Introducing the Verdi Smart Valve Precision irrigation depends on one thing: knowing that every irrigation is delivered exactly as planned. For specialty crop growers managing multiple blocks, varied valve sizes, and rising production costs, achieving that level of control and visibility has often been difficult. Verdi’s new Smart Valve changes that. Each wireless unit enables remote control, real-time irrigation verification, flow-based scheduling, and water-use reporting, all powered by the Verdi Dashboard. It’s available in a full range of sizes from 1 inch to 4 inches. Built for Today’s Challenges Growers across specialty crops, from orchards and vineyards to berries and vegetables, are dealing with rising input costs, labor shortages, and increasing pressure to optimize resources. Many are navigating tighter margins while striving to maintain quality and compliance. The Smart Valve fills a critical gap in the market for growers who need automation that&rsq

Are you looking for ways to stay ahead of the curve in the wine industry? InnoVint is excited to share Expert Talks, a new video series featuring bite-sized conversations with top winery professionals that connect you with top experts shaping the future of wine. Each episode is ~20 minutes and is jam-packed with insights from top experts on anything and everything related to running a successful wine business. Each guest shares their unique experiences and knowledge on crucial topics like winery compliance, HR best practices, cost accounting, DTC strategies, and more. Check out our first 5 episodes: Cost Accounting Concepts for Winery Professionals with Frances Spangler, CFO of Bricoleur Vineyards Top 5 HR Tips for Wineries without an HR Manager with Jessica Hart, HR Consultant Winery Compliance 101 with Nicole Elizabeth, Owner of Premiere Wine Compliance Six Segments of DTC Customer Data with Paul Leary, Owner of Assemblage Strategy Group Bridging the Gap Between Winemaking and Accoun

Lange Estate Winery & Vineyards in Dundee, Oregon and Pioneer Packaging, a packaging distributor in the pacific northwest, understand the importance of domestically made glass wine bottles.

The wine industry is a tight-knit community where new ideas and solutions travel by word of mouth to bring transformation to the industry. And when difficulties arise, such as shifting consumer demographics and rising operational costs, wineries and wine growers lean on each other for support. The response from wineries has led to a focus on premiumization, automation, and building stronger relationships with younger consumers. Climate change has also increased the frequency of conditions like drought, wildfires and untimely frosts, resulting in more dramatic changes from vintage to vintage. Higher pressure from media, government and younger consumers, pushed wineries to reduce their environmental impact, leading to new solar plants, a transition to organic, biodynamic and regenerative agriculture and technology to measure everything from water usage to carbon sequestration. Wineries Foster Localism Wineries are also looking for other ways to increase sustainability, such as buyin

In 2007, after years of research to find the ideal place to grow fabulous wine grapes, Kent Van Arnam and his wife Allison found the perfect spot in Zillah in the Yakima Valley of Washington on 40 acres of fruit orchards. Kent and his trusty tractor took out over 6,500 fruit trees and prepared the soil for grapes. With the help of family and friends, they planted their first Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard. He likes to say "Our vineyards grow on a southern slope of perfect soils for premium wine grapes. The winery rests on the top of a hill overlooking the vineyard and the Yakima Valley with views of both Mt Adams and Mt Rainer. We think our grapes like the views as much as we do." With a focus on making the highest quality wines, their size allows them to be hands-on every step of the way... from nurturing vineyards, picking the grapes at harvest and through all the winemaking in Flextanks in the winery. Kent found Flextanks right away and has been using them in his winemaking

Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2023: Bob Mazza — Raising the Profile of Pennsylvania Wine Since 1972

By Paul Vigna   Bob Mazza has been behind the wheel of his family’s namesake winery in northwest Pennsylvania since 1972. And you’ll find that driving is an appropriate metaphor […]

The Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) is the largest trade show and conference focused exclusively on Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and is the second largest wine industry show in North America. By Barbara Barielle When I approached Wine Industry Network President & CEO George Christie for a story about the 10-year anniversary of WIN Expo, I asked about exhibitors that have been involved in the event. He replied, “The industry’s best suppliers exhibit year after year and they have been since the beginning.” George Christie, Wine Industry Network President & CEO  That, in a nutshell, demonstrates the success of the North Coast exhibition, which brings industry suppliers together with  winery and vineyard professionals during the down time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Still intimate (but not small, by any means), this one-day event in the heart of Wine Country is now the second largest wine trade show in the coun

Afternoon Brief, August 8th

Just when the Napa Valley tourism industry seems to be recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of Napa has been hit with an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease…

by Steve Chapman, World Cooperage Account Manager China is a land of contrasts, especially when it comes to the different vineyard regions spread across this vast country. From the wet and humid east coast, to the temperate central regions, and the arid and cold northwest, there is an incredible spectrum of growing conditions.   Harvest Time In Xinjiang Provence  This variation in growing conditions presents a multitude of challenges to both viticulturalists and winemakers. As coopers, we also have to ensure we are supplying the correct barrel type suitable for the different regions and wine styles. Luckily, we have built great relationships with our customers over the years. Assisted by our long time friend and Agent, Michael Zhang, we have seen some stunning results. In fact, one of our customers, Canaan (north of Beijing), has produced some outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay by adopting modern vineyard practices and incorporating appropriate barrel choices in t

Afternoon Brief, December 10th

Cooper Mountain Vineyards Announces a Major Expansion in the Willamette Valley: Cooper Mountain Vineyards, the first certified biodynamic winery in the Pacific Northwest, is growing where it’s planted with two significant acquisitions in the Willamette Valley...