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April 2017 WINES&VINES 49 intense. The medium toast chip offers structure and volume with notes of fruit, vanilla and spice, and the intense chips bring ripe fruit, spices and a full mouthfeel. Seguin Moreau is part of the French com- pany Oeneo Group, owner of the consulting and winemaking technology firm Vivelys, which also sells chips under the Boisé brand. The company sells a wide range of French oak chips and has now assembled two pre-pack- aged blends to make using the chips easier for winemakers. Boisé's "Y" blend is designed to help wines "with little fat or volume on the mid-palate" by adding some sweetness and aromas of ripe fruit. The "T" blend is for wines that have the potential for long-term aging "but lack power and balance on the palate." In addition to boosting volume and structure, the supplier claims the "T" blend will also extend the profile of wine while enhancing aromas. Inserts and staves Quercus Concepts introduced a new stave called Eco Impact that it says offers more ex- tractive surface in the same area of a tradi- tional fan pack. The staves have a grooved surface on both sides. According to the sup- plier, the new patent-pending design offers more oak impact, and the staves are more economical and "green" than traditional staves. The Eco Impact staves are available in Hungarian, French and American oak with a variety of toasts. Alicia McBride, president and general man- ager of Innerstave, said the company has added new flavor profiles, called Revere Oak, for its French oak barrel inserts and fan staves. The new flavors come from extra seasoning time (36 months) and a new toasting regime creating new flavors and better integration. "In addition to the specialty toasting, we're having our flavors become more barrel-like as far as the integration is concerned," she said. The "FM" profile offers "vanilla, caramel and baker's spice with elegant tannins," while "FP" adds "robust vanilla, butterscotch, dark chocolate and a creamy mouthfeel," and FPP is marked by "dark chocolate, dark-roast coffee, slight smoky bacon and smooth lingering tannins." Oak Solutions Group touts its new Cuvee 4 and Cuvee 5 staves as producing barrel-like extraction in a tank. The staves are toasted on one side with a unique infrared toast and left untoasted on the other side. By exposing the wine to both toasted and untoasted wood, international sales director Kyle Sullivan said it creates a similar dynamic in the tank to what occurs in the barrel when wine pushes past the depth of the toast into the barrel's interior surface. "We are toasting one side with a pretty deep toast and getting a pretty TTB LABEL APPROVALS Low per-label costs Gov't. Liaison Negotiations or Footwork Reasonable Hourly Rates TRADEMARK SEARCHES As Low as $185 Your trade names or designs are searched at the U.S. Patent Office to help establish valuable ownership or avoid costly legal liability. Over 100 years' total staff experience handling every government liaison need for industry. Phone or write for details. 200 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 321 Arlington, Virginia 22203 Phone: (703) 524-8200 Fax: 525-8451 TOLL-FREE 1-800-642-6564 Major Credit Cards Accepted www.trademarkinfo.com Since 1957 GovtLiaison_Dir08 11/29/07 2:00 PM Pag HoytShepston_Monthly09 10/31/08 4:44 Oak Solutions Group unveiled two new extracts it says can provide near instant integration into wine.