Western Square is the industry leader when it comes to racking systems. Our Double Bar Wine Barrel Rack is your ultimate solution for versatile wine storage. Designed to offer exceptional strength and stability, this rack securely holds two barrels, making it a perfect choice for wineries.Crafted from durable powder-coated mild steel (available in the color of your choice) or sleek stainless steel, this rack adds both functionality and style to your space. With a range of sizes, from 15-gallon barrels to puncheon, it fits a variety of storage needs. Whether you’re looking to enhance your cellar or optimize your storage, the Double Bar Wine Barrel Rack provides the perfect blend of form and function. Western Square Industries WIN Expo Booth: 720 Western Square Industries, family owned and operated, was founded in 1976. Located in Stockton CA, Western Square is the world leader in the manufacturing of barrel racks and barrel pallets for the winery, brewery, distillery, and beverage

Summer is upon us, and whether you’re a brewer trying to keep up with the summer rush, a winemaker preparing for harvest, or in any other application where a chiller is used, keeping your chiller running at peak performance is critical. Activate remote monitoring today and you’ll be able to monitor your chillers’ performance anytime, anywhere. The system sends text and email alerts for any abnormal conditions – offering peace of mind that your equipment is operating smoothly. Learn more about remote monitoring here! Here are 5 helpful tasks you can do yourself to keep your chiller running smoothly. Summer temperatures cause high head pressure, which reduces your chiller’s capacity. To get the best efficiency and capacity from your chiller, it is essential to keep its condenser coils clean and ensure unrestricted air circulation.Cleaning the condenser is easy. First, shut down the chiller and turn off the power. Then, with a water hose, gent

On April 9, 2024, Western Square Industries of Stockton, California announced the departure of David Bowyer, who has served as the head of sales and marketing for the past five years, including the last three years as CEO. David has chosen to return to a previous role within Innvoke Print and Marketing, where he will assume the position of CEO and be elevated to the board. His new responsibilities include spearheading business growth initiatives and identifying merger opportunities across the West Coast. Western Square Industries is renowned as the global leader in manufacturing barrel racks and barrel pallets for the winery, brewery, and distillery sectors. Additionally, the company operates on a worldwide scale, supplying specialized racks for the bottled water industry. Complementing these core areas, Western Square also boasts divisions dedicated to farm equipment and vineyard equipment. Reflecting on David's departure, Trygve Mikkelsen, Executive Chairman of Western Square

Western Square Industries, family owned and operated, was founded in 1976. Located in Stockton CA, Western Square is the world leader in the manufacturing of barrel racks and barrel pallets for the winery, brewery, distillery, and beverage industries. Western Square has winery, farm, ranch and vineyard equipment divisions featuring vineyard and harvest trailers, shade trailers, farm gates, and STOKES winery ladders, as well as other specialized products. Western Square is also active worldwide in the manufacturing and sale of specialized racks for the bottled water industry. All of our products are proudly made in California, USA. Visit us at booth 117 at the WIN Expo on November 30th. Use promo code WES117 for a free trade show pass or $30 off conference sessions. Register here: https://wineindustryexpo.com/ 

Good for the Earth & Good for Business To date, we have made significant progress by implementing several initiatives to reduce energy consumption and decrease potential adverse effects on the environment. Among them G3 has: Installed 650 solar panels used at the G3 Campus Saved 5.9 million kWh of energy annually through motion-detecting lights Diverted over 1,000 tons of waste material a year from landfill through well-established recycling programs Learn More G3's commitment to sustainability extends into its products and solutions: PACKAGING Over 50% of cork and capsule shipments use re-useable pallets. Origine by DIAM® cork is made from 100% bio-based products: cork, beeswax emulsion instead of microspheres and a binder composed of 100% vegetable polyols. GTREE™ labels are composed of 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) paper reducing GHG emissions by 100,000 lbs/year. Sierra White™ Paper is FSC® certified to be sourced according to sustainable practices, i

How have natural corks stayed on top of the wine world? Antonio Amorim’s efforts to make the cork business more innovative and sustainable have a lot to do with it Antonio Amorim has seen the closure industry change dramatically during his two decades at the helm of his family's 150-year-old cork business. (Courtesy of Amorim Cork) For centuries, cork has been the primary method of closing wine bottles. Then in the late 20th century came cheaper stoppers and—though not without some controversy—the value end of the market was suddenly awash in bottles topped with colorful plastic “corks” or metal screwcaps. That would have been alarming enough for a family cork business founded in 1870. But at the same time, high-end wineries were facing a problem with TCA taint, which could make wines smell and taste like musty cardboard or—in a way even worse for the producers—muted and boring, without being obviously flawed. The problem was largely blam

Summer is upon us, and whether you’re a brewer trying to keep up with the summer rush, a winemaker preparing for harvest, or in any other application where a chiller is used, keeping your chiller running at peak performance is critical. Here are a few tasks you can do yourself to aid in this endeavor. Summer temperatures cause high head pressure, which reduces your chiller’s capacity. To get the best efficiency and capacity from your chiller, it is essential to keep its condenser coils clean and ensure unrestricted air circulation. Cleaning the condenser is easy. First, shut down the chiller and turn off the power. Then, with a water hose, gently rinse the coils from the outside to remove any dirt and debris collected on the coil. Make sure to clean the area around the chiller so that any debris you just rinsed off the condenser does not get sucked back into it once you walk away. If the condenser is excessively dirty, a coil cleaner you can find at a hardware store might

  Posted by Laura Ness of Spirited Magazine | Mar 31, 2020 | Packaging, Equipment, Wine, Production    You have to be just slightly natters to engage in a livelihood that can literally blow up on you—and yet, the sisterhood (and brotherhood) of bubbles runs deep. That’s probably why it’s considered the ne plus ultra of winemaking. There are many ways to sparkle a beverage, but méthode Champenoise is considered the highest form of sparkling art. It’s a process that’s been painstakingly perfected, by hand, over the centuries. It requires two entirely separate fermentations, the second of which occurs in the bottle, which is where the magic happens. Says Todd Graff, winemaker and general manager at Frank Family Vineyards in Napa Valley, “The secondary fermentation in the bottle is the trickiest part, because however many bottles you’re making, each is an individual fermentation.” Méthode Champenoise is time consuming, filled with repetitive tedium, complicated (often by many months o