VinWizard
Beverage Manufacturing automation
VinWizard explained in 71 seconds
Napa Valley Luxury Winemaker: "It’s the best system on the market. I have and will continue to recommend VinWizard to friends and colleagues."
Arkenstone Winemaker: "… it has phenomenal controls. It uses a method of control that no other wineries in the Napa Valley are using. I’m able to see my tank temperatures and control my tanks and control my pumpovers from virtually anywhere in the world.
It’s all about peace of mind. That is one of the main reasons why I went with VinWizard was for peace of mind. It’s great, great technology.”
Spring Mountain Winery: “VinWizard puts minute-by-minute control of fermentation temperatures and other winemaking processes at the winemaker’s fingertips via computer.
Using both new technology and classic winemaking technique furthers our ability to produce the finest estate wines possible.”
[yellow tail] General Manager: "We’ve saved $1M annually on energy costs alone since implementing VinWizard."
Saint Clair Senior Winemaker: "The system Wine Tech is offering is really comprehensive. The functionality is almost bullet proof, we've certainly had no failures at all."
Hitching Post Winery Chief Winemaker: “I think it is an amazing system that allows me to mimic small lot ferments in large tanks.”
Changing the Automation Landscape
Across the globe, winemaking is a “hands-on” business, relying heavily on human capital, possessing minimal technological advancements.
Hopes of improving production efficiencies with automation are typically dashed when the acquisition cost and technical requirements of existing solutions are understood.
The winery environment presents ample opportunity to automate repetitive activities, minimize the chances of catastrophic failures, and increase overall business sustainability.
VinWizard has developed and distributes its own winery automation technology which capitalizes on modern computer programming capabilities and control electronics while the competition relies on dated and expensive technology.
By implementing VinWizard, wineries can bring their cellars to the technological forefront while saving money and making better wine.
Saving Energy, Time, & Water
With 24 years of development, VinWizard has created functionalities exactly tailored to the beverage producer’s needs. Capable of visualizing and controlling the production environment from anywhere via phone, tablet, computer, or other mobile device. Our technology is cheaper and faster to deploy than competing technologies and it enables a level of automation typically off limits to smaller producers.
With VinWizard’s proprietary pulse cooling capability, New Zealand’s Bragato Research Institute found “…pulse-cooled method used only 30% of the energy of the conventional method...” Combined with smart energy load scheduling, VinWizard’s controls enable producers to avoid peak demand pricing and continually save money.
Additionally, with pump control automation, VinWizard is capable of significantly reducing product loss and water waste. For example, Arkenstone winery estimates they have mitigated the loss of 35 gallons of water between each pumpover during harvest with the use of VinWizard’s automation capabilities. Across 60 tanks, three daily pumpovers, and 45 days of harvest, the winery is savings upwards of 280,000 gallons each harvest season.
"The cost savings and increase in energy efficiency have been "black and white". After a capital outlay of $80,000; $30,000 of which was for the refrigeration, the system has paid for itself over the first vintage.
— Chris Grigoriiou - General Manager Salena Estate - Loxton, South Australia —