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Advancing oak barrel performance — barrel hacks that create opportunities
Botrytis control in vines just got an upgrade
WHAT ARE ELEVAGE-BARRELS?
Elevage-Barrels are larger sized, longlife barrels that are more flexible, efficient, economical and low carbon. In contrast to traditional methods, Elevage-Barrels reimagines barrels by separating and recombining oak and oxygen to deliver the same functionality and much more. By adding oak to the wine, not wine to the oak, all the new oak is exposed to all the wine all of the time over the entire barrel life.
WHY ARE ELEVAGE-BARRELS DIFFERENT?
Winemakers get new barrel oak every vintage and are able to adjust their new oak intensity needs from vintage to vintage to integrate desired oak nuances. Additionally, a choice of slow, pre-set oxygen transfer rates (OTR) give consistency from barrel to barrel and better balances the oak-OTR axis. This results in faster, more effective maturation cycles, ensuring barrels are next-vintage ready, with no angel’s share topping required, reducing free sulfur dioxide (FSO2) issues and making it easier to create a more robust FSO2 average.
Elevage’s innovative barrel uniquely combines oak and oxygen flexibly with precision and is able to economically accommodate various wine grades to target a wider range of popular market price points.
WHY ELEVAGE GUARANTEES PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES?
Being more versatile and durable, ElevageBarrels are easily integrated into existing barrel programs with proven quality, cost and winery decarbonisation advantages. With a choice of 1kL to 2kL sizes, advantages include the litre output cost being three times lower, the carbon footprint being five times lower, existing cellar space increasing 50%, effective barrel life being seven times longer, with less waste compared to traditional barrels.
Every ten 1kL Elevage-Barrels (or five 2kL barrels) avoids harvesting an extra one hectare of aged oak forest that has been growing and sequestering carbon for 175 years.
HOW ELEVAGE AIDS PROGRESSIVE WINEMAKERS?
Winemakers have greater control and added flexibility and simplicity. Elevage-Barrels provide proven barrel hacks that aim to evolve the future of wine ageing and maturation by targeting lucrative market sweet spots, speaking to customer needs, with performance guarantees improving productivity (safer with easier handling, cleaning and maintenance), sustainability and reducing risks.
For further information email hello@elevagebarrels.com or visit www.elevagebarrels.com
Nufarm’s all new circuit breaker for botrytis is now registered as an Australian Certified Organic (ACO) allowed input.
Registered for the control of botrytis and powdery mildew in the one spray, Nufarm Intervene offers growers: • brand new mode of action for the Australian market (Group 19) • an ACO certified allowed input (ACO Cert. No. 11540) • nil withholding period — low residue profile enables flexible positioning* • nil marking on fruit • suitable for use in IPM programs.
“I can highly recommend Intervene to other growers and viticulturists,” said Jenny Venus, viticulturist for Brad Case Contracting. “It’s a product that’s easy to use and gives us everything we want in an effective botryticide, along with the flexibility of a late season application.
“The fact that it also controls powdery mildew is what really makes it stand out for us. Intervene is definitely going to be part of our program next year, and I think it’s going to be positioned very strongly in the market for other winegrape growers as well,” Venus said.
*Please consult your AWRI Agrochemicals booklet (‘dog book’) for export wine withholding periods.
