Beer slumps, but premium alcohol is on the rise
16 June, 2016Growth in the premium spirits market indicates a rise in preference for quality over quantity, according to the IWSR 2016 database.
Schneider Electric APS Tank Management System for wineries
02 June, 2016Schneider Electric's Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Tank Management System enables users to visualise and optimise winery operations.
The art of high-volume winemaking
18 May, 2016The challenge for Yalumba, in establishing its Oxford Landing winery, was to balance high-volume processing technology with winemaking art.
Alfa Laval membrane bioreactor system
09 February, 2016The Alfa Laval Membrane Bioreactor system enables breweries to treat wastewater on-site using membrane filtration technology.
Flowfresh floor stands up to brewing's challenges
15 January, 2016When founding the Pale Fire Brewing Co., head brewer Jamie Long knew a robust floor would be essential to withstand the challenging demands of high-quality craft beer production.
New partnership aims to transform winery waste
22 December, 2015A new partnership between Swinburne and Dal Group Australia seeks to develop technology to transform winery waste into natural compounds that can be re-used in the winemaking process.
Krones Steinecker MicroCube brewhouse concept
13 October, 2015Krones Steinecker has developed the MicroCube brewhouse concept for brew sizes of five or 10 hectolitres. Although aimed at microbreweries, the system delivers both consistent high quality along with cost efficiency.
Spray Nozzle Engineering wine solutions
07 October, 2015Spray Nozzle Engineering has a long history of providing solutions to the wine and beer processing industries in Australia and New Zealand.
Premium flavours and craft drive growth in Australia's cider market
24 June, 2015The Australian cider market is set to enjoy strong growth over the next five years, with an average annual growth rate of 12% forecast, in contrast to global growth of 5%.
Thumbs up for faster bubbly
19 June, 2015Researchers have reported on the effect of commercial yeast products to boost fermentation in sparkling wines.
Invisible Sentinel brewPAL same-day test for beer-spoilage organisms
01 June, 2015brewPAL delivers an ultrasensitive and user-friendly method for brewers to detect and monitor levels of the major culprits of beer spoilage.
Versatile sensors multitask in German brewery
22 April, 2015When selecting sensors for the various inspection tasks within its busy brewery facility, Warsteiner was attracted by the versatility of the BVS-E vision sensors from Balluff.
Anton Paar Alex 500 alcohol and extract meter for beer
24 February, 2015Alex 500 from Anton Paar is an alcohol and extract meter for beer that determines alcohol and extract content, kilojoules, degree of fermentation and other parameters.
Chappellet Vineyard: new technology for age-worthy wine
05 February, 2015Chappellet Vineyard & Winery has become among the first in its industry to install VitiSort, the optical sorter for wine grapes from Key Technology.
Chappellet Vineyard: new technology for age-worthy wine
05 February, 2015Chappellet Vineyard & Winery has become among the first in its industry to install VitiSort, the optical sorter for wine grapes from Key Technology.