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How it works

Controlled processing. A winemaker-selected endpoint.

Vinalchemy is a continuous-flow process developed around the needs of winemakers. The winemaker defines the objective, approves the result through trial and tasting, and retains control of the production endpoint.

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01

The principle

A large, controlled reaction interface.

Wine moves through the system at a controlled rate while precise quantities of Vinalchemy gas is delivered into the reaction column.

Wine and expanding Vinalchemy bubbles create a controlled interface for immediate ageing-related reactions. Optical sensing monitors the live process, and treated wine exits continuously for the winery’s next approved handling stage.

02

Inside the column

The process, step by step.

  1. 01

    Controlled wine entry

    Wine enters at the flow rate defined by the approved trial and production plan.

  2. 02

    Precision gas delivery

    The system delivers 1.4%, 1.75% or 2.0% oxygen in nitrogen, selected for the wine and approved recipe.

  3. 03

    Bubble-interface reaction

    Oxygen dissolves at the expanding bubble interface and reacts with tannins and anthocyanins, accelerating the Vicinal Diphenol Cascade (VDC)—the ageing-related reaction sequence responsible for polymerisation and colour fixing.

  4. 04

    Polymerisation and colour fixing

    The approved mechanism describes instant polymerisation and colour fixing—or “bookending”—at the interface.

  5. 05

    Colloidal-cage formation and sparging

    The described colloidal-cage structure forms as dominant nitrogen sparges excess unreacted oxygen.

  6. 06

    Continuous monitoring and exit

    Optical sensing monitors the process continuously before treated wine exits in a controlled flow.

03

Clear responsibilities

Winemaking judgement stays at the centre.

The endpoint

What the winemaker decides

  • The wine and production objective
  • The trial settings to evaluate
  • The sensory and analytical review
  • The desired endpoint and approved recipe
  • Whether the result should move beyond trial

Repeatable execution

What the platform controls

  • Wine and gas flows
  • Configured operating limits
  • Live stability and optical status
  • Recipe and process records
  • Measured-gas checks, alerts and protective stops

The technology does not replace winemaking judgement. It gives that judgement a controlled, repeatable route from trial to production.

04

Lab to production

From VL250 trial to V6000 production.

  1. 01

    Treat and review

    Treat the actual wine on the VL250, then taste, analyse and refine.

  2. 02

    Approve and save

    Approve the selected endpoint and save the settings as a digital recipe.

  3. 03

    Reconfirm and run

    Make the recipe available to the connected V6000, then reconfirm wine, gas, calibration, flow and planned volume before production.

05

Vinalchemy and MOX

A different processing timescale.

Micro Oxygenation introduces small quantities of oxygen over an extended period. Vinalchemy uses a controlled bubble interface within a continuous process.

Approved comparison100's of times faster than Micro Oxygenation (MOX)

Up to 1000x faster, dependent upon settings.

The appropriate endpoint and programme remain wine-specific and winemaker-approved.

A wine-specific starting point

Begin with the wine.

The right starting point is not a generic setting. It is your wine, your objective and the result your team is prepared to approve.

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