Dear Customer, As bottling season approaches, we’re here to support you with specialized testing services and essential products to ensure your wine is at its best. Important Details for Testing Services: These tests are not included in your subscription pricing; individual pricing is listed below. Each test requires a separate sample, with specific volume requirements. Please label your samples clearly with the test name. For Turbidity (NTU) and Brettanomyces testing, ensure you write "NTU" or "Brett" on the sample tube cap and label for streamlined processing. Available Tests and Pricing: Stability Testing (Please complete the Stability Test Request Form) Heat Stability Test: $20/sample (250 mL sample required) Bentonite Fining Trials: $75/sample (750 mL sample required) Note: These trials take 3 days and will start the following Monday if submitted after noon on Thursday. Davis Conductivity Test: $30/sample (375 mL sample required) DIT – Degree o

Baker & Hamilton Extends Reach with New Distribution Partners in Texas, Michigan, and California

(January 9, 2024; Oakville, CA)—Baker & Hamilton, an esteemed Napa Valley producer of limited production Cabernet Sauvignon from the Phillips family’s historic estate in Oakville, is pleased to announce its […]

The Phillips Family, Renowned Napa Valley Grape Growers, Introduce Baker & Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon

(June 27, 2022; Oakville, CA) The Phillips family is excited to introduce Baker & Hamilton, a limited production Cabernet Sauvignon grown and blended from the familys historic estate vineyard in []

Afternoon Brief, June 29th

Möet Hennessy Buys Napa's Joseph Phelps Vineyards: The multinational luxury corporation has purchased a Napa icon, home of Insignia...

The Beginning 1982 was a remarkable year: Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, Steven Spielberg's blockbuster E.T. was shown in the cinemas, the first Commodore 64 was launched – and Anton Paar founded its first sales subsidiary in Great Britain. From the early 1970s, Anton Paar products were distributed in the United Kingdom by Stanton Redcroft Ltd. In 1982, Sales Manager Bryan Leslie Treherne and brothers Kevin and Paul Jiggens, as well as Mike Stevens, decided to break new ground. After a visit of then Anton Paar CEO Ulrich Santner and his daughter Barbara, the decision was made to establish the first sales subsidiary in London. On January 6, 1982, Paar Scientific Ltd. finally started in a small office in Raynes Park near Wimbledon in South London. It was a small store located between a Chinese take-away and a tile store. In 2004, the company name was changed to Anton Paar Ltd. A branch office was established by the British sales subsidiary in Dublin in 2011, and i

Is It Time to Kick the (Wine) Can?

Canned wine seems to have plateaued in the U.S., despite many opportunities for growth —Jeff Seigel What does it say about canned wine’s future that one of the most successful products comes from a beer company? Not much, says Rabobank analyst Stephen Rannekleiv, pointing to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Babe. The brand’s general manager, Chelsea Phillips, has […]

Most of us want to forget the bitter heartbreak of harvest 2020. In fact, several winemakers approached to participate in this survey, declined, citing PTSD and the wish to move on... The post Musing on Smoke Taint from Harvest 2020 appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/03/01/musing-on-smoke-taint-from-harvest-2020?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=musing-on-smoke-taint-from-harvest-2020 Published Date:Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:45:01 +0000 

Matt Phillips reveals how he saved as astonishing amount of money by switching to Infaco’s proven electric tying machine.

Standing out on the store shelf can be challenging in the crowded wine and spirits market. Wine and spirts makers must choose bottles that represent their brand while enticing the customer. A toast to these three brands for succeeding with unique packaging that puts them on the top shelf! Michael David Winery: History in a Bottle Michael David is more than just a winery; it’s part of the history and culture of Lodi, California. The Phillips family has been farming the land there since the 1850s and cultivating wine grapes since the 20th century. Winery founders Michael and David Phillips are fifth-generation grape growers who have raised their families on their Lodi vineyard. The Phillips, and the brand they’ve created, live according to the local values. They nurture relationships with their growers, develop partnerships within their community, and harvest their land responsibly and sustainably. It’s a family legacy they hope to pass on to future generations. Whe