Cleaning wine tanks is much more than a simple maintenance task, it's one of the most important steps in guaranteeing wine quality. As a specialist retailer of cleaning and disinfecting equipment, we understand the vital importance of wine tank cleaning for cleaning companies specializing in agriculture, and especially for winegrowers and winemakers. Discover our advice, products and cleaning and disinfection equipment adapted to your needs.
The benefits of wine tank cleaning
The wine tank cleaning process offers a plethora of benefits beyond simple cleanliness. It helps preserve wine quality, prevent microbial contamination and optimize operational efficiency.
1. Préservation de la Qualité du Vin
Regular wine tank cleaning removes residues of must, yeast and other substances, preserving the purity and unique characteristics of each vintage. A meticulous cleaning process ensures that vats remain free of unwanted residues, allowing aromas and flavors to express themselves to the full.
2. Prévention des Contaminations Microbiennes
Uncleaned tanks can become incubators for undesirable bacteria. Thorough cleaning with the right products eliminates these pathogens, preventing microbial contamination that can affect wine quality.
3. Optimizing operational efficiency
Clean tanks mean more efficient production and better wine. Regular cleaning reduces downtime between winemaking cycles, enabling faster production and optimal equipment utilization.
Les 6 Étapes Nécessaires au Nettoyage de Cuves Viticoles
Cleaning wine tanks is a detailed process that requires a methodical approach to ensure maximum cleanliness. Here are the key steps to follow:
1. Vidange et Évacuation: Start by emptying the tank of any residual must or wine. Make sure all liquid is completely drained off before moving on to the next step.
2. Pre-wash: Use water to perform an initial pre-wash, removing large residues and particles. This prepares the surface for deep cleaning.
3. Cleaning : Use organic, environmentally-friendly cleaning products. These products can dissolve organic residues, remove mineral deposits and disinfect surfaces. You can use steam cleaning equipment to clean wine vats.
4. Brushing and Scrubbing: Use brushes and sponges to reach hard-to-reach areas. Manual brushing ensures complete removal of residues.
5. Rinsing: Rinse the tank thoroughly with clean water to remove any chemical residues. Make sure rinsing is complete to avoid any subsequent alteration of the wine.
6. Final disinfection: Use specific organic and ecological disinfectant solutions to ensure total elimination of bacteria and other microbial contaminants.
Safety and Compliance Standards
In the wine industry, compliance with safety standards is paramount. Our cleaning and disinfection equipment is carefully selected to meet and often exceed current regulations. By investing in our equipment, you guarantee your establishment's compliance, ensuring the safety of your staff and your winegrowing customers. IBL's technologies are patented worldwide, and our automatic aerial disinfection equipment has been awarded the standard NF T 72-281 from IRM, an accredited laboratory "COFRAC" //www.cofrac.fr/.
Operational efficiency and savings
Using quality cleaning and disinfection equipment can also improve operational efficiency. From automated machines to concentrated solutions, our equipment is designed to maximize results while minimizing costs. Increased operational efficiency often translates into long-term savings, freeing up resources for other essential needs within the facility.
By investing in our range of cleaning and disinfection equipment, you are investing in the health and safety of your winery. Contact us to find out how our equipment can optimize hygiene in your winery or for your winegrower customers.
Our 3 Disinfection products
APABIO Bio ecological disinfectant
Stable for 3 years: the secret of the range lies in a physical stabilization process, the fruit of many years of scientific research, requiring no added stabilizing agents (e.g. heavy metals, silver ions...). Powerful 100% ECOLOGICAL organic disinfectant, based on hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid.
Clean D+ : The Hyper industrial degreaser
"THE professional ecological ultra-degreaser par excellence, super-stripper and food-grade degreaser, with extreme degreasing power on animal and vegetable fats, both cooked and re-cooked, as well as all kinds of dirt. 99.99% BIODEGRADABLE ecological stripper and degreaser is a multi-surface and extremely economical product.
3D BIO : Ecological foaming product
3D BIO is a bactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal foaming product with excellent degreasing power on animal and vegetable fats and various soils. These properties make 3D BIO a multi-purpose, multi-surface, highly economical product that lets you clean and disinfect in a single operation.
An approach that is increasingly respectful of people and their environment
We are committed to providing you with reliable wine tank cleaning equipment and disinfection products, as well as available technical support and factory-only after-sales service. This guarantees quality maintenance, repair and warranty. We have a large stock of spare parts. Our machines are designed to be easily dismantled and repaired, thereby reducing the cost and downtime of a machine in the event of a breakdown. Our aim is to provide you with innovative technological solutions that consume less chemicals, water and energy. Our technologies take into account the needs of the operator (ergonomics, ease of use and implementation).
We use only environmentally-friendly, biodegradable disinfectants.
We provide and guarantee a high quality manufacturer's after-sales service. Do you have any questions about our wine tank cleaning equipment?
Our 3 wine tank cleaning machines
JETBIO 2020: Surface disinfection unit
The combination of JETBIO and APABIO makes it possible to disinfect and destroy COVID19 on the surfaces of a room without human intervention. Fully automatic, all you have to do is position it in the room, set the timer and switch it on! JETBIO can handle volumes of up to 10m3.
MINIBIO S1: Aerial disinfection of small volumes
Aerial surface disinfection is fast, easy and highly effective! The MINIBIO S1 fogger enables you to carry out airborne surface disinfection in rooms of up to 30m3. Dry mist disinfection is an airborne surface disinfection technique (DSVA).
AIRBIO : Appareil Automatique de Désinfection
Simple, fast and highly effective! With the AIRBIO fogger or aerosolizer, you can automatically disinfect volumes of up to 300m3 by air! The AIRBIO machine is a disinfection fogger that propels an ecological disinfectant with exceptional qualities into the atmosphere:
