Objective The equilibrium between senses and biochemistry of wines can be compromised by the presence of a residual amount of oxygen inside the bottles, affecting the wine microbiology equilibrium and its conservation. In fact, the bottling phase is considered as one of the most critical steps in the entire winemaking process because it can affect the wine quality and features with severe economic consequences for the entire business. Furthermore, the use of sulphites and other preservatives in food and beverage industry currently represents a critical issue, due to their unwanted health effects.With the aim to improve the overall wine making sustainability, during the last 2 years the “foodtech” start-up company D.R. WINE Tech, supported by ENTER, developed an innovative bottling technology system: RiCaMo. This technology drastically reduces the amount of residual oxygen in the bottle through a patented retractable straw system under gaseous nitrogen, allowing to: -monitor the oxygen content during all the filling phases-reduce the amount of preservatives, like sulphites (-30/60%) and other additives-produce a high-quality wine with a longer shelf life-improve bottling volume scale-up of 25%-reduce wastes (-15% in terms of wine product and glass bottles)-foster the biological, biodynamic and natural wine production-support also small producers-meet the needs of wine makers, retailers, experts and consumers, at international levelRiCaMo innovative filling machine has reached TRL7 and the 14 months European project will bring it to a comprehensive industrialized wine bottling system, through 6 pilots to exploit and test the machine for its market uptake, besides the validation of different business models (direct sale, mobile service and rental). RiCaMo will reach the European and global market within 3 years, providing 32% ROI and about € 1.130.000 turnover by 2022 for D.R. WINE Tech, considering about 70 sold RiCaMo machines and 200 rentals. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticultureviticulture Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.2.4. - Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bioeconomy H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet Topic(s) SMEInst-07-2016-2017 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for sustainable and competitive agriculture, forestry, agri-food and bio-based sectors Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2 Coordinator ENTER S.R.L. Net EU contribution € 446 600,00 Address VIALE DELL’AGRICOLTURA, 37 37046 MINERBE Italy See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Veneto Verona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 638 000,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all DR TECH SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 431 112,50 Address VIALE DELL AGRICOLTURA 29 37046 MINERBE See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Veneto Verona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 615 875,00