Growing Forward Recap: Preparing for the Risk Factors of Smoke & Fire Exposure

Experts weigh in on preventive steps and mitigation methods for wildfire impacted vines.   By Alexandra Russell  On July 27, 2022, Wine Industry Network hosted its most recent Growing Forward webinar, […]

Increasing wildfires and annual fire events are impacting the wine industry in a number of ways. Persistent exposure to smoke can compromise the quality and value of winegrapes, affecting wines made from smoke-exposed grapes, thus – driving the need for a better understanding of smoke taint chemistry and treatment. In this webinar, we will be presenting innovations in smoke-taint removal, what steps you can take and equipment to use to recover your wines, and how sustainable these methods really are. Register for this complimentary webinar and join to learn more about Smoke Taint Technology and join us on Thursday, June 30th at 11:00 am (PT) Register Now Webinar Presenter: Lorenzo Forbice, Innovation Project Manager / Della Toffola USA   

Increasing wildfires and annual fire events are impacting the wine industry in a number of ways. Persistent exposure to smoke can compromise the quality and value of winegrapes, affecting wines made from smoke-exposed grapes, thus – driving the need for a better understanding of smoke taint chemistry and treatment. In this webinar, we will be presenting innovations in smoke-taint removal, what steps you can take and equipment to use to recover your wines, and how sustainable these methods really are. Register for this complimentary webinar and join to learn more about Smoke Taint Technology and join us on Thursday, June 30th at 11:00 am (PT) Register Now Webinar Presenter: Lorenzo Forbice, Innovation Project Manager / Della Toffola USA   

Hot Grapes for a Hot (Cold, Hailing, Rainy) World

The climate is changing, and overall is trending warmer. That trend is “unequivocally” tied to human activity, and is “proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented over millennia,” according to […]

TricorBraun WinePak is proud to support Unified Symposium 2021 - Tuesday General Session: Wildfires and Smoke: Managing Uncertainty and Risk

A Message from our CEO, Eric Lewis: This year has been incredibly challenging, and I know each of you has been impacted in some way by the wildfires, the pandemic, and the loss of business due to the shutdown. This has raised the stakes for our industry, and have made clear the importance of checking in with and supporting our communities. Accordingly, the mission of Wineshipping remains the same, and that is to enable your success. Our focus is 100% on you. Here at Wineshipping we've identified some additional ways that we can support our community during these difficult times. If your home or business was damaged by the fires, please let us know so we can support you directly. If anyone you know is looking for temporary employment, reach out to our staffing team at careers@wineshipping.com (we have plenty of work as we head into peak!) If you need temporary storage of your product, we will do what we can to support you with transportation and warehousing. Finally

Accurate, available and cost-effective diagnostic tools have never been more critical to economic survival than in 2020.  While the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, large segments of our economy have been closed or hamstrung by government restrictions or voluntary measures implemented to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.  The lack of readily available, quick and accurate COVID-19 testing has been a primary contributor to the implementation of restrictions that have put millions out of work and slowed or recessed economic growth.  Now, California and other west coast wine regions have been placed in another impossible situation as a result of the lack of testing resources and technologies available to make timely decisions about the quality of wine grapes. The 2020 fires, the first round of which was caused by the lightning storms of August 16-19, occurred earlier in the harvest season than the fires and smoke exposure of previous years.  The timing and