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TITAN MBR - Winery - Case Study
Recognized as authorities of bio-dynamic farming techniques and sustainable winemaking in France, family owners of a particular Sonoma County winery sought to utilize eco-friendly practices also in their California vineyards. After purchasing the winery in 2004, the family ownership began overhauling their vineyards and overall winery operation to revitalize every aspect of the winery, from ...
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San Antonio Winery Case Study
San Antonio Winery wanted to reduce operating costs for their new wine roduction facility and hospitality center in Paso Robles. REC Solar’s 517 kW system installed at San Antonio Winery generates 80% of the power needed for their production facility and hospitality center. Over 30 years, it will save them $4 million. “Using the sun to generate our own renewable power on our ...
By REC Solar
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How Wineries Use Centrifuges for Grape Processing
You obviously don’t need a centrifuge for winemaking. For nearly 10,000 years humans have been stomping grapes, mashing up fruit and honey, or spitting starchy root pulp into jars, then letting it ferment. Wine happens. That said, most commercial-scale winemakers use centrifuges. Why? Because centrifugation is a quick and effective method for separating liquids and insoluble matter without ...
By Trucent
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Winemaking - A Must Read
BackgroundThe art and science of winemaking have been around for thousands of years. Winemakers rely on their instincts, palettes, and a thorough knowledge of the nuances involved in every stage of the winemaking process as they strive to achieve the flavors and qualities that they desire.Even a cursory overview of certain elements of the process underscores the critical role played by gases…from ...
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National Apprenticeship Act Promises 1 Million Opportunities, Could Be ‘Game-Changer’
The labor shortage in the trades has the attention of Congress. The House of Representatives in February passed – in a bipartisan vote – the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. It was the first time they had addressed the program since 1937. Want to grow your plumbing business? Advocates for the proposed law say it will provide significant funding to strengthen and expand the ...
By ServiceTitan
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On the Veraison: Precision Monitoring for Wine Grapes
Wine grapes are one of the most carefully managed crops in the world, so they made the perfect starting point for Pollen Systems when we started flying in 2018. From the beginning, we have sought to help vineyard managers and winemakers obtain the data they need to cultivate high-quality grapes, leveraging the power of drones, fixed-wing aircraft, and the PrecisionView™ Manager ...
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Ecoflo ® Cluster Treatment System - Brew Creek Lodge, BC, Canada
Customer: Inniskillin Winery Niagara region, ON, Canada A tale of two wineries. Two regions. Thousands of miles apart. Vastly different as winemaking regions but united by a singular commitment to quality and innovation. In both Niagara and the Okanagan, Inniskillin offers a full collection of fine VQA wines made by dedicated winemakers and viticulturists committed to their craft. Building on ...
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Ozone containers pique interest of Napa Valley winemakers with goal of mitigating smoke taint
When the wildfires in October of 2017 hit, the grapes at St. Helena's Quintessa were left largely unaffected; already harvested and on their merry way to becoming wine. But when the smoke and fire came earlier than expected last year in 2020, there wasn’t much winemaker Rebekah Wineburg thought she could do about it. “From the first moment, I decided we were going to do a complete ...
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The History of Bottle and Containers – Amphorae and barrels
Amphorae and barrels From ancient times, amphoras and barrels are the most comonly used containers for transporting water, wine and olive oil. The amphora being porous, has the disadvantage of losing some of its liquids by evaporation. The barrels, meanwhile, give a woody taste to the wine. This taste is certainly appreciated by winemakers, oenologists and sommeliers, on the other hand, they ...
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Ecoflo ® Cluster Treatment System - Inniskillin Winery, ON, Canada
Customer: Brew Creek Lodge, BC, Canada A tale of two wineries. Two regions. Thousands of miles apart. Vastly different as winemaking regions but united by a singular commitment to quality and innovation. In both Niagara and the Okanagan, Inniskillin offers a full collection of fine VQA wines made by dedicated winemakers and viticulturists committed to their craft. Building on that tradition, the ...
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Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program: Seeking Solutions for Winery Wastewater
Seeking solutions for winery wastewater How to properly treat and dispose of wastewater is an issue for any production facility. This includes Ontario’s wineries, which face some added challenges: many of their operations are small and the bulk of their wastewater is produced during harvest season. With the help of an investment from the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), ...
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Project Castello di Amorosa Winery Wastewater Package Plant - Case Study
Location: Calistoga, California Project Size: 6,250 gpd winery process wastewater Facility Size: 7,500 – 9,000 gpd Summary: The Castello di Amoroso winery in Calistoga, Calif., is a 107 room castle that sits against Napa County’s Mayacamas Mountains and overlooks California’s wine country. The new packaged wastewater treatment system replaced concrete tanks and a leach field, ...
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What does it take to upgrade a centuries-old winemaking tradition to get 20% more yield? - Case Study
Some longstanding family businesses may get stuck in the past, but this centuries-old Italian winery was looking for an innovative approach which would replace their traditional vacuum filter and give them a competitive edge. The challenge was to find a wine filtration solution to increase yield, reduce production costs and minimize or eliminate the need for filter aids. It also needed to have a ...
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Precision viticulture technology a key to producing premium quality wines in changing climate [part 1]
Wines are made in the vineyard, which is especially true for premium quality wines. A study by Orley Ashenfelter from Princeton University revealed that the quality of the top Bordeaux vintages is predicted by the weather during the grape growing season. The price follows quality, and as every winegrower tends to maximize profits, it is crucial to work on producing premium quality wines while ...
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Tackle Vineyard Variability with Vine Health Predictions
Variability in vine vigour and grape composition makes it difficult for growers to meet uniform quality specifications from winemakers. As a result, growers often have the opportunity to make up to AU$2,155 per hectare for reducing variability. Vineyard variability is driven by climate, features of the land (e.g. topography and soil composition, including moisture content and nutrient ...
By Deep Planet
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Regulated Deficit Irrigation for Wine Grapes – Balancing Canopy, Yield and Quality
Sebastian Braum, Ph.D., is WaterBit’s director of soil science and agronomy. He is writing a series of posts for our blog that delve into irrigation-related topics. In the piece below, he discusses deficit irrigation in wine grapes. Dr. Braum holds a doctorate in soil chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and he studied soil science, plant nutrition, agronomy and viticulture at ...
By Farm(x)
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Wine Storage/Wine Cellar
WINE STORAGE AND WINE CELLAR The traditional way to store wine is making underground caves, in which temperature is relatively low and no much ventilation. Nowadays, residential and commercial wine cellars are common. Temperature and humidity are the two essential factors which govern proper wine storage at their best quality. Many people ask whether I still in need of a dehumidifier although I ...
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5 Ways to Improve Wine Quality with VineView’s Aerial Vigor Maps
Have a conversation with any of the world’s leading winemakers and one thing will quickly become apparent – good wines start on the vine. Vineyard managers know the value of having boots on the ground, constantly scanning for problems throughout the vineyard and ensuring optimal growing conditions for the vines. A high level of attention to detail in the vineyard is one of the best ...
By VineView
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Wine Storage/Wine Cellar
Wine Storage/Wine Cellar WINE STORAGE AND WINE CELLAR The traditional way to store wine is making underground caves, in which temperature is relatively low and no much ventilation. Nowadays, residential and commercial wine cellars are common. Temperature and humidity are the two essential factors which govern proper wine storage at their best quality. Many people ask whether I still in need ...
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Wine Storage/Wine Cellar
WINE STORAGE AND WINE CELLAR The traditional way to store wine is making underground caves, in which temperature is relatively low and no much ventilation. Nowadays, residential and commercial wine cellars are common. Temperature and humidity are the two essential factors which govern proper wine storage at their best quality. Many people ask whether I still in need of a dehumidifier although I ...
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