In 2013, we decided to build a winery in NJ. It was almost not to be. My wife was horrified by photos of people cleaning tanks; punching down at odd hours of the night; cleaning […]
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Sky Acres’ GOFermentor System of the Future, WineEnthusiast
BY ROBIN SHREEVES At Sky Acres Winery in Far Hills, New Jersey, fermentation engineer Vijay Singh and his wife, winemaker Meera Singh, craft wine in an unconventional way. The semi-retired couple has patented the GOfermentor, a winemaking system that occupies […]
Can Wineries Stop Wasting Water?
Wineries consume enormous amounts of water. Water is used to clean equipment before and after use, generating a tremendous amount of waste water containing high levels of organic materials and detergent residues. Most jurisdictions are […]
What’s Cool at the Unified Symposium in 2022, WBM April
GOfermentor Real Time Ethanol Determination and Automated Blending Tool GOfermentor has developed two new tools for the wine industry. One can calculate the ABV of a fermentation in real time; the other allows for auto- […]
Exempt your winery from California Winery Order
New Technology Minimizes Water Usage California has just mandated strict General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water. These new regulations will greatly impact small wineries in the State that were previous exempt. Many small wineries (840 […]
GOfermentors in stock for immediate delivery
Automated Punch Built-in Press No Cleaning No Waste Water No Installation, Purchase here The GOfermentor®brings advanced technology to winemaking, providing greater control of fermentation parameters, resulting in better quality wine, every time. Up to 1 ton […]
Kitchen Table Talk, Senator Tom Kean speaks to Vijay Singh
What would you do if your business was not cleared to operate due to regulations? When faced with that situation, Inventor Vijay Singh of GOfermentor and Sky Acres Winery did what he does best: Innovate. Hear his story, and […]
Bâtonnage during White Wine Fermentation in the GOfermentor makes Rounder, Balanced Wine
Sky Acres Winery tested the effects of a white wine, Riesling, produced with bâtonnage during primary fermentation, punching the wine using the GOfermentor’s automated punch. Wine was compared with a control fermentation with no agitation. […]
Smoke taint evaluation using the GOfermentor Jr
Fermenter capacity 50 to 110 lb grapes Automated cap management using an app Built-in press Size of a bar stool. 30 inches high and 20 inches wide $750 complete system with sampler and 3 fermentation […]
GOfermentor wins San Francisco Chronicle Awards 5 years in a row
Sky Acres Winery has exclusively used GOfermentor technology since 2014. The advanced GOfermentor+SmartBarrel winemaking process enables us to safely make wines without any sulfite additions. These wines have enhanced color and a fresher, fruitier flavor. […]