Advanced Winemaking Technology
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“About flavor, GOfermentor has proven to be particularly effective in favoring the production of floral and fruity aroma wines with respect to control wines. Moreover, the GOfermentor winemaking system has led to more balanced, less […]
Dr Vijay Singh a biotech engineer, who revolutionized the way pharmaceutical fermentations are done by using a single- use sterile bag to replace stainless steel. Now he’s bringing the same technology to winemaking. “The wine […]
Sky Acres Winery has exclusively used GOfermentor technology since 2014. The advanced GOfermentor+SmartBarrel winemaking process enables us to safely make wines without any sulfite additions. These wines have enhanced color and a fresher, fruitier flavor. […]
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. […]
Richard Carey GOFERMENTOR HAS BEEN A unique tool for helping smaller wineries with experimental projects and small production runs for several years. Created by Vijay Singh, the original GOfermentor was designed to be used in […]
The GOfermentor enables quality improvement in small wineries, By Richard Carey, Wine and Wines August 2016 Read the complete story WinesVinesAugust 2016 KEY POINTS GOfermentor is a new method of managing fermentations of 1-ton lots of grapes. […]
The Village Vintner, Algonquin, IL “All my reds are done with the GOfermentor,” said Steve Boyer. They produce around 35,000 bottles a year, using grapes brought in from the West Coast. Whites include Chardonnay, rosé, […]