Afternoon Brief: California Grapegrowers Race to Beat the Heat

Trucks full of wine grapes clogged roads all over northern California wine country this week as wineries raced to get their precious cargo into tanks before a brutal heatwave shriveled them to raisins...

USED EQUIPMENT: Model: Oscillys 50 - Year: 2023 - V / Hz: 480/ 60 This exclusive de-stemming system works without a beater, de-stemming shaft or rotating cage. Delta Oscillys 50 relies on the high amplitude oscillation of a cage to detach the grapes from the stalk by inertia. It ensures efficient and high-quality stalk separation while reducing the volumes of juice produced and preserving the condition of the stalk.  Technical data Oscillys 50 Capacity of juice trough (l)* Up to 6 t/h Unladen weight (kg) 1600 Power (kW) 460 Supply voltage: 2080 Length (mm) 1170 Width (mm) 1170 Height (mm) 2080 Height under beam (mm) 1740 Contact us for more information - bvnacare@buchervaslin.com or call (707) 823-2883 ext 1027

Bucher Vaslin Delta E2 Destemmer DETAILS: Model: Delta E2 Voltage: 480V / 3Ph Manufacture Date: 2001 S/N: 20130398 Interchangeable cages with diameters of 22mm, 25mm or 32mm available Suggested flow rate: 4-15 tons an hour  Click here to view full details. Priced to Sell Call 707-573-3154 or email today! sales@revolutionequipmentsales.com

Afternoon Brief, March 13th

North Coast Wine Industry Cautiously Optimistic as 2024 Grape Season Starts: Wine grape growers and vintners are cautiously optimistic as the 2024 season gets underway for the North Coast crop...

Model: JLB 5 Year: 2017 Serial #: 11642379  # 32608 Empty weight: 3748 lbs. Rough dimensions: 40” W x 80” L x 10’ H Voltage: 480 V Tag / Wired for 220 V Second basket for staging a second load Filling capacity with macerated grapes: 5 HL Maximum storing of must in the trough: 68 L / 17.9 Gal In great condition Priced to Sell –  Call Now! Call 707-573-3154 or email today! Click here to learn more about our "Steels of the Week!"

Model year 2008 Voltage: 240 V / 3 PH Serial #:  2080607 – 19023 In great shape from seller with excellent service record. New: bearings, bushings, and shaft connection with pin. Full service in 2022 Includes 3 cages: 15 mm, 18 mm, 22 mm. Currently mounted on double stand. Stand will need to be cut –  thus a stand for a single destemmer is needed. Click here to see full details. Priced to Sell! Call 707-573-3154 or email today! sales@revolutionequipmentsales.com

Afternoon Brief, January 20th

DTC Symposium Recap: Engaging the Future: The 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, which took place Jan. 18-19, was a forward looking affair featuring panel discussions and data presentations focused on future opportunities for the wine industry — and, of course, DTC, in particular...

Afternoon Brief, December 9th

Napa Vineyard Sales Are Usually Secret. So Why Was This $34 Million Deal So Public?: When a prestigious Napa Valley vineyard is up for sale, it almost never gets listed publicly...

Afternoon Brief, November 17th

Pilot Project for California Grape Growers Gets into the Weeds on Regenerative Agriculture: As popular as the term “regenerative agriculture” has become, there is little consensus on the definition of climate-friendly farming or how to adapt principles developed with commodity crops in mind to permanent crops such as wine grapes...