AlcoTECH is a system for alcohol adjustment and wine concentration. AlcoTECH functions on the principle of low temperature evaporation under high vacuum, coupled with modern distillation technology at Tarac’s Nuriootpa facility in South Australia.

Vintage or Blending Options are available, allowing winemakers to fine tune individual components throughout any stage of the winemaking process, creating tailor made winemaking solutions.

AlcoTECH provides additional options to current technologies available.



Key Advantages

•  No loss of aroma or complexity (statistically proven results)

•  Competitive pricing

•  Laboratory testing of samples prior to processing to determine desired alcohol level

•  Only small portions of blend volume required for treatment - typically less than 
    10% of total blend

•  Fast turnaround – able to treat a large blend in approximately 24 hours

•  Environmentally friendly system with all residual products remaining at Tarac,
    freeing up tank space and reducing loads on winery waste water systems

•  Vintage Option allows you to manage alcohol blend at the crusher. It 
    removes the need for post vintage alcohol reduction and reduces attenuated
    ferment characters, dilution of flavour and possibility of stuck ferments

•  AlcoTECH outputs create Blending Options, where portions can be blended to
    alter alcohol, phenolic and acidity profiles

•  Maintains Label Integrity Program (LIP)


Vintage Option

Allows the winemaker to balance the alcohol / wine concentration levels from the first crush of the Vintage. When performed on early wines and used as a blending option on high Baume juices, it allows the winemaker to achieve desirable alcohol content in finished wine.



Blending Option

Allows the winemaker to fine tune the phenolic, acidic and alcohol content of finished wines.

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