P&L Specialties - Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – P&L SPECIALTIES RECIEVES PATENT FOR GRAPE BERRY SORTING MACHINE

Santa Rosa Ca. based P&L Specialties has received a US Patent for its Grape Berry Sorting Machine, the LT™ (Le Trieur). The patent was awarded to Ed Barr (President/CEO) on September 1st, 2009. P&L Specialties is an equipment design, engineering, fabrication, and service company that specializes in grape reception, handling, and sorting machinery systems for wineries worldwide.

The LT™ and the larger volume LT 2+2™ machines represent the first and only US Patented machinery for the removal of M.O.G. (Material Other than Grape) in grape sorting process says Barr, “These machines were born from the collective input of preeminent winemakers whose unstoppable desire for improved wine quality drove our product development”.

P&L Specialties has been manufacturing the LT™ machines during the Patent process and has delivered over 150+ machines to USA and Canadian wineries. P&L Specialties designs and builds all of their equipment at their Santa Rosa Ca. headquarters.

“We are proud to have achieved the recognition of the US Patent for our LT™ machine but we are more elated with the performance and the customer satisfaction of the 150+ machines we have delivered to the wine industry” says Barr.

P&L Specialties celebrates their 25th anniversary this year and has several other industry innovations currently in process. “P&L Specialties has several new machines in Beta test mode at wineries this harvest season. We share the same passion as our clients and we see it as our mission to build machines that help winemakers achieve their vision and express their individual creativity” adds Barr.

If you would like more information on this subject or to schedule an interview please contact Ed Barr at 707 573 3141 or ebarr@pnlspecilties.com