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1 0 4 V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T | M a r - A p r 2 014 w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m Artus Bottling Expands Artus Bottling of Penticton, B.C., plans to increase its bottling capacity to four mobile lines this spring. Additionally, the company will have the ability to bot- tle still wine, sparkling wine, beer and cider. Artus has also acquired an Electro-Pneumatic RE Family machine, which can close with traditional cork, cork and wire hood, screwcap, crown cap and pressure- rated screwcap. Concrete Tanks for Rent Sonoma Cast Stone in Petaluma, Calif., has launched a new program that allows wine producers to rent and rent-to-own a concrete tank. The company currently has a limited number of 476-gallon concrete egg fermenters available for $5,000 per year. Renters also have the option to apply some of their rental pay- ments to a tank purchase. Learn more at www.con- cretewinetanks.com. Knights Grapevine Nursery Opens Knights Grapevine Nursery in Knights Landing, Calif., is the newest grapevine nursery to enter the market. Under the ownership of Eckhard and Benja- min Kaesekamp, the Northern California nursery is focused on guarding against viruses and diseases. Visit www.knightsgrapevinenursery.com. AgroThermal Systems Reports Trial Results Walnut Creek, Calif.-based AgroThermal Sys- tems has announced results from its 2013 Thermal Plant Treatment trial programs in the U.S. and New Zealand. California State University, Fresno made wine from both the heat-treated trial and non-heat- treated control blocks. A tasting panel then sampled the wines blind and found some notable differ- ences. The heat-treated chardonnays, for example, had more fruit and better balance than the control- block wines. Randox Receives Industry Accreditation Randox Food Diagnostics of the United Kingdom has received accreditation from the Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences at the University of Bordeaux for its Randox RX Monza and enzymatic testing kits. The Randox kits were compared with traditional methods of wine analysis, and were found to outper- form those methods for both reliability and regularity. Our barrels are works of art, crafted with expertise and perfection to honor wine. Partner with Tonnellerie Quintessence to create your masterpiece. THE ART LIVES ON… 8 route de Canteloup—33750 Beychac & Caillau www.tonnelleriequintessence.fr To effect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. —Henry David Thoreau { }