In a down market like the one the wine industry faces today, wineries are taking different paths to adapt. Some pull back, reducing production or pulling vineyards. Others seek to acquire struggling wineries, consolidating to broaden their portfolio and leverage their production facilities. Another route is to premiumize their brands to rise above the fray and appeal to confirmed oenophiles with white glove winemaking and customer service. The other turn along the price path is to downgrade to a more affordable price to attract shoppers who are increasingly price-conscious in this economy. These are only a few of a bewildering array of choices for wineries, and the decision tree will take each winery owner or winemaker to a unique solution. Chris HollingsworthChris Hollingsworth, General Manager at Punchdown Cellars in Santa Rosa, outlines three reasons a winery might choose a custom crush facility like the one he runs. “An established brand might want to change facilities to tak

Unified Wine & Grape Symposium | Booth 400 Jan. 29 & 30 | Sacramento, CA WHAT'S NEW IN 2025 ML PRIME™ A new Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (non-Oenococcus) co-inoculation strain for rapid malolactic fermentation that produces little to no volatile acidity. GO-FERM STEROL FLASH™ Rehydration nutrient for use in cool water - in most cases, inoculation can take place after just 20 minutes.  2025 WINEMAKING HANDBOOK We will have copies of the freshly printed 2025-2026 Winemaking Handbook at our booth. Stop by and pick up a copy! EQUIPMENT ON DISPLAY: ROTOVIB 15 DESTEMMER VLS UNICO CROSSFLOW DT MOTION VELCORIN DOSER LENTICULAR & CARTRIDGE FILTERS - Housings & Media TALK TO US ABOUT: CORK & CLOSURES FERMENTATION WINEMAKING FILTRATION EQUIPMENT OAK & TANNINS

Details:  Model: VST – 4000 – 2 Model Year: 2019 Serial #: 9485 Power: 480V / 3Ph Dimensions: 31” W x 13’ L x 42.5” H Inlet H: 42.5” Outlet H: 37” Total width of table, including sides: 38″ W. Comes with variable speed control (VFD) The Armbruster VST is an all-stainless steel vibrating sorting table designed for manual cluster sorting of grapes to improve fruit quality and cleanliness. The stainless steel construction makes this table highly sanitary, easy to clean, reliable and long-lasting. Key Features: Manual cluster sorting for improved fruit quality Easy to clean and maintain due to its simplistic design Gentle vibration energy feeds grapes at a controlled rate 2 x Slotted dejuicing zones with screen to separate out MOG Robust stainless steel construction Click to see more details here. Priced To Sell! Call 707-573-3154 or email today! sales@revolutionequipmentsales.com

An Armbruster Incline Conveyor  in fantastic shape, ready to go!  DETAILS: Model: FB 3000 HD Model Year: 2017 Power: 208/ 220/ 240V / 3Ph Dimensions: 21” W x 11’ L x 110” Max H Discharge Height adjustable: 65” – 92” Click here for all details.  This One is a True Gift! Call 707-573-3154 or email today!  sales@revolutionequipmentsales.com

Come by Booth #151 to say hello and see what’s new at Scott Laboratories!   WHAT WE DO: Yeast & Bacteria Fermentation Nutrition Oak & Wine Finishing Filter Media Filtration Systems Crossflow Crush Equipment Cellar Equipment Cork & Wine Closures WHAT’S IN THE BOOTH: Come check out the newest Armbruster Rotovib 5 destemmer, processing up to 5 tons per hour and well-suited for small to medium sized wineries. Chat with our filtration experts and look at options for lenticular, cartridge, and water filtration setups. See our custom and stock packaging options including corks, capsules, screw caps, and sparkling wine closures. ATTEND OUR TRIAL TASTING: Join us for this tasting session where you can experience how Final touch® mannoproteins can positively impact wine quality and contribute to potassium tartrate and colloidal stability, reduced astringency, enhanced color, improved wine texture. Click here for more info: https://wineindustryexpo.com/confer

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

Have you met Gravity Wine House founder, Jeff Pisoni? Jeff loves making wine—and considers himself a lifelong student of enology. It’s the craft that his father inspired him to explore, study and pursue since he was just a toddler. Through his role as a winemaker, Jeff developed a passion for exchanging information and insights with the winemaking community, all with the goal of driving for higher quality wine and methods. This passion is seen through our work with clients on both our mobile bottling line and in the cellar. Jeff recently spoke with Wine Industry Advisor on the reasons behind using the Armbruster Rotovib for unprecedented grape processing quality for Pisoni Family Vineyards, as well as our clients at Gravity Wine House.  Read the full article on Wine Industry Advisor

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

Winemaker Rob Fischer of Marine Layer Wines in Healdsburg, CA speaks on his Armbruster Rotovib Destemmer and why they chose to purchase Armbruster crush equipment from Scott Labs.