Keeping fermenting wine at the right temperature is a big ask during summer and refrigeration equipment is regularly put to the test.
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Mino and Co Wines are the first winery in the region to install technology that cuts electricity costs and makes big strides towards their sustainability goals.
They've installed a Geoclima Turbocor magnetic bearing oil-free chiller, and paired it with a Evapco cooling tower.
Mino and Co's general manager Nick Guglielmino said the new system was about achieving efficiency with room to grow.
When one of the winery's original refrigeration units gave up, they installed a second-hand unit as they worked through vintage however it didn't last long.
"We blew two compressors in three months during the middle of vintage," Mr Guglielmino said.
It was the signal they needed to re-design 'the heart of the winery'.
Mr Guglielmino said the new setup was about being efficient, so the cooling tower chills water to around 25 degrees Celsius before the oil-free compressors bring the temperature down to minus five.
He estimated that at its peak, a traditional refrigeration unit could cost around $10,000 to run and so far the new system cost half that to run.
He said another advantage came through maintenance, with information on how the system has been running available remotely so there's fewer on-site visits and downtime for the system.
"Sustainability is one of the major components of our business plan, we're always looking for things to be more environmentally sustainable," Mr Guglielmino said.
"Our winemaker Sam Trimboli has been an integral park of helping determine what machinery is ideal to our situation."
To help drive that sustainability, Mino and Co installed the first Tesla destination chargers in Griffith, and they've since been listed on Tesla's website.
"As soon as it was on the website we started getting traffic," Mr Guglielmino said.
Being connected to the three phase electrical supply means that in an hour, a Tesla car can receive enough energy to travel around 100 kilometres.
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