Techniques available to winemakers, especially for those crafting fine white and sparkling wines, have continued to evolve through the years, providing more sophisticated options for fine-tuning the style and complexity of their finished products. Winemakers frequently use cross-flow filtration for...

Accurate, available and cost-effective diagnostic tools have never been more critical to economic survival than in 2020. While the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, large segments of our economy have been closed or hamstrung by government restrictions or voluntary measures implemented to slow the...

American winery owners from coast to coast rely on Process2Wine winery management software to make each day run smoothly. Process2Wine software is developed by Ertus Group, a French company that came to the US with decades of grape-growing and winemaking experience built into a grape-to-bottle...

Along with increasing quality and decreasing costs, oak alternatives including tannins, chips, and staves combined with a program of micro-oxygenation during ageing, offer distinct advantages for wines that are or may be impacted by smoke. Tannins and oak treatment can help mask smoke taint but...

When it comes to winemaking, the tools and techniques used behind the scenes can significantly influence the quality of the final product. Air compressors are a versatile and indispensable part of the process. From maintaining a pristine production environment to aiding in critical processes, they...

Flextank Helps La Mesa Vineyards Deliver Award-Winning Wines Sweep Gold Medals At Three Prestigious California Wine Competitions La Mesa Vineyards uses Flextank vessels to capture gold medals and create top small-batch artisan-style wines of exceptional quality. Vancouver, Wash. – August 06, 2024 –...

ATPGroup and their trusted partner Parsec move into the US sparkling wine production market. Introducing Aphromate Plus which offers an innovative and precise control system for the automation of the Charmat method sparkling wine process. ATPGroup prides themselves on “relentless innovation” across...

In Part One of our guide to building a crush pad we looked at receiving and processing grapes for fermentation or pressing. Let's now take a look at presses. The question of basket vs. membrane press comes up frequently, so let's address it upfront. Basket vs. Pneumatic Membrane Presses Since we're...

Wineries producing small lots of white or rose wines can face many challenges throughout the various phases of winemaking. Below are some of the steps in making these 2 varietals, and ways Flextanks can help solve common challenges along the way: Phase #1 Grape Picking & Transportation The typical...

What is Yeast? Yeast are Eukariotic, single cell microorganisms that belongs to the kingdom of the Fungi. There are several yeast species in the Saccharomyces genera: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. pastorianus, S. bayanus, etc ... This diversity arises from different origins like mutations, genome...