Harvest season is when everything happens at once—and the equipment you rely on needs to do more than just keep up. For small and mid-sized wineries producing between 2,000 and 20,000 cases annually, efficiency and flexibility are essential. Whether you’re dealing with hand- picked grapes, machine harvested fruit, varying varietals, or tight crush pad space, your destemmer-crusher needs to deliver quality results without slowing you down or locking you into a rigid setup. That’s where the right equipment makes all the difference. You need something that’s not just capable—but configurable. Not just powerful—but versatile. A Crush Pad Essential: Meet the Lugana 1R At Prospero Equipment Corp., we’ve been supporting wineries for over 50 years, and we know how important the right tools are for maintaining wine quality from grape to glass. We also know how important productivity and efficiency is in the crunch-time of harvest season; that’s wh

Since 2016, Sugarloaf Crush has put together a winning combination of stellar production equipment and tailored processes designed to create ultra-premium wines of all varieties. As the winemaking community eagerly anticipates California’s full reopening sometime this summer, Sugarloaf Crush is prepared for client-hosted tastings and event opportunities on property.  “Our expertise lies in small-lot production and custom winemaking. With fermentation tanks in a range of sizes and specialized technology, we are able to customize our practices to fit clients’ specific needs. Onsite barrel storage and bottling capabilities reduce complications for member wineries, while our state-of-the-art tasting room allows for clients to develop direct relationships with their clientele,” explains Ronald Du Preez, Sugarloaf Crush General Manager. “It’s a huge benefit that we’re able to offer TankNet and InnoVint technologies to ensure stellar temperature

Avoid Shipping Delays: Order your 2021 Harvest Equipment this Month In the market for new harvest equipment this year? Whether you’re looking to add on to or upgrade your grape handling equipment, or are interested in purchasing a new press, now is the time to place your orders to ensure your machinery arrives in time for 2021 harvest. Armrbruster Rotovib Destemmer With its patented vibrating technology, the Rotovib Destemmer provides the gentlest handling of fruit, yielding the maximum number of whole berries with a minimum amount of stems, ensuring fruit is processed under the best conditions. Rotovibs are the highest quality, longest lasting, easy to maintain destemmer in the industry at a competitive price.  Learn more or place an order Armbruster RollerSorter The Armbruster RollerSorter is the newest solution for removing jacks, stems and leaves after the destemming process. The high percentage of whole berries generated by the Rotovib allows for very effective o

Building a crush pad to commercially process wine grapes at scale may be daunting. Luckily we've been doing it for years, and we have a few tips. Here are some ways you can use equipment to make harvest something to look forward to, not fear. This is a two-part series. In part one we'll take a look at everything up to the press. In part two, we'll take a deeper dive into presses. Step One: Receiving Grapes The first thing to consider is how you'll be receiving grapes, and how you'll be feeding the grapes into your processing equipment. In the US, grapes are typically moved in bins—they're referred to as macro bins, T-bins, or just plain old "bins". Given that bins are the most common way to receive grapes, they are also the most common way to load them into and out of crush pad equipment. This being the case, a forklift-mounted bin dumper tends to be a pretty crucial piece of equipment. You'll want to talk to a forklift sales company about t

Join us for an exclusive webinar where we dive into the key features and benefits of the Delta Oscillys Destemmer. In this session, Pascal Noilet, our Product Manager for Delta Oscillys, will share valuable insights into optimizing your operations with this upgraded destemmer.  Whether you're looking to enhance quality, improve throughput, or streamline your processes, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone wanting to maximize the potential of their destemming system. Don't miss this opportunity to learn directly from our expert and get your questions answered.

Long incline conveyor with small rear hopper. In good working order with a few cosmetic nicks here and there. Sits on casters and has a rather large footprint. Manual crank to raise/ lower. Seller had been destemming into half-ton bins and then loading incline conveyor with only whole berries direct to open top fermenters. Details: Model: AE30600F Model year: 2015 Power: 480V / 3Ph Comes with a VFD Legs are 72” W in front, approximately 9.5’ L x 48” W in rear. Belt is +/-  15” W x 20’L with 2” H cleats. Approximately 800 lbs. Inlet H: 29” Outlet H: 112” H +/- Comes with 4’ L stainless steel chute which rotates. Priced to Sell Call 707-573-3154 or email today! sales@revolutionequipmentsales.com We are Looking Forward to seeing you @unified! Jan 24- 25 2024 SAFE Convention Center, Sacramento Please Stop by booth 1404  & Say Hello!

We are excited to see you at Unified and talk about what’s new from Scott Laboratories in 2023! GO-FERM STEROL FLASH™ - We are excited to introduce GO-FERM STEROL FLASH™ a revolutionary new rehydration nutrient that allows yeast to be rehydrated with cool water, bypassing the need for acclimatization and significantly shortening the yeast rehydration process. See it in action at our booth! Xpür® Micro-agglomerated Corks - Xpür® is a new cork cleaning process which removes volatile substances that could cause sensory faults without damaging the natural characteristics of cork. This process preserves the elasticity of cork granules, eliminating the need to use any artificial components like plastic microspheres, commonly used in other micro-agglomerated cork stoppers. Armbruster Rotovib 5 Destemmer - Stop by to see the Rotovib 5 at our booth and learn more about this new addition to the Rotovib family – the gentlest destemmers on the market. The

Webinars are back! We have been working on helpful, technical topics for you! Join us for our upcoming webinars below. Let’s Talk Destemmers - 12/06/2022 - 9 AM (PST) Please join the Bucher Vaslin North America team for our Winemaker Roundtable on Destemming. We will focus on the innovative technic of using inertia to destem with the Delta Oscillys. The panel of winemakers have worked with many varieties including Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Pinot Noir and will share their experience of working with the Delta Oscillys destemmer. MORE INFO ON DELTA OSCILLYS Speakers: ·    Stacy Hornemann, Winemaker at Stonestreet, CA ·    Landon Donley, Winemaker at Trinchero Napa Valley, CA ·    Kiley Evans, Winemaker at 2 Hawks Vineyards and Winery, OR. ·    Moderator: Sarah Donley, Sales Manager - Napa Valley at Bucher Vaslin North America.  REGISTRATION  Control Microbes in Wines with Alter

We can undoubtedly all agree that the best wines are produced from the best grapes, but what about all of the other stuff that can follow the grapes into the fermenter? The first essential step in the winemaking process starts at the reception of the fruits with SORTING. There are many options for sorting fruits and berries at the winery, we are here to help you find the right sorting method for your needs and winery. The idea of sorting is to eliminate undesired grapes such as raisins, unripe berries or moldy berries and material other than grapes (also called MOG) such as branches, leaves, snails etc. This can be done with operators on a sorting tables, with densimetric sorting, optical sorting, also simply with a good destemmer. Delta Oscillys Destemmer Delta OSCILLYS ensures an efficient and qualitative destemming. This new technology of destemming with a pendulum swing allows to preserve the integrity of the berries (and thus limit the production of juice and vegetal characters),

Situation: Winemakers producing premium wines know that wine quality is dependent upon the efficient removal of fruit from the vine and preparing the berries for destemming, a critical process requiring high-end, sophisticated, and reliable grape handling equipment. Jeff Pisoni, Winemaker at Pisoni Vineyards, had been looking to upgrade their previous destemmer for quite some time. “There was a lack of innovation in destemmers for a while,” comments Pisoni. “Purchasing new processing equipment is a big investment and long-term commitment, so we were waiting for the next generation of destemmers to come to market since destemming and sorting is such a critical part of the winemaking process.” When new destemmers did start to become available, it was clear they all had the common goal of giving wineries a very clean destemming process with as little MOG (material other than grapes) as possible. However, only the Armbruster Rotovib Destemmer delivered a f