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How a California Viticulturist uses Biological Control and Cultural Practices to Combat Pests

While augmentative releases of beneficial insects and mites are becoming increasingly popular in vineyards, it is still rare to find a grower in California with over a decade’s worth of experience using augmentative biological control. David Gates is the senior vice president of vineyard operations at Ridge Vineyards, a winery with a facility in Sonoma County and another one in the Santa ...

How to Help Grapevines Recover after a Difficult Frost Period

100% : this is the percentage of a vineyard that can be damaged by frost Cold snaps and frosts have hit many orchards and vineyards these last few weeks in France. High yield reduction will be ...

Purfresh Wine and Tastry Collaborate to Improve Wine and Mitigate Smoke Taint Damage to Grapes

Purfresh Wine, an Ag-Tech company, applying ozone (O3) technology to enhance wine quality and save grapes exposed to smoke from wildfires, and Tastry, a leading sensory sciences company, are collaborating to mitigate smoke taint damage to grapes. ...

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O3 Generation Wine Container System

Purfresh Wine is deploying its ozone (O3) Generation Container Systems to Wineries. Purfresh Wine containers are controlled via a cloud-based software for the pre-crush improvement of winemaking, wine quality and to save harvests from smoke taint caused by wildfires.