Barrel-to-Tank

A barrel empty operation is the process by which juice or wine is removed from barrels and moved to a tank. Once the barrels are emptied, they can be washed by various treatments. The empty and washed barrels are then either returned to a location as an empty barrel or filled with juice or wine.

There are several types of barrel empty operations:

• Sump out

  Barrels are drained by a sump using gravity and emptied.

• Pump out

  Barrels are drained by a pump and emptied.

• Empty on line

  Barrels are moved to a barrel line where they are emptied. This is typically followed immediately by a wash and refill in line.