A biotech innovator develops a new way to lower costs for small wineries and reduce water usage across the industry Dana Nigro Posted: October 2, 2015 WineSpectator.com Not your father’s fermentor: This new device, in […]
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“Decreasing water consumption and therefore environmental impact”, in Vinetur Spain
14 October 2015 Dementia Wine works with an American scientist in the development of an innovative biotechnological method of making wine decreasing water consumption and therefore environmental impact ” My real interest is to get […]
Exempt your winery from California Winery Order
New Technology Minimizes Water Usage California has just mandated strict General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water. These new regulations will greatly impact small wineries in the State that were previous exempt. Many small wineries (840 […]
No Press = No Mess! Use the GOfermentor
There’s a reason why winemaking is sometimes referred to as “mud pies for grown-ups.” Pressing musts, particularly on a small scale, is tedious, messy and labor-intensive. It requires careful attention to balancing yields against harsh […]
Kitchen Table Talk, Senator Tom Kean speaks to Vijay Singh
What would you do if your business was not cleared to operate due to regulations? When faced with that situation, Inventor Vijay Singh of GOfermentor and Sky Acres Winery did what he does best: Innovate. Hear his story, and […]
Bâtonnage during White Wine Fermentation in the GOfermentor makes Rounder, Balanced Wine
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. […]
Sky Acres’ GOFermentor System of the Future, WineEnthusiast
BY ROBIN SHREEVES At Sky Acres Winery in Far Hills, New Jersey, fermentation engineer Vijay Singh and his wife, winemaker Meera Singh, craft wine in an unconventional way. The semi-retired couple has patented the GOfermentor, a winemaking system that occupies […]
“GOfermentor wines had more red fruits and color extraction.” Vitech Institute, Priorat Spain
With reference to the evaluation of the wines through the trained tasted panel, the Cabernet sauvignon and Grenache noir wines obtained by GOfermentor procedure presented a better overall rating. The Tempranillo wines obtained by GOfermentor […]
GOfermentor + SmartBarrel the easy way to making low to zero sulfite wines
The addition of sulfite to wine flattens aromas, reduces bright notes, and bleaches color. There is also a negative consumer perception due to the required “contains sulfites” label. Yet, wineries use this preservative extensively, deeming […]
Why the GOfermentor® , a closed system, does not produce “reductive” aromas.
Apart from the easily avoidable presence of elemental dusting sulfur in crushed musts, the primary cause of H2S and other sulfides in primary fermentation is production by yeasts during cycles of protein dismantling and re-synthesis. […]