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January 2018 WINES&VINES 39 PRODUCT NEWS doors can open as fast as 80 inches per second and form a tight seal when closed. The doors also feature a "self-repair- ing" bottom bar and a closing speed of 24 inches per second. assaabloyentrance.us Ozone treatment for smoke exposure PurovinoUS developed a pro- cess to use its ozone treatment on grapes to remove smoke and ash compounds from grape skins and juice. The company claims it performed recent field tests on more than 150 tons of grapes to determine how to re- move smoke contamination and eradicate volatile phenols re- sponsible for it. Purovino was originally developed as a way for winemakers to use less sulfur dioxide by treating harvested grapes with gaseous ozone. purovino.it/index_en.shtml Compound for enhancing herbicides Aqua-Yield introduced Nano-Pro, which it describes as an "indus- try game changer" that, when added to herbicide treatments, delivers a consistent increase in weed kill. The adjuvant comes in 2.5-gallon containers that are sufficient for 80 acres of weed control, and the supplier claims its formulation effectively delivers herbicide directly to plant cells. aquayield.com Non-foaming, cleaning powder Sterokem introduced Sterox, a non-foaming, non-chlorine alka- line cleaning powder developed for use in the wine industry. Ste- rox is a multipurpose cleaning powder and not classified as a hazardous chemical. The supplier reports the powder has good solubility and can be used on processing equipment, fermenta- tion tanks and to clean winery floors and walls. sterokem.com Adjustable, two-bottle shipper Western Pulp Products Co. re- ports its Vintner's Choice two- bottle wine shipper was designed to be an affordable option that can withstand the rigors of direct shipping. The shipper is adjust- able and can accommodate a full range of bottle shapes including wide-bodied Burgundy bottles. The shipper trays separate easily and are produced with a mini- mum of 97% recycled content. westernpulp.com Email marketing module OrderPort introduced an updated email marketing module that cre- ates email lists based on cus- tomer data that is constantly being updated to ensure an ac- curate and timely list. Each cus- tomer account also includes a history of all communications for detailed information, and the system also includes information on the entire campaign in terms of emails opened, clicks, unsub- scribes and other information. The module can also integrate Twitter and Facebook. orderport.com Pressurized wine aerator Coravin Inc. announced the new Coravin Aerator, engineered to pair with the Coravin Wine Pres- ervation Opener and designed to aerate and preserve any amount of wine. The spout-size device features stainless steel accents and uses pressurized argon gas to "force wine through 24 care- fully placed and sized holes, creating small jets that dramati- cally expand the surface area of wine exposed to air." The com- pany reports that "preliminary tests indicated that utilizing the new aerator is equivalent to de- canting wine for approximately 45 minutes." coravin.com