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Square Tank Warning

02/09/2011

Not surprising, a manufacturer overseas has copied TranStore tanks.

Bad News: If you buy the knock- off square tanks, the time will come when you have an issue with a gasket on the top manway. This is normal. The gaskets that are just a phone call to Nikki away don't fit the imposter.

A customer who purchased CMC, Inc. gaskets discovered that they fit the U.S. made tanks only. And the retailer of the imposter tanks was no help on finding a correct gasket.

One solution is to buy the American neck from Custom Metalcraft and weld on the correct dimension top manway assembly and neck.

All of the sudden, that cheap tank without a working gasket got expensive, huh?

Sorry if this happens to you. Please remember these things when you are shopping for wine tanks.

And BUY AMERICAN!

Trade Show Excitement

01/20/2011

As a supplier, this page on the calendar is always a good thing. Soon, we will begin the circuit of what is effectively a family reunion tour for people who have been in and around the wine industry as long as I have.

We begin the season with the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento. I am guessing that the number of attendees will threaten, if not exceed 10,000 this year. What a circus! For anyone involved in commercial grape growing and winemaking, this is the big event in North America. More so an experience than an actual shopping destination for the new winery planner in the East, it houses more WOW than other events. I tend to wander this show, spending time floating between Custom Metalcraft, Carlsen & Associates, Amorim, and Radoux.

Next, an exiting new chapter in the Midwest begins with the first Midwest show under Rob Merletti's management. The Midwest Wine & Grape Conference promises to be a complete makeover for what was previous known as "The Missouri" show. It will be much larger than that in years to come. The first week of February, we will be gathering in St. Charles, MO (by St. Louis) for the new location and new paradigm for the Midwestern Wine Industry. New World Winery Equipment is exhibiting at this show on behalf of our manufacturers. We are next to Custom Metalcraft and Amorim Cork America. We are asking exhibitors and attendees alike to participate with an attitude of welcome and inclusion into what will be a strong, regional conference for growers and winemakers alike. Translation: I am very excited about this!

Wineries Unlimited is the destination in March. This show is basically the Unified of the East. A seasoned veteran of this show, I look forward to it like Thanksgiving at Grandma's. Only this year it will be in Richmond, VA. This is a buyer's show and one you should miss if you do anything relevant to wine in the eastern states. Wineries Unlimited is the universal meeting place for anyone who understands the ups and downs of growing, making, and selling wines from the East. If you live anywhere east of the Mississippi, this is your show. I will be found again floating between Carlsen & Associates, Amorim Cork, and Custom Metalcraft, primarily.

I hope to see you there!

American Made Wine Bottles

12/07/2010

Soon we steel ourselves for the impact of opening the calendar to a new year. What was great in your world in 2010? What could be better in 2011?

In 2011, I want to see a broader acceptance of the glass coming out of our factory in Pennsylvania.

Call or email for prices. American made wine bottles sold by New world Winery Equipment deserve your attention.

Until then, Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.

See you in Richmond!

Turkey Day is Coming

11/23/2010

We are open Friday for our wine bottle sale.
Give us a call!!!

Order Next Year's Glass Now- 2010 Grap Harvest Wrapup.

10/06/2010

Hello-

As I write this, the reds are coming in. Harvest is almost over. It has been an exciting year. Our winery equipment supplier role was active this year. We got to participate in the changeover at Widmer to Hazlitt. What a learning experience that was. That is the first 70 ton/ hour crushpad that I have ever worked on.

I hope that your crush equipment worked as flawlessly as we expected. I hope that you ordered enough barrels or oak alternatives. If not, we have inventory to sell.

Now for the business at hand: Please start getting your wine bottle orders in now for next year. It works better for everybody. If you are not yet buying corks from us, let's talk!

Thank you for reading.

TCA DOWN DRAMATICALLY

08/25/2010

http://www.corkfacts.com/publications/2010jul27.htm

Used French Oak Pinot Barrels For Sale

08/20/2010

Andy Reagan at Jefferson Vineyards is selling twice used Pinot Noir barrels for $150.00 FOB Charlottesville, VA. Call Andy at 434-977-3042.

Osprey's Dominion/ Adam Suprenant get 90

06/30/2010

tasting note

OSPREY'S DOMINION

Merlot North Fork of Long Island Reserve 2007

Score: 90

Release Price: $35

Country: New York

Region: Long Island

Issue: Jul 31, 2010

This red is balanced and dense, with ripe plum and black cherry framed by smoke and mineral notes and supported by firm, well-integrated tannins. Sleek, focused and expressive. Drink now through 2014. 820 cases made. –TM

Eliminating Vegetal Character in Eastern Red Wines With Oak Alternatives

06/03/2010

Use untoasted oak granulates in must for fermentation.
Oak tannins bind with fruit tannin, forming longer chains and eliminating vegetal characteristics in red wines.

$52.00 is 10 kilos. That treats ten tons of must.

Email us to order oak alternatives for the crushpad, the tank room, and the barrel room.

Purposeful Re- Industrialization of America.

05/24/2010

Economic and Environmental Sustainability Practices of the Wine Industry.

This is food for thought on how the wine American wine industry can help the U.S. economy by being careful when they buy inputs to production.

We all know what the state of our nation is. Blame whoever or whatever you like. But we now have the ability to drive with the rear view mirror for a minute, so humor me on this. Would it have done anything to help our economy if every winery and vineyard in the United States established a directive to their purchasing department (read: “promise yourself that you will try” ) to add American workers to their requirements for new equipment or supplies? You bet it would. And how many of your visitors would go back to work on Monday with a keener interest in buying American and being more conscious of their environmental impact if you stressed the fact that your wine was made with American fruit on American Equipment with a focus on helping the planet at the same time? Would your wine, which costs a little more than that imported factory wine, have more value than just the quality in the bottle when you could tell this story with it?
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Do you think that part of the story of your wine should be about commitment to our natural and economic resources? How can that not help you to sell wine? How many families in America could we support if the entire industry got on board with this? What if the trend spread to other sectors in the economy? Would we not simply end up with a stronger industry on the whole?

Some places to start:

Where are your labels printed? Was the paper recycled?

Do the cork trees live? Well yes. And are they printed, treated, packaged in the U.S.? Is YOUR cork company recycling corks?

Can you find the name of your must/ do all pump on a map of the U.S.?

Who coopered your barrels?

Was your basket press built in America? Really?

Where are your bottles made? What percentage of the glass was recycled?

Where are your tanks made?

Are you using solar or wind energy at the winery?

Do people sit on American made furniture in the tasting room?

What have you done this year to reduce/ reuse/ recycle?

Is it really about price? If the whole country is unemployed enough to drop your sales by 10%, did using imported equipment really save you money?

That’s all for now. Just please remember to ask your salesperson where it was made and require the companies who supply you to explain the origin of everything you buy.

Joe

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