Resource Guide: Technical Application Briefs To achieve the best process economics an efficient winery must operate on a Total Cost of Filtration basis. This recognizes that superior filter performance will yield better economics over time. Filter cost must consider total gallons throughput per change-out.  A Total Cost of Filtration approach also realizes that factors influenced by filter performance are often more costly than the filters themselves. The following resources below will help you to optimize your process: FC 01 Cartridge Cleaning Sanitization & Storage Wine   FC 02 Calculating Pressure Drop Specifications Wine   FC 03 Integrity Testing Of Membrane Filters Wine   FC 04 Reverse Bubble Point Instructions Wine   FC 05 Final Retention Understanding Nominal And Absolute Ratings Wine   FC 06 Maintaining And Measuring Wine Filterability   FC 07 Water Quality At Final Filtration Wine   FC 08 Total Costs Of Filtration Wine   FC

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Rohnert Park, CA – Wine Business Institute scholarship recipients were recently recognized at a virtual meeting with the WBI board of directors, donors, and School of Business and Economics leadership. A total of $44,150 was awarded to undergraduate and graduate winners, including Global Wine Executive MBA student Kelli Silva, trade relations specialist at Trinchero Family Estates; Wine Executive MBA students Caitlin Vartain, brand manager at WX Brands, Marcia Torres Forno, winemaker at Matanzas Creek, Fabian Jauregui, former account executive at Ferrero Rocher, and Emily Porter, business operations manager at Sonoma State University; Wine MBA student Fiona Fang; and undergraduate Wine Business Strategies students Gianna Lendino, wine reservationist at Gundlach Bundschu Winery, and Haddie Daner. Winners were selected based on accomplishments in the areas of academics, leadership, and community service. WBI scholarships are intended to offset tuition and educational expenses

If you’ve been contemplating a switch to increased automation within your winery operations, this might be the perfect time to take action. Wineries are proactively searching for operational processes that maintain social distancing to provide a safer, COVID-free environment for their employees. On the bottling line as well as all aspects of packaging, MasPack Packaging’s systems have proven to keep workers at a safe, responsible distance and while reducing the need for unknown, external contractor visits that can compromise your otherwise healthy workplace environment. Established in Italy, MasPack Packaging is gaining the trust of the American wine industry for their advancements and uncompromising devotion to safety, productivity, and community. Their California-based division, MasPack Packaging USA, provides bottling, packaging and robotic solutions that eliminate unnecessary shoulder-to-shoulder contact, especially during packing process palletizing and de-palleti