US 11,970,677 B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses to optimize all stages of production of sparkling wine using the champagne method
Armen Geronian, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Charles Bockstoce, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Philip Ejzak, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Armen Geronian, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Armen Geronian, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Charles Bockstoce, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Philip Ejzak, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/846,010.
Prior Publication US 2021/0316917 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. C12G 1/06 (2019.01); B65D 39/00 (2006.01); B65D 45/32 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01); C12G 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC C12G 1/06 (2013.01) [B65D 39/0052 (2013.01); B65D 45/322 (2013.01); B65D 51/1644 (2013.01); B65D 51/24 (2013.01); C12G 1/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for production of sparkling wine, the system comprising:
a wine bottle within which to ferment a base wine into the sparkling wine via a secondary fermentation operation initiated when yeast and sugar are introduced into the wine bottle;
a removable apparatus to be coupled with the wine bottle to seal any pressure generated via the secondary fermentation operation into the wine bottle;
the removable apparatus formed from at least:
a neck collar to be positioned upon a neck section of the wine bottle;
a sealing cap to be positioned atop a mouth opening of the wine bottle above the neck collar;
a coupling mechanism to attach the sealing cap with the neck collar and to induce compressive force between the sealing cap and the mouth opening of the wine bottle to seal the pressure generated via the secondary fermentation operation into the wine bottle at the mouth opening;
a tensioner of the removable apparatus which operates to induce the compressive force between the sealing cap and the mouth opening of the wine bottle by inducing a clamping force between the neck collar of the removable apparatus positioned upon the neck section of the wine bottle and the sealing cap of the removable apparatus positioned atop the mouth opening of the wine bottle;
a ball valve affixed to the sealing cap through a coupler to evacuate contents from the wine bottle;
a Pressure Reduction Valve (PRV) to limit the pressure inside of the wine bottle to a pre-determined maximum pressure limit;
a pressure indicator to measure and display the pressure internal to the wine bottle generated via the secondary fermentation operation; and
wherein the removable apparatus is configurable to evacuate sediment from the neck section of the wine bottle when the wine bottle is in an inverted orientation by opening of the ball valve without requiring freezing of the neck section of the wine bottle.