What’s New at ENOTOOLS

If our olfactory systems were THIS accurate on everything, we would be able to smell a single frozen pea in a swimming pool! Mind blown. Cue the paranoia. Or break out the crayons. Let's make this make sense using a frame of reference I understand.

Traditional cork outfits (you know who they are) are still using sampled lots to sell you corks "under 2ng/L" in TCA and calling them safe. Are they? When you have an ultra- small minority of "Super Snout" noses in the wine industry who can actually smell 2ng/L of TCA in a wine, you know that the muted variations you pick up from bottle to bottle are obviously coming from levels of TCA that you can't smell. And that is a problem. Lackluster with with no noticeable flaw removes plausible deniability for anything other than a bad wine; Not a randomly bad closure.

Is it random? Yes. TCA is a randomly occurring, systemic issue within the bark of the tree. Once isolated, that tree will be excluded from the beverage end of the cork business.

The process now involves screening bark, traceable to the trees. Classification and processing of the bark has become a stricter culling process over recent years. And the processes for treating the corks to ensure their reliability have improved as well.

Cork is still safer, greener, and better performing than ever before.

Read more here.

In 2003, New World Winery Equipment, LLC, DBA: ENOTOOLS.COM began as a concept for a brand. Today, I can honestly say that I had no idea how much I would learn from our manufacturers and our customers.

The fun, nerdy factoid about the two pictures above is that I have been trained by and have represented Amorim Cork America for the time span represented by the two (cheesy) photos above.

If you have any questions about closure selection, the technology used to make closures, or the best ways to use them, think of me. I've been doing this for a while!

Reinventing the wheel on one of your packages? Start here:

And here is how you avoid the bottle- finding headache: Go through this list of approved bottles and find one that you know will work with this closure. Who knows? It may actually be easier to find one of these than your normal, go-to glass right now?

Bottles for Vinolok glass closure

As you already know, oak comes in many forms. (starts with a tree…….or an acorn) You probably never imagined that someone as devoted to incredibly good quality barrels as I am would ever suggest anything but barrels and tanks as a solution. We advocate for using the finest barrels and tanks you can get when your process calls for oak influence. But what about the ways that other forms of oak can improve the process?

Meet EBX liquid tannins

Unlike all other powder and liquid tannins, EBX is developed by *cold soaking* the oak in RO water (just like in one of my “incredibly good quality barrels”) #othertannins are heated, cooked, boiled and everything is extracted from the wood……including the characteristics you may not want in your wines………..(probably wouldn’t heat your wine before barrel aging now, eh?)

This (EBX Product Range chart) gives you the magic formula for your enological mysticism………..what to use, how to use and when to use it!

In combination with a great barrel program, liquid tannin can be used on the crush pad, in the fermenter, in the blend tank and at bottling. You have many opportunities to improve your product with budget- friendly, high quality, EBX liquid tannin.

On the crush pad:
Fermentation tannins for color extraction and color stability
EBX 810 pure untoasted French Oak powder…………..a winemakers’ delight!
EBX VBX a blend of tannins for the more challenging vinification, designed for flash détente with a very high GAE, liquid or powder form

In the fermenter: same as above…………….lower dosing.
Call us for a specific tailoring for your harvest. We can design a program you will be thrilled with. I Promise.

Maturation and Finishing:
Study this Product Range Chart. This array of products represents years of careful development by 6th generation oak aficionado Stephane Radoux (no longer affiliated with Tonnellerie Radoux)

-EBX 10 PURE untoasted French Oak
-EBX 12 FRUIT expression from a light toasting of French Oak
-EBX 13 SMOOTH vanillin expression from a medium toasting
-EBX 14 SPICE ahh……..this one is very cool…………just a dab behind each ear before you hit the dance floor

-EBX 22 Our one American Oak light toast tannin…….btw we age the AO for 36 months minimum………..none of this 12 months and out business. Delightful tannin.

You will be very pleased with these products. No more fining to remove the bitter character you added with your *other* tannin. Brings out the fruit aromas while balancing the body to the best showing of your winegrapes.

ALSO…………..ask about our EBX Protect Anti-Ox and our EBX Barrel Protect.

Well, in 2020 our barrel customers in the East who ordered before or by the barrel ordering deadline had no issues with delivery before harvest at all. We were lucky. The reason? We shipped our D&J and Vallaurine barrels for customers in the eastern half of the U.S. to an eastern port. And it worked very well.

Unlike some of the cooperages who rely solely on west coast ports, we delivered within a safe, relaxed margin of time for almost everyone.

Even so, we are making a small change to the way the barrels ship next year. Please expect them to be in a package similar to what is pictured below when they arrive at your winery.

Again for 2022, we will be shipping a (larger) container to an eastern port near you. And with respect to the supply chain concerns we all have, we will be pulling the order deadline back a little to guarantee a safe margin in time.

Contact Us to discuss your barrel needs for 2022.

Looking forward to shopping for a Carlsen Crushpad during trade show season? You might do well to start the dialogue now.

Traditional lead times meant that we could get your stuff delivered with no stress before harvest if you ordered by the end of March.

Material prices are higher than a year ago, and this is could be felt at the time of purchase if you wait until 2022 to place your order.

If you are thinking about some new goodies for the crush pad, please give us a call or drop us an email now.

Assuming that you're using traditional, one- piece natural corks for your own reasons, consider this: The process used on the corks we offer is the greenest and most effective treatment that your corks could go through.

Simply put, the maximum allowable level of absorbable TCA in our natural corks is comparable to one of drop water divided equally between 757 Olympic sized swimming pools.

We offer top quality and competitive prices. The technical data on these corks is truly impressive.

Contact us to start using the best natural corks ever made.

The Waukesha Winged Rotor is what makes it a Waukesha. The parts list and assembly expertise since 1977 is what makes it a Carlsen & Associates Waukesha.

Quick bullet points on the Carlsen & Associates Waukesha:

• Self- Priming
• OK to run dry for short periods
• Frequency Driven & Variable Speed
• Forward/ Reverse
• Remote Control
• Lowest Solids/ Turbidity
• Lowest Dissolved Oxygen
• Capable of High Pressure at Low Speed
• All stainless cart for ease of use
• Nema-4 Drive enclosure
• High End, Yaskawa Drive for longevity and efficiency
• Separated motor and gearbox for affordable component replacement
• Head saving coupling to absorb and prevent foreign object damage
• Domestically available parts for reduced repair time
• American fabrication and labor by a wine industry company

Nobody sells a comparable pump with our grade of parts, expertise, and support.

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Enotools is offering a twist on the traditional Sparkling Wine closure. And actually, it's worth noting that this change should be widely adopted. Your margins are under more pressure now than ever before. And bubbles take work.

Introducing the Spark Top One. Amorim uses the same material and body of the traditional sparkling closure in this cork. The only difference is the number of disks on the bottom.

The body (sides) of the cork do the heavy lifting by being the seal in the bottle. The body of this closure can withstand more pressure than the bottle it goes into.

If you cannot imagine someone aging your sparkling for ten years, then this single- disk version of the sparkling closure is for you!

Why not start saving money on your sparkling closure today?

The two items above are the Dream Team in pumping must.

The Waukesha 130 Positive Displacement Pump has winged rotors, super- tight clearance, and variable speed control. It is incapable of macerating grapes. When paired with our must sump, you will see more whole berries, fewer broken seeds, and the least solids increase when using the pump for moving must.

The Carlsen & Associates Must Sump gently delivers the grapes into the vacuum stream created by the pump. The change in air pressure moves the fruit to the press or fermentor unharmed. The must sump has a flight edged auger, which rides on the bottom of the trough- no bearing needed.

After harvest, the Waukesha goes back to being the best pump the winery could ask for when moving juice or wine, bottling, racking, doing pumpovers, or filtration.

When you have to move must mechanically, buy the best and have no regrets.

Ask for a quote today!