
Today’s wine consumers are increasingly focused on sustainability, pushing wineries to reduce water use, limit chemicals, and improve overall efficiency — all without compromising wine quality. Meeting these expectations requires innovative systems that make operations cleaner, faster, and more...
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SEATTLE, WA — April 21, 2021 — Avalara, Inc. (NYSE: AVLR), a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, today announced the availability of Avalara Shipping Verification for Beverage Alcohol (Avalara Shipping Verification). Avalara Shipping Verification...
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Issue: Time-Consuming and Wasteful Cleaning Processes Winery cleaning is essential to maintain quality, but traditional cleaning methods can be inefficient and costly, wasting water and chemicals, and requiring significant labor. Solution: Cloud-Sellers® and TankJet® Cleaning Systems from...
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The Cloud-Sellers™ 360 Fluid-driven Tank Cleaner for tanks up to 100’ (30 m) in diameter – this powerful fluid-driven machine offers the most consistent impact over the entire pressure range. High-impact cleaning removes even the most stubborn residues efficiently and effectively so tanks can...
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Non-Conventional Wine Yeast, Oak Compound Analysis, Optimizing Aromatic Expression, and Low Alc, Low Cal & Vegan Winemaking The WIN Expo Winemaking & Production conference program will feature FOUR sessions discussing The Use of Non-Conventional Wine Yeast, Oak Compound Analysis, Optimizing...
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March on California’s bulk wine and grape markets continued where February left off, with transaction levels limited on most items amid a patchy case-good sales picture and a disconnect between buyer and seller price expectations. With another 4-6 weeks still to go before the frost risk passes in...
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Mid-September brought three to four days of rainfall to California, mainly to the North Coast’s growing areas and in the lower Central Coast areas around Santa Barbara. Up to three inches of rain fell in some parts. Isolated Central Valley areas also received precipitation. Since then, the weather...
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Conditions in California’s growing areas were largely normal through June into early July – perhaps slightly on the erratic side, with degree-day accumulation highly variable between areas and some humidity and/or shatter in evidence. It goes without saying that water supplies are a concern across...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Sugarloaf Custom Winery Seeks Bankruptcy Protection as $13 Million Loan in Default

Sugarloaf Wine Co. southeast of Santa Rosa filed for Chapter 11 reorganization as loan on winery goes into foreclosure. Founder says hundreds of thousands of dollars from the winery and a separate vineyard operation went to fund a fintech startup...

