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2012 SUPPLIER GUIDE AGRITECH PRODUCTS LTD. Cost-effective vineyard supplies Wuxi, Jiangsu, China P: +51 0827 05359 F: +51 0827 55701 W: fenceware.cn E: yudong@fenceware.cn WHAT'S NEW: World Ag Expo. CATEGORIES: VINEYARD EQUIPMENT AIRSTRIKE BIRD CONTROL LLC Falconry-based pest bird abatement Cambria, Calif. P: (888) 207-2718 F: (805) 927-2876 W: airstrikebirdcontrol.com E: birdguy@airstrikebc.com WHAT'S NEW: Airstrike Bird Control has added ad- ditional trained falconers in order to handle more vine- yards. We had a tremendous falcon-breeding season this year and have a great variety of trained raptors available for use. CATEGORIES: VINEYARD EQUIPMENT ALEXANDER VALLEY CELLARS/AVC DIRECT The one-stop-shop for all of your wine industry needs Healdsburg, Calif. P: (707) 838-8700 F: (707) 838-8778 W: alexandervalleycellars.com E: info@alexanderval- leycellars.com WHAT'S NEW: Fulfillment services: direct, cold ship- ping, special projects division, repacking of wine, spe- cial case and bottle labeling. CATEGORIES: FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION • WARE- HOUSING / SHIPPING ALFRESCO HEATING Warm up your outdoor seating Novato, Calif. P: (888) 884-2880 F: (415) 884-0755 W: alfresco-heating.com E: glow@alfresco-heating.com WHAT'S NEW: EvenGLO patio heaters from IR Energy in Ontario, Canada. New technology and solid construction spreads heat further than other conventional upright patio heaters. Huge advantage for tasting rooms—fewer patio heaters take up less space. Manufacturer war- ranty: emitter grid for five years, other components for one year. CATEGORIES: FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION • TASTING ROOMS ALL AMERICAN CONTAINERS— PACIFIC COAST Raise your glass Santa Rosa, Calif. P: (707) 544-3496 F: (707) 544-7398 W: aacwine.com E: sramczyk@aacpacificcoast.com WHAT'S NEW: Soon to be offering a domestic bottle option; specialty bottles are also available. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING ALLEN WINE GROUP LLP Wine industry advisers, contract CFO and controller services St. Helena, Calif. P: (707) 968-5089 F: (707) 286-5521 W: allenwine.com E: tim@allenwine.com WHAT'S NEW: Gina Carte and Deanna Partridge joined Allen Wine Group as partners in 2012. CATEGORIES: FINANCE, LEGAL & ADMIN SVCS ALPHA OMEGA WESTERN FURNISHINGS INC. Wine bottle display furnishings Grass Valley, Calif. P: (800) 959-7320 F: (530) 272-8990 W: alpha-omegawf.com E: terry@alpha-omegawf.com WHAT'S NEW: Now offering 100% solid hardwood wine trees in sizes up to 10 feet tall and wagon-wheel wine racks that can hold and creatively display up to 300 bottles. CATEGORIES: TASTING ROOMS AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS The new premium Ann Arbor, Mich. P: (734) 428-9741 F: (734) 302-2298 60 WINES & VINES NOVEMBER 2012 AgriTech Products Ltd. W: amcor.com E: yi.jiang@amcor.com WHAT'S NEW: Extensive stock of PET plastic packages for wine. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING AMERICA'S WINE TRAILS LLC Bringing people and wineries together Lake St. Louis, Mo. P: (636) 561-3464 W: americaswinetrails.com E: vemanzer@gmail.com WHAT'S NEW: Partnering with Wines & Vines and WineAmerica.org, America's Wine Trails released its new mobile web app. More than 6,000 wineries and 260 wine trails from coast-to-coast make it the "mar- ket share leader" for wineries and wine trails in North America. App includes a wine journal, allowing users to post and rate their favorite wines. CATEGORIES: ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION • SALES & MARKETING AMERICAN AGCREDIT Money for agriculture Santa Rosa, Calif. P: (800) 800-4865 F: (707) 545-9400 W: agloan.com E: marketing@agloan.com WHAT'S NEW: Now financing and leasing equipment directly through dealers. Mention AgDirect and finance any winery or vineyard equipment needed. Contact your loan officer to see which dealers will work with you. CATEGORIES: FINANCE, LEGAL & ADMIN SVCS AMERICAN COLLOID CO. Pick the leader for your wine-clarification needs Hoffman Estates, Ill. P: (847) 851-1700 W: colloid.com E: dave.carroll@colloid.com WHAT'S NEW: Volclay bentonite—specifically KWK Food Grade and Krystal Klear KWK—are extensively used for the clarification and purification of organic liquids such as wines, fruit juices, raw sugar juices and others. It functions by adsorption and flocculation of the proteins and other undesirable impurities. CATEGORIES: VINEYARD SUPPLIES • WINERY SUPPLIES AMERICAN GRAPE HARVESTERS— GRAPEPARTS4LESS.COM We don't care what color it is, we'll have the part Fresno, Calif. P: (559) 277-7380 F: (559) 277-7385 W: aghinc.com E: jthompson@aghpbl.com WHAT'S NEW: American Grape Harvesters sells parts for Korvan/Oxbo, Pellenc, URM/Vinestar, Gregoire and Braud harvesters. CATEGORIES: VINEYARD EQUIPMENT AMERICAN TARTARIC PRODUCTS INC. A full-line supplier to the North American wine industry Windsor, Calif. P: (707) 836-6840 F: (707) 836-6843 W: americantartaric.com E: atp@americantartaric.com WHAT'S NEW: The Dynamos high solids cross-flow filter is capable of handling wine and juice lees. The quality of the filtrate retains the aromatics of the fruit, and the product is polished and ready for bottling. CATEGORIES: COOPERAGE • TASTING ROOMS • WINERY EQUIPMENT • WINERY SERVICES • WINERY SUPPLIES AMERICAN VINEYARD FOUNDATION (AVF) Finding solutions through research Napa, Calif. P: (707) 252-6911 F: (707) 252-7672 W: avf.org E: scott@avf.org WHAT'S NEW: 2012 Industry Research Priority Survey. CATEGORIES: ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY Appreciation of wine through education Englewood, Ohio P: (888) 297-9070 F: (937) 529-7888 W: americanwinesociety.org E: executivedirector@ americanwinesociety.org WHAT'S NEW: AWS has instituted a professional member directory that is distributed to our 4,000-plus members and is updated monthly to include new members as they join. Our website was completely upgraded in April 2012. CATEGORIES: ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION AMORIM CORK AMERICA The art of cork Napa, Calif. P: (707) 224-6000 F: (707) 224-7616 W: amorimca.com E: info.acam@amorim.com WHAT'S NEW: Twin top Clean Zero, a natural washed dual-disk cork. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING ANDERSON VALLEY WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATION Promoting the grapes and wines of the Anderson Valley winegrowing appellation Philo, Calif. P: (707) 895-9463 F: (707) 895-9463 W: avwines.com E: info@avwines.com WHAT'S NEW: AVWA will host the International Alsace Varietals Festival at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds on Feb. 9, 2013, with multiple open houses Feb. 10. The 16th annual AV Pinot Noir Festival will run May 17-19, 2013, at various locations. For more information visit avwines.com. CATEGORIES: ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION ANDREW'S WINE SERVICES Bottles and corks at a better price than you're paying now Santa Rosa, Calif. P: (415) 724-6136 W: andrewswine.com E: rew.craig@gmail.com WHAT'S NEW: Wine bottles from Europe and China: all shapes and sizes, punted and excellent quality. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING ANTON PAAR USA Measure what is measurable, make measurable that which is not Ashland, Va. P: (800) 722-7556 F: (804) 550-1057 W: anton-paar.com E: info.us@anton-paar.com WHAT'S NEW: Alcolyzer Wine M/ME for the precise determination (%v/v) of wine, sparkling wine, cider, rice wine, alcopops and fermenting must. Includes an adjustment feature that employs a patented measuring method. CATEGORIES: WINERY EQUIPMENT APHOLOS Metal labels and closures Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina P: +54 1145 013201 F: +54 1145 034221 W: metal-labels.com E: etiquetasmetalicas@apholos.com WHAT'S NEW: Manufacturer of unique and high-quality metal products for packaging. Custom metal labels, cork caps, closures for sparkling wines and packaging acces- sories to provide a new dimension to tradition that will enhance your brand identity. Contact our Napa represen- tative, Eduardo Rui Bastos of Bastos LLC at (707) 968- 5008 or bastosllc.com for more information. CATEGORIES: PACKAGING AQUA PRODUCTS CO. Building affordable quality chillers for more than 19 years. Built better to last longer. Prosperity, S.C. P: (800) 849-4264 F: (888) 529-6713 W: aquaproducts.us E: apc@aquaproducts.us WHAT'S NEW: Aqua Products will be introducing a new line of 1.5-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-ton chillers for smaller wineries this year. Introduced a new water-cooling chiller system for cooling wine cellars big and small. Heat pump water heaters are the way to heat water with a totally electric system. CATEGORIES: WINERY EQUIPMENT