R&D Custom Sensing Solutions for Wineries
Every wine is unique. Every winery is too. Our bespoke development and solutions respond to your specific needs — exactly what you need, and nothing more, to improve your wine without distraction. The focus is always the same: a better wine at a lower cost.
How it works?
Step 1: We schedule a call or visit to understand which parts of your fermentation process you’d like to optimise.
Step 2. Our audit and analysis generates a set of development proposals.
Step 3. After aligning on the approach, we develop the applications and devices that give your winery the precise data to optimise fermentation.
Our sensing solutions for wineries transform traditional management into intelligent operations. Through automated monitoring and control of fermentation, we deliver constant supervision of critical parameters — temperature, density, level — across all your tanks. IoT technology and winemaking, working together.
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Successful Case Studies
Many of our custom projects can be structured as formal R&D projects, giving wineries access to public subsidies — CDTI, European funds, and regional programmes in Europe and beyond. Projects above €100,000 may qualify for additional financial support of the European Union.
We have a close working relationship with specialised R&D subsidy consultants who can help wineries navigate the application process. You bring the winery problem. We help you turn it into a funded solution.
Vivelys — Yeast multiplication monitoring
Vivelys develops yeast multiplier systems (Ecolys) and needed a sensor to monitor their process velocity via density and control fills and empties — integrated directly with their existing automation equipment in wineries.
The challenge: yeast reproduction is a much faster process than alcoholic fermentation, requiring level sampling multiple times per second.
Project milestones:
- December 2024 — project approval
- February 2025 — first prototypes delivered
- May 2025 — first winery trials
- July 2025 — deployment in 5 wineries across France and Hungary
Bellot — Smart hygienic seal monitoring
Bellot (large French wine group) commissioned Komsenso to modernise their hygienic seals (bondes) with internet connectivity and direct mobile notifications.
Objetivos:
- Allow opaque seals and wine light exposure; alert on rising levels to prevent overflow;
- Eliminate periodic visual inspection;
Technical Requirements :
- Rechargeable battery lasting 12 months
- 100% submersible without connectors
- Low cost.
- Resistant to sulphur dioxide;
- Should be integrated into the bonde cap. No wiring or installation in the winery
- Precisión < 1mm
Project milestones:
- November 2024 — requirements and project approval
- February 2025 — first prototypes delivered
Grupo Yllera — Cold storage fermentation monitoring
Bodegas Yllera stores refrigerated must and ferments year-round, requiring an early warning and monitoring system to identify spontaneous fermentation starts in cold storage tanks.
The challenge: the ice layer (sombrero) that forms on tank tops and walls during cold storage cannot interfere with the sensors.
Solution: a new sensor and algorithm developed specifically for early fermentation detection based on bubble formation.
Project milestones:
- May 2024 — requirements
- September 2024 — prototypes delivered and installation in 50% of tanks
- September 2025 — full installation completed