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SUPPLIER NEW PRODUCTS New Coravin Wine Access System Coravin LLC of Burlington, Mass., recently launched the Coravin Wine Access System, a new technology that allows users to pour wine from bottles without pulling the cork. The system uses a thin, hollow needle that passes through the foil and cork to access the wine. The bottle is then pressurized with argon, which pushes wine into a glass. Find details at www.coravin.com. Seguin Moreau Offers Transparent Staves Seguin Moreau in Napa, Calif., has unveiled a newly patented advancement in oak tanks: vats fitted with food-quality transparent Plexiglas staves. Originally designed for Château Mouton Rothschild, the transparent staves are now available to all Seguin Moreau customers. Observers can watch the vats filling up with red wine and follow every stage in the vinification process. See www.seguinmoreaunapa.com for details. Hello Vino Provides Wine Assistant Matthews, N.C.-based grocer Harris Teeter has partnered with mobile company Hello Vino to offer shoppers wine selection assistance. The Wine Assistant app powered by Hello Vino recommends wines by food pairings, taste preferences and occasions. Store inventory is synced with Hello Vino's database of tasting notes, ratings and pairings. Shoppers can also search for specific brands and locate them in the store. Randox Offers New Test for Nitrogen New App for DTC Sales eWinery Solutions of Napa, Calif., has created a new application for direct-to-consumer (DTC) winery sales, MoJoe POS. It's designed specifically around tasting room workflows and is built into the native eWinery Solutions software, and fully integrated with Napa Valley POS, so that orders can be started on MoJoe and completed on MoJoe or at the NVPOS station. See www.ewinerysolutions.com for more information. w w w. v w m media.com United Kingdom-based Randox Food Diagnostics offers a new NOPA test that allows growers to detect primary amino nitrogen throughout the entire fermentation process. The NOPA has a minimum detectable concentration of 5.1 mg N/L, and can generate accurate results of the primary amino nitrogen status within seven minutes. Visit www.randoxfooddiagnostics.com. Keep Pouch Wine Cool The Pouch Pocket, a new pouch drink insulator, is essentially an updated coozie that fits most pouch-style drinks. Made of Neoprene, the Pouch Pocket accommodates a straw or spout. For more information, visit www.coolpouchpocket.com. S e p t - O c t 2 0 13 | V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 99