52 WINES&VINES December 2017
WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT
21208 State Road 113, Knights Landing, CA
Phone: 530-735-6821, Cell: 530-379-5007
www.guillaumenurseries.com
Where Experience is
a Tradition
• ENTAV Licensee
• 2010 Protocol material available
• Certified virus and disease test protocol
TONNELLERIE ROUSSEAU
The new 1,000-liter "Mini-Cask" by French cooper Tonnellerie Rous-
seau, which is distributed in the United States by Oakland, Calif.-
based Artisan Barrels & Tanks, is designed to provide an option
between the traditional 600-liter demi-muid and 1,300-liter cask. The
cask can be outfitted with the hatches and valves of a larger cask but
is more affordable than larger vessels and can fit in smaller cellars.
The company also offers the Zebra fermentation vat that is assembled
with alternating, 50-mm French oak staves that have been toasted in
the traditional manner over open fires with staves that were toasted
in a convection oven. The two toasting methods produce staves of
contrasting color, giving the vats a striped appearance.
artisanbarrels.com
TN COOPERS
Chilean cooperage TN Coopers, which has an office in Sonoma, Calif.,
is now offering its large casks and foudres in the U.S. market. The coo-
pers' oak fermentors range in size from 1,000 liters to 5,000 liters and
can be made with Slovenian, Austrian or French oak that can be un-
toasted or offered in light or medium toasts. A stainless-steel top door
is standard on the vats, making them suitable for fermenting and aging
white wines as well. Other standard features include a stainless-steel
tank door, sample valve, drain and racking valve, zinc hoops and
wooden supports. Optional features include stainless-steel drain door
at the floor level of the vat, digital or analog built-in thermometers and
cooling plates on the interior of the tank for temperature control.
toneleria.com
Tonnellerie Rousseau
TN Coopers
