Wines & Vines' Annual Review

Wines & Vines, Nov, 2003

For 24 years, now, Wines & Vines has made November our special Equipment, Supplies and Services issue. Why? First, to acknowledge and provide a billboard for the ever-growing number and variety of suppliers to the wine industry. Second, to keep our readers up-to-date on all the newest, most exciting options available to help them achieve their goals in the vineyard, winery and marketplace.

Why November? Because, we know that, with the Northern Hemisphere crush complete, the industry decision makers who form our readership are already beginning to plan, budget and shop for the next yearly cycle.

Though we do our utmost to include as many listings as possible, space in Wines & Vines is valuable, and limited. If we don't know you exist; if you missed our deadline; if your submission was illegible or your information incomplete, we're sorry, but your company is not included. If you'd like to be mentioned next year, please contact us.

Here, then, is our November shopping list of suppliers, contact information and descriptions of what's new from them this year. We hope you'll find just what you need to help make next year successful and prosperous.

A & P AG STRUCTURES, INC.

11266 Ave. 264

Visalia, CA 93277

Phone: (559) 685-8700

Fax: (559) 685-8622

E-mail: aandpag@grapesystem.com

Web site: grapesystem.com

A & P designs, supplies and installs complete trellis and shadehouse systems. New this year is the D.O.V. Gable system, enabling mechanical harvesting and pruning. For details, contact president David Parrish or Charlie Castro, sales.

ACO POLYMER PRODUCTS, INC.

12080 Ravenna Rd.

Chardon, OH 44024

Phone: (440) 285-7000

Fax: (440) 285-7005

E-mail: info@acousa.com

Web site: acousa.com

ACO Drain introduced a new, slimline version of its K100S trench drainage system, K50, designed for compact drainage solutions. The company's trench systems are ideal for wineries, manfactured from polymer concrete, a smooth, nonabsorbent, corrosion resistant surface.

ADI SYSTEMS, INC.

1133 Regent St., Ste. 300

Fredericton, NB E3B 3Z2

CANADA

Phone: (506) 452-7307

Fax: (506) 452-7308

E-mail: systems@adi.ca

Web site: adisystems.ca

ADI recently added a membrane biological reactor to its line of wastewater treatment technologies, an activated sludge system operating at much higher mixed liquor concentrations with a smaller footprint and generating less waste sludge. Effluent quality is typically 5 mg/l BOD and TSS, and can be used directly in recycle applications. Robert C Landine is president, Albert A. Cocci, vice president.

AFTEK, INC.

740 Driving Park Ave.

Rochester, NY 14613

Phone: (800) 240-5366

Fax: (585) 458-7476

E-mail: aftek@aftekfilters.com

The company has added an improved line of prefilter and membrane filter cartridges for all winery applications, and the AFTEK line of sanitary filter housings for sterile filtration. Your contact is Ed Marchetti.

API FOILS

3841 Greenway Cir.

Lawrence, KS 66046

Phone: (785) 842-7674

Fax: (785) 842-9748

Web site: api-worldwide.com

This worldwide supplier of hot stamping foils supplies metallic foils, gloss and matte pigments, pearls, pastels, multi-colored foils and holographic patterns and images, as well as an array of makeready products. API also hosts a technical seminar. For details, visit the Web site.

APM, INC.

441 Industrial Way

Benicia, CA 94510

Phone: (800) 487-7555

Fax: (707) 745-0371

E-mail: info@apmglobal.com

APM has added a full line of metal capsules from Globalcap, market leader in roll-on tamper-evident wine closures, and offers a broad range of compatible wine bottles. Contact Bert Loughmiller, Barrie Wheeler, Marilyn Gapp, Louise Otwell, Bill Preston, Jr. or Mark Bassel for more information.

ARS/PRESSURE WASHER COMPANY (ARS/PWC)

1184 Maple Ln.

Calistoga, CA 94515

Phone: (707) 942-8330

Fax: (707) 942-8337

E-mail: info@arsenterprises.com

Web site: cleanwinery.com

To its ARS/PWC Swash[TM] all-purpose winery cleaning system, ARS has added dozens of stand-alone pressure washers and additional barrel and tank washing appliances. See the new steam cleaner at Unified Symposium '04. Jim Hall handles Northern California sales, Richard Kaish, Northeastern sales and Glenn Caster is sales engineer.

ATI AERATION CORPORATION

1002 Charlie Capps, Jr. Rd.

Cleveland, MS 38732

Phone: (800) 616-6222

Fax: (662) 843-4989

E-mail: john.wright@aeration101.com

Web site: aeration101.com

The company has introduced the new Ati/i series with high performance, purpose-built for the wine industry.

ABEC FILTRATION SYSTEMS

10-1 County Line Rd.

Somerville, NJ 08876

Phone: (866) 345-8378

Fax: (908) 575-0770

Web site: abecfiltration.com

Abec has a new membrane filter cartridge in stock, and also supplies synthetic corks by NuKorc. Your contacts are Peter Abec and Robbie Reed.

ABOVE SCALE COMPANY

2104 Catskill Way

Sacramento, CA 95838

Phone: (800) 200-9970

Fax: (916) 921-5267

E-mail: eganrk@netzero.com

The company supplies Above Ground truck scales, pallet, crane, pallet truck and portable scales, and maintains partnerships with Flex-Weigh Scales and Southwestern Truck Scales. For information, contact Rhonda Taylor.