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U.S. Technology Achieves Proper Storage of Fine Wine
Mike Wetzel, president of Air Innovations demonstrating the Syracuse, NY-based firm's “Wine Guardian” product line to the management team of Celsius PTE Limited in the Celsius office in Singapore. Celsius has purchased and installed several such systems in restaurants around Southeast Asia. image: CCEO
CCEO & ITA Help U.S. Firm to Succeed in Southeast Asia
Wine Guardian equipment maintains ideal temperature and humidity conditions for the long term aging of fine wine (12C and 65% relative humidity). Wine Guardian had never sold to clients in Southeast Asia until CCEO and ITA's Commercial Service arranged for the firm to go to Singapore and meet potential clients.
One of these, Celsius Equipment Pte Ltd, is now a steady customer. This Singapore-based designer and installer of refrigeration systems had attempted wine cellar refrigeration projects in the past using comfort cooling systems manufactured in Asia without being able to achieve the correct temperature and humidity conditions.
Celsius was quick to understand that comfort cooling systems could never achieve the correct temperature and humidity conditions ideal for wine storage. Through Air Innovations relationship with Celsius, several Wine Guardian systems have now been sold and installed in Southeast Asia. One of the first was in Gordon Ramsey’s new Bread Street restaurant at the famous Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore.
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