notes of "grapefruit, sandal- wood, white pepper and clove;" cypress can add aromas of "va- nilla wafer and sponge cake," and sugar maple brings "subtle notes of maple syrup with a soft sweet- ness." The new inserts are only available with a light toast to best retain the aromatic qualities. thebarrelmill.com Standard stainless steel finish on pumps Alfa Laval is making a stainless steel finish a standard feature on all its pumps. The supplier re- ports the new finish will make for easier cleaning and elimi- nates gear box paint flaking or rusting. The feature is already available for the SRU and SX1-4 pumps, while the SRU, SX 5-6 and the company's range of ro- tary lobe pumps soon will all have a stainless steel finish. alfalaval.com New 750ml pouch option AstraPouch is now offering a black, 750ml pouch in the North American market. The new, "label-ready" pouch can com- plement existing bottle runs as a lightweight option that the supplier claims has a carbon footprint 80% lower than glass, keeps the wine fresh for up to four weeks once opened and is easy to open and carry. astrapouch.com Quick-install irrigation pedestal Milbank Manufacturing released a new irrigation pedestal de- signed to make installation quick and easy. According to the sup- plier, an "installer simply lays the concrete slab, drops in the ped- estal using the lifting eyes pre- installed, hooks the wires onto the lug landings and runs the wires out from the motor start- er." The motor starter and dis- connect are in the same secure and lockable enclosure. The pedestal also has space for other connections and devices for controlling and monitoring ir- rigation systems remotely. milbankworks.com More powerful spectrometer Ametek's new Spectroblue spec- trometer features a laterally dif- fused metal oxide semiconductor generator that delivers up to 1,700 watts of power. The new generator delivers faster warm-up times and "excellent matrix com- patibility." The machine's air- cooled system operates without the need for external cooling. spectro.com Recover abandoned online shopping carts VinSUITE offers "a combination of powerful, customizable emails timed just right" to remind con- sumers about online shopping carts they may have abandoned and didn't take through final checkout. The company claims it can help wineries with a mini- mum of 30 abandoned shopping carts recover an average of 24% of them, or up to $15,000 in lost sales over a 30-day period. vinsuite.com Biodegradable, micro-agglomerated cork Vinventions and Cork Supply Group introduced the new Süber closure, which the companies developed together and describe as a "next-generation wine bottle closure made of natural cork and biodegradable materials." Süber closures are produced without glue, and according to suppliers they are manufactured through a patented process that makes them TCA-taint-free with levels less than 0.5 ng/L. The produc- ers also claim the new closure has "100% oxygen management consistency and is designed for excellent cellar aging." Vinven- tions and Cork Supply plan a global rollout in the second quar- ter of 2017 and will sell the Süber through their respective sales channels. vinventions.com, corksupply.com Nitrogen doser for hand bottling Chart Industries' IntroDoser is de- signed to be an economic option for smaller wineries, hand bottling or lab use. The device is manually filled with either an open-top dewar or transfer hose from a low-pressure liquid source. An electronic controller monitors dosing levels, and the machine can be operated via a sensor that detects a container or a foot pedal to activate the dosing head cycle. chartdosers.com New rotary lobe pump line Börger unveiled its new ONIXline rotary lobe pumps that feature new rotors and a "flow-opti- mized" casing to "ensure the best efficiency even with high pressures." The new pumps also offer a compact design and near- ly pulsation-free operation. An improved carrier and timing gear also make the ONIXline pumps the most efficient on the market, according to the supplier. boerger.com Glopak unveils new 'Tod' bottle Glopak Wine & Spirits released its new Tod bottle. The bottle weighs 730 grams and is a "heavy hybrid" that features a "reverse taper transitioning into a flared base with a deep punt" and "carre neck finish." The bot- tle supplier also recently opened a new warehouse in Napa, Calif. glopakwineandspirits.com Alcohol meter Anton Paar's Alex 500 meter uses a patented combination of absorption measurement via NIR spectroscopy and density mea- surement to determine wine al- cohol and total density. The device offers a "fermentation monitor" and standard mode with real-time results without any separate calculation or distilla- tion. Samples are prepared with an integrated peristaltic pump. anton-paar.com Product News Latest offerings and announcements New option for vineyard posts Bedford Technology launched a new line of FiberForce plastic posts that includes end posts, line posts, cross arms, growth stakes and anchor stakes. The posts can be used for all trellising methods and according to the supplier can last for up to 50 years or more with little to no maintenance. Pro- duced with high-quality, recycled, high-density polyethylene, the posts also feature ultraviolet stabiliz- ers and colorants with fiberglass strands to increase rigidity. The supplier reports the posts can be cut, drilled and driven into post holes like wood, yet they don't rot or splinter. bedfordtech.com Send your product news to edit@winesandvines.com

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