Aroma-recovery device for the Wine Industry
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Summary
Device that recovers aromas that are lost during the wine making process. It can be used to enhance food or to make aromatized beverages such as white wine, red wine, beer and juice.
Potential Use
- Can be used in the aromatic industry, ingredient, food and beverage industries.
- Can change the aroma and flavor of a specific wine varietal or a wine made at a set fermentation temperature.
Development Status
TRL – 9: Product is ready for commercialization in Chile and United States. Currently licensed for the European market.
Advantages
- Makes it possible to change an alcoholic beverage’s aromatic profile using a predictable method and in a scheduled manner.
- Enables fermenting wine at higher temperatures without affecting the quality of the wine, while increasing a winery’s production capacity by 25% and saving 30% on energy consumption.
Intellectual Property
- Chilean patent request No. 3385-2016 and PCT/CL2017/050079: Aroma Recovery Method and Systems using Fermentation Vats
- Chilean patent request No. 3386-2016 and PCT/CL2017/050080: Aroma Recovery Equipment using Fermentation Vats
Opportunity
Available for licensing in Chile and United States.
Research Team
Eduardo Agosin Trumper; Ricardo Perez; Mariana Delgado; Chloe Capitain; Alvaro Lezaeta; Eduardo; Andrés Alemparte Benavente; José Miguel Benavente Pereira; Jorge Alberto Heiremans Bunster; Martin Carcamo Behrens; Camilo Concha Muñoz.