This original idea consists in the use of one cross-flow filter within the Bucher Vaslin Flavy range for the filtration of : • wine, on the one hand, • and lees during the vintage period, on the other hand. The filter is then equipped with additional accessories including an automatic rotary-drum pre-filter in order to eliminate large particles and organic membranes that allow the filtration of heavy-loaded products.
The Flavy FX range simplifies day to day operations. The cellar is autonomous throughout the year resulting in improved organization. At harvest, lees are filtered in batches: the operator can opt for tank by tank lees management to ensure improved valorization (by avoiding mixes). The resulting ease of working also allows the time interval between must racking and filtration to be reduced thus preventing lees to get fermented. Lastly, Flavy cross-flow filtration frees the wine maker from managing input concerns and from handling used diatomaceous earth.
Cross-flow filtration is an efficient annual costs-reducingfiltration solution: • the filter does not use diatomaceous earth consumables, • the filter does not require special skills, • the filter is programmable and autonomous: entirely automatic
