Stop by and say hello to Saxco’s team at Booth #500 at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Play our “Spin to Win” wheel for exciting giveaways and donations toward planting trees in areas devastated by wildfires in California. While you’re there, chat with our product experts about packaging options designed to help you reduce your carbon footprint and achieve your sustainability goals. Let’s raise a glass to a greener future—don’t miss the chance to connect with us and make an impact! Saxco Unified Symposium Booth: 500 Saxco is a full-service packaging solutions supplier. We have served the distiller, wine, and craft beverage community for more than 90 years, combining our expertise, passion, and commitment to your success with modern packaging technologies. We are uniquely positioned as your single source supplier, offering standard glass bottles and cans to fully proprietary packaging solutions, and in-house services ranging from artwork

National Storage Tank began in the Napa Valley, Our roots are in wine, and they are deep, we served the needs of the Wine Industry in Napa & Sonoma Counties for years before we began to branch out into other industries. Behind all the prestige and panache involved in the Wine Industry, there are two things we always keep in mind; Agriculture and Manufacturing. We never forget neither the farmers nor the vintners, and from field to press and have been facilitating both for a long time.  Water Storage Tanks Irrigation is essential, water on demand for crops, and frost prevention. Our tanks come in a wide variety of gallon capacities from 5,000 to 5 million and can be fitted with outlets of any size for maximum water draw, anti-vortex systems are second nature to us as well. Your crop needs a consistent and reliable water source because grapes grow and the weather changes often so vineyards have to be ready at a moment’s notice. Our Corrugated Bolted Steel Tanks have

Crop appears lighter in some areas; grape market activity still limited Following an easing of heat levels in mid-August, 100-105°F temperatures returned to some areas of California toward the end of the month and into the first week of September. Reports of the hottest summer on record – for the western US as well as the Northern Hemisphere as a whole – obscure a more nuanced picture at the local level: While heat has been consistently intense in California’s southern Interior, Coastal areas have tended to avoid the worst extremes and, in some cases, even experienced cooler-than-average August temperatures. It has, in general, been a good growing year. The picking timetable is well in advance of last year – when it was delayed by unusually mild conditions – and close to normal, with harvesting of the early whites getting started in the Interior by mid-July and in the Coast at the beginning of August. The return of higher temperatures has likely quick

Heatwave arrives; grape market remains slow July was likely the warmest on record for much of the western US, with California receiving the highest heat levels and areas of the Central Valley suffering two weeks of 100-110°F temperatures. The heat has since dissipated slightly in early August, although consistent, more normal temperatures in excess of 85°F are forecast. The general feeling is that vineyards across the state will have been affected by such a prolonged heatwave: Some – limited – burn damage has been in evidence and there is a suspicion that berry sizing has been hindered. The dividends from California’s wet winter are now making themselves felt: Despite the hot summer, soil moisture levels in many places remain relatively good – even at this stage – and canopies appear healthy. Given this and the fact many cash-strapped growers are economizing on treatments, there has been some mildew pressure, but still at normal levels. Also normal

Flextank Helps La Mesa Vineyards Deliver Award-Winning Wines Sweep Gold Medals At Three Prestigious California Wine Competitions  La Mesa Vineyards uses Flextank vessels to capture gold medals  and create top small-batch artisan-style wines of exceptional quality. Vancouver, Wash. – August 06, 2024 – Flextank, the leader in advanced oxygen-permeable polyethylene tanks for wine, cider, spirits and craft beverage fermentation and storage, today announced one of the company’s premier Flextank customers, La Mesa Vineyards, recently swept prestigious industry wine awards in three separate competitions. The Amador County, Calif.-based La Mesa Vineyards received several Gold, Double Gold and Best-in-Class awards at the respected 2024 Peninsula Underground "Under the Radar" California wine competition, 2024 Orange County Fair Commercial Wine competition, and at the 2024 California State Fair competition. Competition is Fierce. Flextank Helps Deliver Awar

The wine industry is grappling with uncertainty in a rapidly changing economic landscape, leaving winery owners, grape farmers, and wine sales teams in a state of flux. Wineries were already coping with a demographic shift towards younger generations less interested in wine than Boomer enthusiasts when the pandemic catalyzed market disruption. When bars, restaurants and tasting rooms closed, consumers stocked up on budget-friendly wines, and value wine sales briefly surged. Then, with extra cash from government stimulus checks, they began buying premium and luxury wines. Small wineries adapted by introducing curbside pickups and digital wine tastings and utilized their phone and email lists to reach potential customers which helped shore up losses from tasting room closures. Unfortunately, two and a half years post-pandemic, sales remain disappointing despite reopened tasting rooms and other hospitality businesses. Economist Chris Bitter, Ph.D., Terrain's senior wine and grape ana

In the fast-paced world of business and industry, ensuring continuous power supply is a top priority. When grid power fails, whether due to natural disasters, maintenance, or unexpected outages, a reliable backup generator can make all the difference. In Northern California, where wildfires and other challenges can disrupt power sources, generator rental is a crucial solution for maintaining operations. In this blog post, we’ll explore five essential considerations for generator rental in 2023 to keep your business running smoothly and efficiently.  1. Planning Ahead: Reserving Your Generator The first step in ensuring uninterrupted power during emergencies is to plan ahead. Generator rental availability can become scarce during peak seasons or when large-scale events occur. To avoid being left in the dark, reserve your generator well in advance. By doing so, you’ll secure access to the generator capacity your business needs when it matters most. When reserving your

Viticulturists in California's Central and North Coasts predict a delayed harvest this year due to the cold, rainy spring. This postponement poses a potential threat to the grape crop, leaving it vulnerable to challenges from autumn rains, cooler temperatures, and smoke taint from wildfires.  The delay does, however, provide grape growers with more time to prepare for a persistent challenge to wine grapes – bird damage. The critical moment is after bud break and before veraison when vineyards become prime targets for birds searching for food and a place to roost. "The time to act is when the sugar content begins to rise and attract the birds," asserts Dave Crockett of Kenwood's The Dirt Farmer, vineyard services company. "Once the birds are drawn in, there's nothing you can do to deter them. The key is to prevent them from noticing the ripening grapes in the fields below. With this year's harvest delayed by one to four weeks, there's st