Harvest season is when everything happens at once—and the equipment you rely on needs to do more than just keep up. For small and mid-sized wineries producing between 2,000 and 20,000 cases annually, efficiency and flexibility are essential. Whether you’re dealing with hand- picked grapes, machine harvested fruit, varying varietals, or tight crush pad space, your destemmer-crusher needs to deliver quality results without slowing you down or locking you into a rigid setup. That’s where the right equipment makes all the difference. You need something that’s not just capable—but configurable. Not just powerful—but versatile. A Crush Pad Essential: Meet the Lugana 1R At Prospero Equipment Corp., we’ve been supporting wineries for over 50 years, and we know how important the right tools are for maintaining wine quality from grape to glass. We also know how important productivity and efficiency is in the crunch-time of harvest season; that’s wh

With Spring in the air and Schneckenleitner cask and puncheon orders being fulfilled and planned in Austria, the Bouchard Cooperages team wanted to take the time to highlight the special relationship between the Schneckenleitner family and their largest of client's: Schloss Gobelsburg from Austria's Kamptal region. For any producers still interested in casks and puncheons (500L - 800L) it is not too late to add any orders in our containers or choose from the current stock options of 500L puncheons that we currently have in our US warehouse.  Fassbinderei Schneckenleitner Family owned and operated since 1880, the Schneckenleitner family has been manufacturing Austrian oak and Acacia puncheons, casks and conicals for five generations. Nestled along the Ybbs river in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, the new state of the art cooperage, stave mill and wood maturation park was inaugurated in 2022 allowing for the Schneckenleitner's activity to all live in one spo

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OUR FIVE TOP MARKETING PRIORITIES FOR 2024 TACKLE THE NEW YEAR LIKE A BOSS If you’re like most of us, the holiday marketing campaigns are well underway, and you’re now focusing on next year’s budgets and plans. Choosing your marketing priorities for 2024 is a bit like assembling IKEA furniture—you’re looking for simple, clean lines and straightforward instructions. But, you soon realize you are missing some tools to assemble the Järvfjället and wonder if you should have gone with the Ödmjuk instead. So grab your metaphorical Allen wrench, and let’s build a marketing strategy that’s as sturdy as it is stylish, with just the right amount of snarky commentary along the way. 1. KNOW THY CUSTOMER Your customers aren’t generic – they are unique and won’t be won over by vague, generic messages. If you write copy like everyone else and post the same boring stock bottle shots like everyone else, it’s like you&

Elevate your craft this harvest season with CoolWine's Chilling and Heating units. Now available for sale, lease, or rent.   Why Choose CoolWine?   Total Temperature Control: Perfectly maintain your Barrel Room or Cellar. From one tank to a bank of tanks, we've got you covered. Fermentation Mastery: Control cooling or heating with precision. Address issues like stuck fermentation head on. Perfect Whites: Master the art of cold stabilization. Bottling Bliss: Gently heat to eliminate the common label issues of a wet bottle. Features & Benefits:   Mobile units with wheels for convenience. Quick disconnects for efficient setup. Included hoses for glycol and power extension cords. Hassle-free service and maintenance during rental. Don't miss out! Elevate your winemaking process and stand out this harvest season. Act NOW before units are fully booked. Contact CoolWine today at coolwine.com or via email rob@coolwine.com

RedChirp continues to expand its proprietary business texting platform, bringing the power of email and SMS marketing together, with new Commerce7, Mailchimp, and Klaviyo email platform integrations. “In just over one year, RedChirp has gone from serving one to more than 100 wineries because we’ve been relentlessly listening to their specific challenges and rapidly developing solutions,” says Jennie Gilbert, Co-Founder of RedChirp. “Almost every DTC team reports the same frustrations; it’s getting harder to cut through the noise with email alone.” To break through and get noticed, marketers need multi-channel delivery.  Email and texting are more powerful together. To get customers to act, your communications need segmentation and personalization. Sending everyone the same thing at the same time won’t cut it. And to get all this done so you can realize the benefits, DTC teams need automation. It’s just too hard to do it

Reducing and managing winery wastewater goes beyond complying with regulations or being kind to the environment. It is a business initiative which is linked to efficiency and profit. The more water a winery consumes, and the more wastewater produced, the more it costs to treat the water, both in equipment needed and time. Understanding how a winery uses water and generates wastewater, both during vintage and non-vintage times, is the first step. From there, changes can be implemented to reduce how much wastewater is generated, and to improve the quality of that wastewater. BENEFITS OF MANAGING WINERY WASTEWATER A winery can greatly improve production efficiency and reduce costs by creating and maintaining an efficient operational flow, which includes reducing and managing water usage. Streamlining cleaning processes reduces time and therefore labor and chemical costs. Using less water also means a reduction in water supply costs and wastewater disposal fees. Properly treated wast

CoolWine has the largest fleet of portable Fire and Ice units to assist wine makers with the ability to cool or heat one tank or a bank of tanks. Fire and Ice units can help you by: Controlling fermentation by cooling or heating Heat a stuck fermentation Cold stabilize your whites Gently heat prior to bottling to eliminate the common label issues of a wet bottle These units are provided to large wineries for "Special Projects" or small wineries as their only source of heating or cooling. The units are equipped with wheels, quick disconnects, hoses for the glycol, and extension cord for the power. All service and maintenance included for duration of rental. VISIT our new website for more information on we can help with your winery temperature control needs

Reserve 6 Hours and Get 1 Hour Free Are you ready to plan your day out in Wine Country? Wineries and Tasting Rooms have reopened. It's a beautiful time of year to visit Healdsburg, Sonoma or Napa. Choose your luxury Sedan, SUV, Limo, Sprinter Van or Party Bus and use this special website promotion for a wine tour or any special occasion. Our complimentary concierge service can help plan your day. This promotion is subject to availability so don't delay and reserve today. It's our way of saying Welcome Back!  SIP Drive By Tours Available You can still celebrate a birthday, anniversary or any special occasion, by driving  your family and friends thru Wine Country! Use our Classic limousine or Sprinter party bus as your own private venue for wine tasting or celebration. Stop at your your favorite restaurant, winery or take out for dessert! Bring your food and drinks on board. You set your itinerary and tell us where you want to go. We can even provide theme decoratio

Find the pump that’s right for you this harvest Scott Laboratories, a leading innovator for the North American specialty beverage community for over 80 years, has partnered with Inoxpa, a global company specializing in stainless steel processing equipment, to supply innovative liquid transfer pumps to the wine industry in time for the 2020 wine grape harvest.  Known for their high-quality reliability and revolutionary Clean in Place (CIP) technology, Scott Labs is highlighting three of these top-of-the-line pumps to meet cellar and winemaking demands during the upcoming harvest season.  Inoxpa RVN Helicoidal Pump – this pump features a unique helicoidal impeller design that provides exceptionally gentle must transfers. Widely used in wineries for fully automated pumpovers, the device allows solid particles to pass through the pump without being damaged and without clogging.  According to Damon Dudley, Scott