For many years I sold winery equipment for crush pads to bottling lines and was amazed how often the most overlooked links in these production chains were the hoses. They were almost an afterthought, and sadly for some new winemakers their budget had already been spent. But like an arterial system, nothing in a winery works without hoses. Wineries need to learn the industry acronym “STAMPED” to get exactly what they need to perform the task at hand from hoses. At the same time, only...