winery CHILLERs
We engineer winery process chillers with one goal in mind: to keep your winemaking equipment running strong. With over 50 years of experience, we offer a robust line of industrial-grade air-cooled and water-cooled systems. We design cost-effective and dependable custom-ready solutions to satisfy your winery’s unique process cooling requirements, bringing our industry-leading engineering and service expertise to ensure reliability and ease of operation. With a dedicated technical and customer support team, we walk you through the winery chiller selection and start-up process and remain here for you long after installation. Rely on our industry-leading expertise to help you maximize your winery’s operations and profits.
winery chiller uses
Our industrial-grade winery chillers use process cooling to draw heat away from your equipment, so they operate smoothly and efficiently. Our units are suited for a variety of winemaking processes, including:
Wort cooling
Brite tank temperature control
Fermentation temperature control
Crash cooling
Pre-packaging
Product storage
Do you need a chiller for a winemaking process not listed? Let us know – we’re here to help.
Our winery chillers
We offer industrial-grade air- and water-cooled glycol winery process chillers from ¼ ton to 200 tons to accommodate wineries of all sizes. Learn more about our scroll, semi-hermetic, and screw chiller systems below.
Scroll winery chiller systems
Our single-, dual-, and multi-circuit scroll winery process chillers are available with a standard or digital Copeland scroll compressor, an industry-leading and long-lasting solution.
Air- and water-cooled
1 - 60 hp
Single-, dual-, or multi-circuit
Standard or digital scroll compressor
Semi-Hermetic winery chiller systems
Our single- and dual-circuit semi-hermetic lineup of winery process chillers feature a long-lasting and rebuildable Copeland or Bitzer semi-hermetic compressor, depending on your chosen system.
Air- and water-cooled
10 - 100 hp
Single- or dual-circuit
Screw winery chiller systems
Our dual- and tandem-circuit screw winery process chillers feature Hanbell or Copeland screw compressors for long-lasting performance and reliability.
Air- and water-cooled
80 - 200 hp
Dual- or tandem-circuit
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Our winery process chillers vs. standard comfort chillers
Our industrial-grade winery chiller systems are no match for off-the-shelf comfort chillers. When you upgrade to our high-performance units, you’ll gain:
Consistent temperature & control
Winery process chillers require lower temperatures and more accurate temperature controls than a standard comfort cooling chiller can provide. Our systems feature two-loop recirculation tanks for a more consistent glycol temperature under varying conditions, creating a smoother and more efficient winemaking process.
Year-round performance
While comfort coolers may perform well in the warmer months, they often can’t hold up when it turns colder. However, our industrial-grade winery chillers operate reliably year-round. These engineered solutions feature low-temperature options, including the capability to run in ambient temperatures as low as -40°F. With our year-round winery chillers, we’ll help keep your operations running strong, no matter the season.
Capacity control
Most standard off-the-shelf winery process chillers can’t modulate the capacity between full-on and full-off, triggering the chiller to start and stop frequently and shortening the system’s compressor life. However, our winery chillers have capacity controls to protect your system from short cycling to prolong the lifecycle of your investment.
Reach out to our team to discover more advantages of upgrading to an industrial-grade Drake winery chiller.
HOW A dRAKE WINERY CHILLER INTEGRATES INTO YOUR WINEMAKING SYSTEM
We make integrating our chillers into your winemaking process easy using an internal tank for stable temperatures, a glycol/air heat exchanger, and glycol return and supply headers.
Contact us to learn more about integrating an industrial-grade winery chiller into your winemaking process.
Winery chiller customization options
We can custom engineer your winery process chiller to ensure it has all the features you need to maximize your winemaking process. The following are just a few of the customization options you can select.
Flexible redundancy options
With full or partial redundancy options, we’ll engineer a customized solution to meet your winery’s needs, giving you the precise cooling capacity you need to keep your winemaking equipment operating smoothly.
Choose from redundancy options, such as:
Full capacity redundancy
Full electrical isolation
Dual or multi-circuit units
Auto-changeover redundant pumps
Custom Controls
Our engineers can customize your winery chiller’s program controls so that it’s easier to manage your winemaking functions. We also offer an MCS micro-controller upgrade option for a tighter-controlled process, allowing you to monitor and adjust the settings with the touch of a button. Chiller Guard is another feature we can program to send an email or text message in case of an alarm on your wine chiller system.
energy Efficiency Options
If you’re interested in conserving energy and saving energy costs, we offer a variety of energy-efficiency options to help maximize your winery chiller investment, including:
EC condenser fan motors deliver electricity efficiency and more stable temperatures
Electronic expansion valves (EEVs)
Glycol economizer for free-cooling capability
Floating head pressure for efficient cooling in temperatures under 95˚F
Heat reclaim options for hot water loop or hot liquor tank (HLT)
Pump variable frequency drive (VFD) for reduced energy consumption
Other Add-ons and Customizations
When you need an engineered solution designed for the specific needs of your winery, our vast array of customization options provide flexibility and peace of mind. Make your winery process chiller work as hard as you do with even more add-ons and custom options, such as:
Digital flow meters
Circuit breakers
Low-ambient protection
Long-draw system add-on
Phase monitor
Fused disconnect
Plate and frame specialty heat
Our engineers can also build your winery chiller system to handle specific requirements, such as:
Varying loads
Multiple pieces of equipment
Narrow temperature bands
Near freezing water
Low exiting temperatures
High return temperatures
Low or high ambient conditions
Corrosive environments
How can we customize a winery chiller for you? Contact us to begin designing your solution today.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN Winery CHILLER
Our expertise and service make all the difference
Our expertise and service are just as important as the high-performing process chillers we manufacture. Trust our experts to guide you through every step of the process with:
Technical site review and needs assessment – Our team will review your winery site and assess your needs to ensure you receive the ideal process chiller for your needs.
Custom engineering for the winery industry – We know how to customize winery process chillers so that they’re reliable and cost-effective for your unique winemaking operation.
Outstanding after-the-sale technical support – Our high level of support continues after the sale with our exceptional technical support from industry veterans invested in your success.
Are you ready to put our expertise and service to work for you? Contact us to request a quote for a high-performance wine chiller system.
Why Us
We have been manufacturing high-performance and cost-effective industrial process chillers since 1972. This vast experience allows us to offer the most robust lineup of engineered solutions to elevate your winemaking operations.
Choose us because we offer:
50 years of experience
Proven 99.4% uptime rate
Custom engineered solutions
Quick delivery options
USA manufactured winery chillers
Excellent customer and technical support
How to buy Drake wine process Chillers
Drake chillers are available through most refrigeration wholesalers, allowing you to work with the suppliers and contractors you know and trust. Representatives are located throughout the United States and Central and South America, so you can get the support you need for all project stages, no matter your location.
With 50 years of experience delivering engineered solutions to a wide array of industries, we have the knowledge and expertise to design the ideal industrial process chiller for your application. Our sales and engineering teams are ready to discuss your project, and our service team provides over-the-phone technical support with remote login capabilities throughout the life cycle of your Drake wine chiller system.
Ready to get started? Start your winery chiller selection process now by requesting a quote or call (888) 289-7299 to talk with our engineers about the best solution for your operation. Let us help you keep your winemaking equipment running strong!
