As wineries face increasing pressure to improve efficiency, reduce resources and energy, and maintain premium wine quality, smart tank mixing solutions have become essential. The Vinfoil Wine Tank Mixer, developed by CPE and distributed in the by BevZero, is engineered specifically for wine applications—offering gentle yet effective mixing while minimizing oxygen pickup and operational costs. This article explores the many applications of the Vinfoil mixer, how it supports energy and labor savings, and answers the most common technical questions wineries ask when researching tank mixers. Key Takeaways Custom designed to your tank size, specifically for gentle wine mixing Reduces oxygen pickup compared to pump-overs Improves additive and oak integration Lowers energy and labor costs Suitable for premium and non-alcoholic wines What Is the Vinfoil Wine Tank Mixer? The Vinfoil mixer is a purpose-built wine tank mixing system designed for: Gentle homogenization Efficient blending Ad

I spend an embarrassing amount of time every January reading year-end recaps, trend reports, and “culture in review” pieces. It’s part professional habit, part curiosity, part doomscrolling with a notebook. But as I started flipping through 2025 retrospectives, something felt… off. Not alarming. Not exciting. Just oddly muted. Nothing was shouting. Nothing felt particularly sharp. Even the topics that usually come with big opinions seemed softened, neutralized, turned down a few notches. So I pulled the thread. And the more I looked, the more I began noticing the same quiet signals emerging in places that had no connection to each other: design trends, language, social behavior, media content, fashion, and even travel preferences. Different industries. Different audiences. Same emotional temperature. Meh. Which led me to a question I couldn’t shake: Is this increasing indecisiveness a new form of rebellion? A sign of boredom? Or are we just culturall

PolarClad introduces Australia's leading wine mixing technology to the American market. The VINFOIL Mixer sets the standard for efficiency in cold stabilization and mixing for large volume tanks. With the VINFOIL Mixer cold stabilization is achieved three times faster than the pump method with a total average energy savings of over 80%. The Hydrofoil Impeller Makes the Difference The VINFOIL Mixer's impeller is engineered to maximize flow and minimize turbulence. The impeller blades are slim at the tip, where the speed is highest, and wide at the base where speed is lowest, allowing all available energy to be transferred into a pure axial flow pattern in the tank. The twist in the blades is computer proportioned to eliminate turbulence. Try Before You Buy The VINFOIL Mixer offers superior advantages but don't take our word for it, try it for yourself. Our custom built trial unit is designed to fit any standard tank door size so you can compare the VINFOIL Mixer for yourself

RFMCO is exhibiting at the first virtual Sacramento Unified Wine Symposium, which is the largest wine and grape conference in the nation. Each year, RFMCO showcases our product strengths at the Unified Wine Symposium with new case studies and industry improvements. Hot water in the winemaking process is used primarily for cleaning and sterilization but is also used to clean floors and winemaking equipment such as barrels, tanks and pumps. Cleaver-Brooks and Camus boilers manufacturers offer clean and environmentally friendly gas-fired and electric boilers known for low-cost operation and low (or no) NOx/sulfide pollution. RFMCO specializes in complete skid packaged systems for the wine and beverage industry, including boilers, pumps, heat exchangers and control valves delivered on a pre-piped, pre-wired fully assemble system. While boilers are important, pumps are needed to move wine through the winemaking process. RFMCO offers Boerger and Seepex pumps as the leading industry pumps fo

Sky Acres Winery tested the effects of a white wine, Riesling, produced with bâtonnage during primary fermentation, punching the wine using the GOfermentor's automated punch. Wine was compared with a control fermentation with no agitation. The wine made using the bâtonnage process was rounder, had better mouthfeel, and better balance. "The bâtonnage process achieved by the automated punching in the GOfermentor has given this wine an enhanced floral, yeasty, round biscuity taste. A very balanced wine. I will be using the GOfermentor's bâtonnage process for all my white wines," says Meera Singh, Winemaker, Sky Acres Winery. The grapes were received at the end of October from Suisun Valley, CA, and were 20.5 brix. First, the grapes were pressed out using the GOfermentor, a closed system which prevents oxidation during the pressing. The yield was 160 gallons/ton. We split the juice into 2 batches, each in the GOfermentor, and cooling plates in both batches automatically maintained the te

  The Jumbo Gentle Giant uses gas pressure to transfer wine allowing easy controlled, gentle flow without agitation or oxidation. Features: Adjustable foot and bung for use with various sizes of barrels and kegs Stainless steel construction Built-in 15 psi stainless steel safety relief valve to prevent over pressurization 1-1/2" Tri-clamp connection Used with inert gas Shown with short Sight Glass 1-1/4" diameter Custom lengths available

The degree of agitation depends on the objectives and the nature of the product. For wine industry selections we are conscious of creating the appropriate level of agitation to get the job done yet being mindful of how sensitive the product can be to harsh treatment. The equation below is how we determine the flow being created: Q = Nq N D3 n Q = Primary Pumping Capacity (m3/min) Nq = Pumping Number (dimensionless) N = Shaft Speed (rpm) D = Impeller Diameter (m) n = Number of impellers Different technologies have different geometries which in turn determines the Nq and Np that characterises their device. Practical applications for the Wine Industry Cold Stabilisation Oak Extraction Additive blending Uniformity of suspended solids as feed for downstream devices VINFOIL Technology is currently performing all these tasks and more and is making change to the US wine sector. Learn more about VINFOIL