Wine cellar equipment

For our winery equipment we’ve selected the best !

To filter the grape juice, we use a percolation system through vulcanic gravel. Tastewise this is a interesting method. Barrels are used for two and a half year, they ensure a good oxygenation while the wine is ripening. One of our special wines to discover is the Chasselas aged in oak barrels. To allow a perfect aging, we stock these bottles for a couple of years in our cellar. Some of our local chefs prepare special dishes to be tasted with this special wine. And with success !
These wines are highly praised, but still quite unknown to the public.

Alain Rolaz

Winery equipmentv

Pompe à Vendange Domaine de Chantegrive
Pompe à Vendange Domaine de Chantegrive

Harvest pump

This machine pushes the entire grapes through without crushing the stems.

Égrappeuse Domaine de Chantegrive
Égrappeuse Domaine de Chantegrive

Destemmer

This machine seperates the stem from the grapes before being put in vessels. This operation demands a lot of careful attention as to avoid smashed berries and stems.

Pressoir Domaine de Chantegrive

Winepress

A pneumatic pump is used to extract the liquid from the grapes. To a max. of 1.98 bar, the pressing is extremely gentle and smooth. There is almost no mecanical strain on the harvest.

Filtre rotatif Domaine de Chantegrive
Filtre rotatif Domaine de Chantegrive

Filtre rotatif

To ensure a perfect limpid juice without any impurities, we use the vacuum filter method.

Filtre Terre volcanique Domaine de Chantegrive
Filtre Terre volcanique Domaine de Chantegrive

Volcanic gravel

Equiped with several horizontal disks and a layer of volcanic sediments for the filtering of the stabilized wine.

Filtre Tangentiel Domaine de Chantegrive
Filtre Tangentiel Domaine de Chantegrive

Filter Tangential

The stabilized wine is filtered by pression through an organic tube system.

Cuve inox Domaine de Chantegrive
Cuve inox Domaine de Chantegrive

Filter Vessels

Stainless steel or enamelled vessels (AISA 316) to store the wine.

Élevage en barrique Domaine de Chantegrive
Élevage en barrique Domaine de Chantegrive

Oak barrels

Some of our wines are fermented on barrels of the ‘Bourgogne type’ which contains 225 ltrs.

Mise en Bouteille Domaine de Chantegrive
Mise en Bouteille Domaine de Chantegrive

Bottling unit

This unit cleans the bottles, pumps up the wine, fills the bottles and corks them. The speed of this unit varies from 500 to 2500 bottles an hour.

Étiquetteuse Domaine de Chantegrive
Étiquetteuse Domaine de Chantegrive

Label machine

This labelling machine finished off our final product.