Winemaking

California Vintners Gear Up for 2019 Harvest

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Thursday, August 8, 2019
Viticulture, Agriculture, Fermented drinks, Harvest, Oenology, Wine, Winemaker, Winery, Winemaking

These are just a few of the challenges that await California vintners in the coming weeks and months.

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  • These are just a few of the challenges that await California vintners in the coming weeks and months.
  • But before the bustle of crush begins, winemaking and vineyard teams are making careful preparations to ensure that the harvest process runs as smoothly as possible.
  • Wine Institute asked four California winemakers and vineyard managers to share how they're getting ready for harvest and to deal with whatever Mother Nature decides to send their way.
  • Consumers can get a taste of the California harvest experience at several wineries.

GOfermentor Disrupts Wine Industry No Press = No Mess!

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Pressing, Winemaking, Press cake, Wine, Food and drink, Crops, Personal life

The ideal pressing system creates a thin, well-drained static cake to which low pressure is gently applied.

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  • The ideal pressing system creates a thin, well-drained static cake to which low pressure is gently applied.
  • Thick press cakes require high pressures and/or mechanical redistribution of the cake either by hand or by motorized equipment.
  • The GOfermentor single-use system not only eliminates punch-down labor and water consumption during fermentation, but also presses the wine for you at the press of a button.
  • This happens automatically, so that it is literally impossible to obtain harsh tannins from a GOfermentor.

Intrexon Corporation and Surterra Wellness Partner in $100mm Deal to Advance Commercial Scale Fermentation-based Cannabinoid Production

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Food and drink, Articles, Foods, Fermentation in food processing, Winemaking, Intrexon, Fermentation, Baker's yeast

The companies will join forces to advance Surterra's cannabinoid production at a reliable, efficient, cost-effective, industrial scale utilizing Intrexon's proprietary yeast fermentation platform.

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  • The companies will join forces to advance Surterra's cannabinoid production at a reliable, efficient, cost-effective, industrial scale utilizing Intrexon's proprietary yeast fermentation platform.
  • Improve yield consistency, purity and quality control to meet the future need for large scale, predictable cultivation.
  • "Intrexon is thrilled to exclusively partner with Surterra on the fermentation of cannabinoids.
  • Surterra Wellness (Surterra) is one of the nation's fastest growing health and wellness companies.

Novel Technology to Produce Everyday Enzymes

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Friday, April 19, 2019
Food and drink, Drinks, Physical sciences, Food preservation, Winemaking, Catalysis, Non-alcoholic drinks, Juice, Refrigeration, Fermentation in winemaking, Orange juice, Clarification and stabilization of wine

Currently, enzymes used in industry are produced through an expensive, laborious fermentation process, requiring cold storage.

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  • Currently, enzymes used in industry are produced through an expensive, laborious fermentation process, requiring cold storage.
  • Such plant-grown enzymes have the added benefit of being cheaper to produce and shelf-stable in a powdered form, requiring no refrigeration.
  • "I'm excited to have pioneered the production of technology that can make a major difference in affordability of everyday products," says Daniell.
  • They also tested the leaf-derived enzymes in clarifying orange juice, a step that releases flavor and nutrients from the pulp.

Solera Health Adds A Diverse Group of Established Business Leaders to Company Advisory Board

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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Sherry, Solera, Winemaking, LinkedIn, Websites, Human resource management, World Wide Web

PHOENIX, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Solera Health , an integrated benefits network, today announced the addition of four prominent business leaders to the company's advisory board.

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  • PHOENIX, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Solera Health , an integrated benefits network, today announced the addition of four prominent business leaders to the company's advisory board.
  • "The Solera Health executive management team is thrilled to welcome Esther, Aaron, Tami and Susan to the company's growing advisory board," said Brenda Schmidt, CEO of Solera Health.
  • "Solera Health is viewed as a key innovator in the critical work of improving community health through technology," said Susan Burden.
  • For more information, visit Solera Health at www.soleranetwork.com , call 800-858-1714 or follow us on Twitter @SoleraNetwork or LinkedIn.

BioTork and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits Enter Joint Development Collaboration

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Manufacturing, Chemicals, Plastics, Retail, Wine & Spirits, Chemistry, Chemical substances, Alcohols, Winemaking, Renewable fuels, Distilled drinks, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Fuels, Ethanol, Fermentation in winemaking, Yeast in winemaking

BioTork, LLC and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) a business unit of Lallemand Inc. are pleased to jointly announce the formalization of a collaboration for the development of improved yeast strains for the ethanol industry.

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  • BioTork, LLC and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) a business unit of Lallemand Inc. are pleased to jointly announce the formalization of a collaboration for the development of improved yeast strains for the ethanol industry.
  • BioTork has been working with Lallemand, a world leader in the yeast industry, for some time and is happy to have the opportunity to make its own footprint in the market, said Eudes de Crecy, CEO of BioTork.
  • BioTorks evolutionary strain improvement technology will complement Lallemands metabolic engineering approach to strain development, says Angus Ballard, President of Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits.
  • www.biotork.com
    Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) is a business unit of Lallemand, Inc. Based in Duluth, GA, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits is the leading supplier of fermentation ingredients and value creating technical services to the global fuel ethanol and distilled beverage industries.

Solera Health Welcomes Esteemed Health Plan Executives to Rapidly Growing Leadership Team

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Sherry, Solera, Winemaking

PHOENIX, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Solera Health , an integrated benefits network, today announced that four health plan executives have joined the senior leadership team in support of the company's strategy to guide people to better health in their communities.

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  • PHOENIX, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Solera Health , an integrated benefits network, today announced that four health plan executives have joined the senior leadership team in support of the company's strategy to guide people to better health in their communities.
  • Mary Ann Tournoux joins Solera as vice president of client services and has spent more than 30 years in business development management and health plan leadership.
  • Most recently, she was senior vice president/chief marketing officer at Health Alliance Plan, leading strategy, sales, marketing and product development.
  • For more information, visit Solera Health at www.soleranetwork.com , call 800-858-1714 or follow us on Twitter @SoleraNetwork or LinkedIn.

Winemaker Gérard Bertrand Spoke at the Climate Change Leadership: Solutions for the Wine Industry Conference, March 5-7, 2019

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Viticulture, Fermentation in food processing, Winemaker, Winemaking, Bertrand

NARBONNE, France, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Iconic southern French winemaker Grard Bertrand spoke at the Climate Change Leadership: Solutions for the Wine Industry conference, Porto, Portugal, March 57, 2019.

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  • NARBONNE, France, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Iconic southern French winemaker Grard Bertrand spoke at the Climate Change Leadership: Solutions for the Wine Industry conference, Porto, Portugal, March 57, 2019.
  • Grard Bertrand, the iconic winemaker from the south of France was among thosepresent.Hespokeabout Sustainability, Biodiversity, and Soil Management.Joining himwereOlga Barbosa, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology in Chile and Heinrich Schloms, soil scientist for Vinpro in South Africa.
  • Grard Bertrand shared his experiencesandholistic vision for sustainable, environmentally positive viticulture and winemaking.
  • says Bertrand.

Winemaker Gérard Bertrand Spoke at the Climate Change Leadership: Solutions for the Wine Industry Conference, March 5-7, 2019

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Viticulture, Fermentation in food processing, Winemaker, Winemaking, Bertrand

NARBONNE, France, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Iconic southern French winemaker Grard Bertrand spoke at the Climate Change Leadership: Solutions for the Wine Industry conference, Porto, Portugal, March 57, 2019.

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  • NARBONNE, France, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Iconic southern French winemaker Grard Bertrand spoke at the Climate Change Leadership: Solutions for the Wine Industry conference, Porto, Portugal, March 57, 2019.
  • Grard Bertrand, the iconic winemaker from the south of France was among thosepresent.Hespokeabout Sustainability, Biodiversity, and Soil Management.Joining himwereOlga Barbosa, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology in Chile and Heinrich Schloms, soil scientist for Vinpro in South Africa.
  • Grard Bertrand shared his experiencesandholistic vision for sustainable, environmentally positive viticulture and winemaking.
  • says Bertrand.

Amarnath Thombre Joins Solera Health Board of Directors

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Thursday, November 8, 2018
Sherry, Solera, Winemaking

PHOENIX, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Solera Health, a leading integrated benefit network, announced today that Amarnath Thombre, CEO of Match Group Americas, has joined its board of directors.

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  • PHOENIX, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Solera Health, a leading integrated benefit network, announced today that Amarnath Thombre, CEO of Match Group Americas, has joined its board of directors.
  • These best practices correlate directly with the consumer engagement and matching model Solera has developed in healthcare.
  • His expertise in matching logic, consumer engagement, and operational excellence is a tremendous value-add and validation of our platform's capabilities," said Brenda Schmidt, CEO of Solera Health.
  • Solera Health contracts with health plans and employers to match people to a curated network of community organizations and digital applications paid through medical claims.