THE LATEST TECH, TOYS
& TRENDS IN WINE
FEATURED WINE TECHNOLOGY:
12/10/06 - WINEPOD: A STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOL FOR SMALL LOT ARTISAN WINEMAKING
WinePod products enable a new generation of personal, interactive
winemaking. By integrating all aspects of winemaking from equipment and
grape sources to consulting enologists it has never been easier to make
your own custom fine wine wherever and whenever you want.
 WinePod™
The WinePod is a state-of-the-art tool for small lot artisan
winemaking. The WinePod integrates fermentation, pressing, and ageing
in one elegant unit yet it is simple and easy to use. The WinePod
controls the heat of fermentation and maintains appropriate ageing
temperature using electronically controlled thermoelectric heating and
cooling. Your wine ferments and ages in a variable-capacity stainless
steel tank with an integrated wine press. The WinePod collects and
transmits fermentation and temperature data wirelessly to your PC where
our software offers winemaking guidance and manages your processes and
records.
Interactive Winemaking Software
WinePod software is the first interactive winemaking software ever
developed. Our software offers you every level of guidance and
opportunities to collaborate with other winemakers, including
professionals with detailed knowledge of the vineyards you are working
with. Winemakers using WinePod products are the foundation of the
WinePod community and the driving force behind the community forum,
which is your library and consultant. By making their experiences and
data public WinePod users become an integral part of an ever-growing
data base of winemaking knowledge. You can contact these users directly
through their public postings and learn from their successes.
Vineyard Sources and Winemaking Consumables
We act as your vineyard manager. We source the highest quality premium
grapes from proven vineyards in world-renowned growing regions at all
price-points. Our experienced professional staff and volume buying
bring you grapes many small scale winemakers could only dream about,
each lot picked at its peak of maturity. What could be easier?
By offering grapes from each of our vineyard sources destemmed and
quick frozen you can produce Napa Cabernet or Sonoma Pinot Noir year
round. Our grapes are shipped directly from cold storage in food grade
pails, complete with detailed analysis by a leading TTB-approved wine
laboratory.
For more information visit: www.mywinepod.com
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11/08/06 - VINTEMP PEN: MEASURE THE TEMP OF AN UNOPENED BOTTLE
 A
new company called Vintemp has introduced hardware that can measure the
temperature of wine through glass. Just hold the reader against a
wineglass or bottle and press a button. Wahlah you get your wine temp!
Product Features
Finest in quality, beautiful stainless steel or copper, screw cap,
infrared wine thermometer.
Refil is standard and available at most stationary stores.
Includes Elegant Tin Case!
Uses
• Perfect gift for the wine enthusiast that has everything
• Great for Sommelier, waiter, HACCP compliance/check for food surface temperatures
• Perfect gift for business men or women
• Use any of VinTemp products while visiting your favorite winery and log your favorite wines.
• Use in restaurants, private kitchens, food prep and storage areas, freezers and for checking cooking surface temperatures
• Wine cellar temperature zones and accuracy
For more information visit: www.vintemp.com
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10/01/06 - WINEBOT: ELECTROMECHANICAL SOMMELIER
Researchers at NEC System Technologies and Mie University have teamed
up in Japan to create a robot that can not only taste but also identify
dozens of different wines, cheeses and hors d’oeuvres. The 2-foot
electromechanical sommelier known as Winebot has the ability to discern
good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and even
recommend a complementary cheese.
“There are all kinds of robots out there doing many different things,”
said Hideo Shimazu, director of the NEC Research Laboratory and a
joint-leader of the robot project. “But we decided to focus on wine
because that seemed like a real challenge.”
So how does it do it? At the end of the robot’s left arm is an infrared
spectrometer. When wine is placed up against the sensor, the robot
fires off a beam of infrared light and the reflected light is analyzed
in real time to determine the object’s chemical composition. Then in an
underage voice, the robot names the brand and adds a comment to its
taste. It can also be programmed to recognize wine that its owner
prefers.
Winebot doesn’t come cheap however. “Buying one of these would cost
about as much as a new car,” Shimazu said. “We’d like to bring that
down to 100,000 yen ($1,000) or less for the tasting sensor if we were
to put it on the market.”
For more information visit: USA TODAY
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ANGELSHARE
WINE CELLAR - WA-1 Single Storage
 Generally,
some part of wine in the barrel that evaporates
during aging is called “angel’s
share”. Share your experience of rich
flavor with fairies in heaven.
Birthday, wedding anniversary, graduation
day - you may hold and cherish a bottle
of wine for your special day coming around
in the course of your life. When the day
comes, you will draw the cork of the vintage
wine as if opening a time capsule. This
is a single-bottle wine cellar for you and
for people you love. Adopting Moisture Circulation
System that keeps the humidity at an optimum,
the cellar shows the figure of the wine
bottle appealing to you dimly through the
window.
• Dimension (mm): W460 * H182 * D141
• Color: Black
• Net weight: 3kg
• Capacity: 1.8 lit.
• No. of bottles storable: 1 bottle
(This unit is not designed for storage of
a champagne bottle. A bottle up to 85mm
in diameter can be stored.)
• Supply voltage (frequency): AC100V (50/60Hz)
For more information visit: http://www.devicestyle.co.jp
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COOPER
COOLER - Rapid Beverage Chiller
 The
Cooper Cooler™ rapidly chills and
warms drinks on demand, so chill out and
never worry about running out of cold drinks
or serving a warm bottle of wine again.
Product Features
• The Chill-on-Demand™ cooling
system chills any beverage from room temperature
to your desired drinking temperature in
a flash
• Chills a wine bottle in 2 to 6 minutes;
up to 90 times faster than a refrigerator
• Spin and no-spin speed options for
irregular shaped containers or delicate
wines; safe for beer and soda (will not
explode when opening)
• "Extra" button gets your
drink "ice cold" for those hot
summer days
• Removable, see-through lid accommodates
oversize containers like wine bottles and
most aluminum, plastic or glass cans and
bottles
• Touchpad timer automatically shuts
off when your selected setting is complete
For more information visit: http://www.coopercooler.com
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