WINnovation Award 2024: Agrovin — Using Ultrasound to Improve Wine Quality

By Janice Brockenberry Since its invention in the 1950s, ultrasound technology has been used across medical, scientific and commercial industries.

How ultrasounds and continuous tartaric stabilization can improve sustainability of quality wine production. Topics Covered: – The principles of ultrasound technology – Effect of ultrasounds in extraction of positive compounds from crushed grapes – Advantages of sonication on the treatment of yeast lees and wine aging – Practical application of ultrasounds in winemaking – The advantages of continuous tartaric stabilization in modern winemaking Speakers: Antonio MORATA, Professor of Food Science and Technology at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, specialized in wine technology. Professor of enology and wine technology in the European Master of Viticulture and Enology, Euromaster Vinifera-Erasmus+. Spanish delegate at the group of Experts in wine microbiology of the International Organizations of Vine and Wine (OIV). Author and editor of the recently released book White Wine Technology, winner of the OIV Award in 2019 Andrea NATOLINO, post-doc Re

Sustainability has escalated into a top concern for consumers, governments and businesses worldwide. Consumer goods manufacturers have developed complex zero-waste water and energy conservation and other initiatives with goals set for 2030 or 2040. In the wine business, these practices are simply practical day-to-day decisions, especially where long-term drought, more frequent wildfires and increasingly early frosts impact each vintage. Viticulture is often the area wineries focus on when considering sustainability, but decisions about the winemaking process and equipment can also significantly impact a winery’s sustainability as well as its bottom line. The industry’s suppliers understand the rising importance of these concerns and have developed innovative solutions that deliver energy and water usage efficiency along with other benefits. A more sustainable winemaking process An example of sustainable winemaking equipment is the TMCI Padovan Kristalstop Cold Stabilizer,