Vinification apparatus
First Claim
1. Vinification apparatus including at least one vat containing the fermenting must, at the upper level of which is formed a hat of solid components, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) means for cooling and heating the contents of said vat and including a thermal exchanger connected to said vat through lines and a pumping system for drawing off at least a part of the must and, after thermal exchange, for reinjecting the must into said vat; and
(b) programmed control means for controlling said thermal exchanger and said pumping system to establish in said vat predefined temperature gradients in space and predefined temperature variations in time on the basis of temperatures measured by a plurality of sensors disposed to measure various temperatures of the contents of said vat, whereby the quality of the produced wine may be controlled accordingly.
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Abstract
Vinification apparatus is disclosed as including at least one vat containing a fermenting must, at the upper level of which is formed a hat of solid components. A cooling and heating mechanism includes a pump and conduits for withdrawing at least a part of the must and, after thermal exchange, reinjecting the must into the vat. The thermal conditioning, whether heating or cooling, is controlled to establish a predetermined temperature gradient in space within the vat and predetermined temperature variations in time, whereby the quality of produced wine may be controlled accordingly.
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1. Vinification apparatus including at least one vat containing the fermenting must, at the upper level of which is formed a hat of solid components, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for cooling and heating the contents of said vat and including a thermal exchanger connected to said vat through lines and a pumping system for drawing off at least a part of the must and, after thermal exchange, for reinjecting the must into said vat; and (b) programmed control means for controlling said thermal exchanger and said pumping system to establish in said vat predefined temperature gradients in space and predefined temperature variations in time on the basis of temperatures measured by a plurality of sensors disposed to measure various temperatures of the contents of said vat, whereby the quality of the produced wine may be controlled accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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