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Free enterprise.
That's what it is. Why should a guy or guys not be able to take a system that they are familiar with, contacts, methods, and practices that belong to another company and try to pull off an event that they imagine will be a threat to an event with 30 years' history? I wish them luck. For me, the tradition of a facility that was unable to meet our needs as a convention holds no nostalgia; Just history. The past is in the past with us being a tailgate- meeting sized event in the East. I stand firm on my position that the place for exhibitors and attendees at our annual convention is wherever Vineyard & Winery Management puts it.

Farm Wineries Sound Ordinance - Non-residents

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10:51 am March 8

Joseph Lutomske

MO

Part of a successful business model for a winery is to promote the winery as a destination. Agro- tourism is a trend that is here to stay as more people are practicing domestic sustainability as consumers. They want to buy locally. People want to take mini- vacations close to home. Concerts and events and a thriving wine industry will help the county's tax revenue. Wineries employ local labor, bring traffic to local businesses, patronize local businesses, and pay their taxes. Don't restrict the growth of Virginia wine!

Sign this petition!

Hello and let's all please welcome Innerstave <blog applause>.

It's nice to be doing business with a company which has made oak alternatives and adjuncts straight out of the cooper's handbook for some 20- odd years now.

I can't wait to help solve those tannin, structure, color, vegetal, oak imparting problems you might be facing with some of these well- priced products!

See you soon at Wineries Unlimited!

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!

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!

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!

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

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.