Since 1951, Willmes has lead the way in wine presses. As the inventors of the tank press and the modern pneumatic wine press, their technology serves as the backbone of all presses on the market today.
Willmes' proprietary double membrane presses with vertical juice drains prioritize both wine quality and ease of use, leading to:
THE WORLD'S MOST MODERN AND
EFFICIENT WINE PRESS
Built for volumes between 3,000-34,000 liters
Flexible Flexidrain fabric juice channels
Maximizes high quality juice: 95% of yields achieved under 0.8 bar
Easy to clean, juice channels are removed without tools and without entering the press
THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE
MEMBRANE PRESS
Built for volumes between 1,200 and 5,100 liters
Stainless steel juice channels
Maximizes high quality juice: 90% of yields achieved under 0.8 bar
Large filling opening minimizes the need for rolling during filling
Easy to clean, juice channels are removed without entering the press
SEE THE PRESSING PRINCIPLE
WHAT WILLMES CUSTOMERS
"Here at Shelton Vineyards, we have had the same Willmes press for 20 years and its reliability has been amazing! This press is the workhorse of our crushpad. It's variety of programmed press cycles gives flexibility for many different wine styles and processes, such as mechanically harvested and hand harvested fruit. We also manually create custom cycles for unique situations. The straightforward controls of our Willmes press allow multiple team members to operate it with ease so we never risk not having an operator available.”
ETHAN BROWN
Winemaker
Shelton Vineyards
"Our Willmes 24 has been a significant upgrade in juice quality and press efficiency for our chardonnay program. Compared to traditional press designs, yields are achieved at lower pressures and shorter cycles. An additional benefit is cleaner juice. We go to barrel with optimal solids levels and minimal lees losses.”
TOM KLASSEN
Winemaker
Patz & Hall
Since 1951, Willmes has lead the way in wine presses. As the inventors of the tank press and the modern pneumatic wine press, their technology serves as the backbone of all presses on the market today.
Willmes' proprietary double membrane presses with vertical juice drains prioritize both wine quality and ease of use, leading to:
THE WORLD'S MOST MODERN AND
EFFICIENT WINE PRESS
Built for volumes between 3,000-34,000 liters
Flexible Flexidrain fabric juice channels
Maximizes high quality juice: 95% of yields achieved under 0.8 bar
Easy to clean, juice channels are removed without tools and without entering the press
THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE
MEMBRANE PRESS
Built for volumes between 1,200 and 5,100 liters
Stainless steel juice channels
Maximizes high quality juice: 90% of yields achieved under 0.8 bar
Large filling opening minimizes the need for rolling during filling
Easy to clean, juice channels are removed without entering the press
SEE THE PRESSING PRINCIPLE
WHAT WILLMES CUSTOMERS
"Here at Shelton Vineyards, we have had the same Willmes press for 20 years and its reliability has been amazing! This press is the workhorse of our crushpad. It's variety of programmed press cycles gives flexibility for many different wine styles and processes, such as mechanically harvested and hand harvested fruit. We also manually create custom cycles for unique situations. The straightforward controls of our Willmes press allow multiple team members to operate it with ease so we never risk not having an operator available.”
ETHAN BROWN
Winemaker
Shelton Vineyards
"Our Willmes 24 has been a significant upgrade in juice quality and press efficiency for our chardonnay program. Compared to traditional press designs, yields are achieved at lower pressures and shorter cycles. An additional benefit is cleaner juice. We go to barrel with optimal solids levels and minimal lees losses.”
TOM KLASSEN
Winemaker
Patz & Hall