Enotools has some new stuff this year!
- An apple cutter attachment for cider makers- simply replace the grape finger bar with this!
- The Puleo Vega R
- Sorting Roller Bed equipped Vega destemmer.
- Sorting Roller Bed equipped Vega destemmer.
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Enotools has some new stuff this year! First is all the buzz on the Puleo Presses from Carlsen. All of the new features on them are best summed up here: New for 2021 for the Puleo Vega Destemmer series are two things:
A new option to add an elctric solenoid and timer to work with a float switch or pressure transducer on the Yamada series of air pumps. Contact us for more info.
On limited supply, we have an opportunity right now to ship out some Hungarian barrels made at Barrel Associates in Fresno.
We have some on ready status that we can ship right now. 225L, Bordeaux Transport, 24+ month aged Hungarian Oak Barrels at our own special discount. Contact [email protected] for more info. The goal of a manufacturer like Amorim Cork is to fully utilize the raw material from every cork harvest. Efforts to ensure the the interest and support of the 5.9 million acres of cork forest include finding purposes for the cork oak bark that did not make the cut to be in your wine bottle. If you are buying our corks, you are supporting efforts by Amorim to take more steps to help the environment like this: Cork Floating Islands Treat Wastewater
One thing you shouldn't miss if you are putting wine in bottles:
Wednesday, July 29th Amorim Cork is having a cork and Sustainability Webinar. Register here by July 28th. Speakers: • Virginie Boone, Contributing Editor, Wine Enthusiast (moderator) • Carlos de Jesus, Marketing and Communications Director, Amorim Cork • Steve Matthiasson, Winemaker and Owner, Matthiasson Wines • Carlo Mondavi, Winegrower, RAEN Winery Cork is a 100% renewable and sustainable natural resource, it’s a driving force in the conversation. I always enjoyed the Sunday newspaper comics when The Far Side was featured. Gary Larson's mind seemed like a fun place in those years. I recommend the books full of The Far Side comics for some laughs. I cannot post a copy of the Gary Larson comic that I picture every time I hear the word, "Conundrum". But if you do a search for images using the search terms, "Far Side Damned if you do, damned if you don't", you'll see it. The Conundrum for Small Wineries right now is this:
On the one hand, sales are down; WAY down according to some folks I have been speaking to. I wont go into percentages. Every case is different. A surplus of packaged inventory is either here or imminent. And there is not an urgent need to package more wine. On the other hand, harvest is coming. The grapes will get ripe. The small winery has no choice but to empty those barrels and tanks and bottle that wine. This is potentially an expense which is currently unreconciled by sales revenue. This is feeding a cow whose milk you cannot sell. So what do you do? I have a suggestion. Now keep in mind that if someone in sales has advice for you that involves you SPENDING LESS MONEY you need to listen with an open mind. I suggest that you shop around and come back to me to buy our EIGHT CENT CORK to help you capture more margin when you sell what you will soon be forced to bottle to make room for harvest. I will not steer you wrong. Please don't accept all of the technical reasons for trusting this type of closure and then buy the inferior, higher priced crap from the competition. Amorim is the name to trust. And we sell at the manufacturer's price direct to you. I look forward to seeing you in person, without a mask. Enjoy the day!!!! I'm sure that someone with your experience has noticed a difference in personality between barrels of the same type from one cooperage. It's not very confidence inspiring when you think you finally have the recipe for what you consider the benchmark for one of your wines defined, you order that barrel again, and the result is almost like it came from from a different cooperage. It makes it pretty hard to order that barrel again.
Well the good news is that as we transition into the new (2020 is year one) relationship with Barrel Associates (BAI), we are hearing a lot of good things. Part of the transition for Enotools is getting in touch with existing BAI customers and asking about their experince with the product. Most of the people I have talked to are with wineries Enotools already has history with; So I trust their feedback. The people who are cooped up and happy to chat are volunteering very positive things about the Barrel Associates, D&J, or Vallaurine barrels, casks, and tanks they own. The one thing that really stands out as a recurring theme is consistency. Over and over, I am hearing that our barrels are very predictable. When you consider the processes used at each cooperage in the BAI portfolio, it really makes sense. Take a look at our barrel brands here. When you think of the attributes of your choices in closures....... ...you think about mainly performance and price.
Your modern options are glass stoppers, screw caps, traditional, one- piece natural corks, "technical" corks (something made from natural corks), or (I shudder to think) a synthetic closure. Let's jump ahead. Performance and price, right? I have one specific closure in mind which will fit the bill. It's a technical closure made from the same cork used to cut natural corks from. This technical cork meets the demands of still wines which are at their intended level of maturity at bottling. Attributes:
Price:
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