Tata Steel, formerly Hoogovens. Doesn't look good for a while because of its polluting plant in IJmuiden. But without steel producers, winemakers would have no choice but to ferment and store grapes in wood or concrete! - TEXT EDITORS | IMAGE AUSTRIAN WINE / ANNA STOECHER
Steel nerves
Barrel cellar | Austria
Scaling up would then be a problem. But above all, the big advantage of the giant stainless steel tanks, also called inox tanks. The ability to control the temperature of the wine-in-waiting. This way, the winemaker does not have to bite his nails, worrying about the result after fermentation in barrels. He can use the necessary electronics to force and keep the heat constant, for fast or slow fermentation of the grape juice. The huge stainless steel barrels, from 10 to as much as 150 hectolitres, guarantee a certain style and quality of wine. A STEEL technique, is what you see here.
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