Monterey Wine Company Excited to Announce Travis Proctor as New Winemaker

May 21st – King City Ca— Monterey Wine Company is a custom wine production facility located in California Central Coast community of King City. We offer the latest in premium wine-making technologies, quality custom crush and processing equipment, experienced blend development, and efficient bottling capabilities to complement our client’s needs. We provide a sound working […]

NAPA, CA (December 22, 2020) – The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation (FWF), with many thanks to a generous group of individuals, raised $20,000 in support of COVID-19 relief for Napa’s farmworker community.  Through the Travis Credit Union Foundation matching grant, donations were doubled, and Travis Credit Union has awarded the FWF an additional donation of $20,000. […] The post $40,000 Raised Supporting COVID-19 Relief for Napa County’s Farmworker Community appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/12/22/40000-raised-napa-farmworker-community?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=40000-raised-napa-farmworker-community Published Date:Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:05:15 +0000 

Discover unparalleled precision in Alcohol Removal!      Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Explore how our state of the art dealcoholization process... Employs meticulously selective membranes - Our process extracts only water, alcohol, and acetic acid. Retains volatile phenolics - No need to "capture" or "add back" any volatile compounds when our process protects and preserves your most delicate wine characteristics in the first place. Removes without heat - Your wine is never heated! Only the water-ethanol fraction is distilled, ensuring your wine is maintained at cellar temperature throughout the alcohol removal process. Minimizes volume loss - With an average loss of just 1.25%, we send you back more of your wine to bottle and sell! Scales from Trial to Production volumes - Schedule a Test Track service on our bench scale equipment prior to full scale dealcoholization. Call or email Cameron@winesecrets.com for more information abou

 Elevate your fortification and sanitation programs with High Proof Grape Spirit distilled from California wine.  For specialized applications, choose from our family of grape spirits: Vira-Proof (140 Proof) – Ready-to-use sanitizing spray formulated with reverse osmosis water. Original Blend (170 Proof) – Moderately clean, fruity character ideal for general wine fortification and cellar sanitation. Premium Blend (184 Proof) – Re-distilled for an exceptionally clean, fruity profile, perfect for premium wine fortification, port production, and tincture making. All of our high proof grape spirit is derived entirely from sound, quality wine — designed for precision, purity, and performance across cellar and production uses. Samples available by request. Call or email Travis@winesecrets.com for more information about our wine filtration services or visit Winesecrets.com. Toll Free: (888) 656-5553 Direct: (707) 824-2022

February 26th – With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Royden Keeley, the esteemed General Manager of PolarClad (subsidiary of BevZero), who passed away on February 2, 2024 at the age of 58 after a 20-month battle with brain cancer. Royden’s departure has left a profound void in the BevZero family and the industry as a whole. A lifetime Sonoma County resident, Royden was born and raised in Santa Rosa and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1983. He spent the latter half of his life residing in Windsor. Royden joined PolarClad in 2006 and quickly moved to the position of general manager which he held for over 16 years. Royden was more than a General Manager; he was the cornerstone of the PolarClad success story. His visionary leadership and unwavering dedication propelled the company to new heights during his tenure. Under his guidance, PolarClad flourished, emerging as a leader of high-quality tank insulation and mixers within the wine industry. Beyond his professi

Sebastopol, CA - April 17, 2025 - American Winesecrets, LLC. (Winesecrets), a leading provider of wine alcohol reduction and other specialized wine filtration technologies announces that Cameron Caldwell has joined the company as our Operations Manager at the Sebastopol, CA headquarters. Mr. Caldwell has over four years of experience in the field of specialized separation technology for wine production, and over seven years of experience in winemaking and wine chemistry, to include roles in France, Australia, and New Zealand. He brings with him a high degree of wine chemistry and winery operation expertise.  Caldwell received a BS in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Duluth campus. He also holds a Certificate in Winemaking from the University of California at Davis. Cameron most recently served as the Director of Operations at BevZero, and is deeply knowledgeable about alcohol reduction in wine, and the development of “No-Alc” flavor profiles.  “I&

Oakville, CA – August 25, 2021 –  American Winesecrets, LLC. (Winesecrets), North  America’s wine taint mitigation expert has once again partnered with Napa Wine Co., Napa’s leader in high quality, reserve  lot custom crush to provide an artisan-scale Flash Détente system at the Oakville crush facility. Flash Détente removes  pigments from grape skins instantaneously prior to fermentation. This technique has proven beneficial in reducing the  impact of smoke exposure once the wines have completed fermentation. It is has also proven to be effective at making solid  wines from low color, low Brix fruit from vintages where maturity is difficult.  Flash Détente streamlines red maceration by rapidly heating must and then cooling it instantaneously in a vacuum chamber.  The treatment results in the rupturing of cell walls initiating an efficient breakdown of the structure of the berry. The smoke  aromat

Join Moss Adams and Bank of Marin as wine industry financial professionals discuss the issues and opportunities impacting the market. We’ll take questions from the audience and cover topics including: The current status and implications of Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans 2020 fires impact on the market Smoke taint-related tax credits and federal, state, and local tax considerations Free webinar: February 11, 2021 11:00 AM PST - 1 hour Register Here Speakers Marshall Graves, SVP, Sonoma County & Central Coast Commercial Banking Regional Manager, Bank of Marin Marshall is focused on growing the Bank’s customer base by building lasting banking relationships with local commercial and wine-related businesses. Leading an experienced lending team, he directs business development activities and oversees loan structuring and underwriting. Prior to this role, Marshall was a Senior Commercial Banking Manager and Wine Industry

Sebastopol, CA - August 25, 2020 - American Winesecrets, LLC. (Winesecrets), North America’s wine taint mitigation expert has partnered with Napa Wine Co. , Napa’s leader in high quality, reserve lot custom crush to provide an artisan-scale Flash Détente system at the Oakville crush facility. Flash Détente removes pigments from grape skins instantaneously prior to fermentation and has proven beneficial in reducing the impact of smoke exposure once the wines have completed fermentation. The smoke-taint causing volatile phenol compounds accumulate in grape skins during wildfire incidents. Flash Détente streamlines red maceration by rapidly heating must and then cooling it instantaneously in a vacuum chamber. The treatment results in the rupturing of cell walls initiating an efficient breakdown of the structure of the berry. The smoke aromatics are carried off with water vapor in the vacuum. “Flash Détente has a key advantage over

Members of the Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics Community Provide Vital New Sources of Sanitizer in Fight Against Pandemic What do spirits and hand sanitizer have in common? They require alcohol. Three members of the Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics family have responded to the nationwide shortage of hand sanitizer by pivoting production from beverages to hand sanitizer. Sonoma Wine Executive MBA students Jason Somerby of New Alchemy Distilling and Travis Smith of American Winesecrets LLC and Spiritsmith LLC, and Gary Heck, owner of F. Korbel & Bros and Wine Business Institute advisory board chairperson, are utilizing their production facilities to help fight the spread of COVID-19 throughout California. They are producing and donating hand sanitizer to local and government agencies, hospitals, first responders, and other essential businesses such as grocery stores and commercial farming operations. The generosity and community-mind