La Mesa Sweeps 2024 Wine Competitions with Flextank
Aug 10, 2024
La Mesa Vineyards is pleased to be recognized by Flextank, the leader in advanced oxygen-permeable polyethylene tanks for wine, cider, spirits and craft beverage fermentation and storage, as we swept prestigious wine awards in 2024 in three major competitions.
With nearly 5,000 wineries in California, competition for consumer preferences and loyalty is fierce. Winemakers must rely on steady, solid methods and vessels in their creation of an awarded, highly demanded beverage from the simplicity of a small fruit. Flextank advanced oxygen-permeable polyethylene tanks are an essential element for creating our award-winning wines, from crush to fermentation to bottling.
La Mesa received top awards at the largest wine competition in North America, the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. It also won awards at the 2024 California State Fair competition, the respected 2024 Peninsula Underground "Under the Radar" California wine competition, and the 2024 Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition.
La Mesa Vineyards was decorated with two major awards at the 2024 California State Fair: The La Mesa 2020 Primitivo received Double Gold, with 99 points, "Best of California"; and the La Mesa 2020 Barbera received Gold, with 95 points.
In the 2024 Peninsula Underground "Under the Radar" California wine competition, La Mesa’s award-winning wines included: La Mesa 2023 Muscat Canelli: Double Gold, Best Muscat; La Mesa 2023 Chardonnay: Double Gold, Best Chardonnay; La Mesa 2022 Soleil: Gold, Best Value; and La Mesa 2022 Zinfandel: Gold, Best Zinfandel.
All these wines were made using Flextank technology.
"As a relatively new winery to Amador County, we're entering our wines in the big wine competitions for the very first time,” said owner-winemaker Côme Laguë. “All the early work we have done to research clones, innovations in winemaking techniques, and using our Flextank technology are paying off. We've benefited from encouragement from our family and friends during years marked by drought, wildfires, frost events, lockdowns and generally tough business conditions. So, it's gratifying to emerge from all that, placing among the very best in California and among the very best in North America by expert judges."
Flextank vessels are designed to have an adjustable oxygen-permeable surface area-to-volume ratio and related wall thickness and configuration. These superior qualities make Flextanks ideal for craft beverage production, from stem to glass.
Flextanks are also engineered to provide higher production capability in less space and produce efficient, controllable, stackable, sustainable production. This production efficiency helps craft beverage makers boost the capacity of their barrel rooms, reduce bottle costs and increase revenue.
“Many craft beverage makers are in a tight bind now. They need to both reduce overhead costs and increase production,” said Jon Smalley, Flextank CEO. “Flextank helps craft wineries assess and thereby reduce their current expenses, increase their ROI, better utilize their space, increase labor efficiency, expand operations, and increase margins.”
Read the original announcement here:
https://flextank.com/2024/08/
