Willmes & Armbruster: Quality from Vineyard to Cellar

Damon holding a Booth 102 sign in front of a vineyard with the Willmes Armbruster WIN EXPO invitation

At WIN EXPO, Booth 102, we invite you to bring your questions, plans, and production challenges. Let’s discuss how thoughtful grape processing can support your goals and protect YOUR

Quality from Vineyard to Cellar

Great wine begins with the fruit and with the decisions made at every step between harvest and the cellar. Gentle handling, precise sorting, and thoughtful pressing help preserve the character and potential that winemakers work so hard to develop.

At Willmes & Armbruster, three commitments guide how we help wineries turn those decisions into dependable production processes.

WE LISTEN FIRST.

Your Craft. Our Shared Commitment.

Every winery has its own priorities. Different grape varieties, wine styles, harvest conditions, and production volumes call for different approaches. Before discussing equipment, we want to understand what matters to you.

Are you planning a new crush pad, addressing a harvest bottleneck, or refining fruit selection? Is your focus on gentle handling and pressing, capacity, or greater flexibility? Listening provides the starting point for recommendations that fit your operation and respect your craft.

WE CREATE VALUE THAT LASTS.

Quality Matters. So Does the Technology Behind It.

Great equipment helps protect the quality already present in the grape. Our portfolio combines complementary technologies across essential processing stages.

ROTOVIB by Armbruster

uses Armbruster’s rotary-vibration technology for gentle destemming, helping maintain berry integrity while limiting mechanical stress.

Armbruster ROTOVIB destemmer
GrapeSort by Armbruster

brings optical and near-infrared technology to berry selection, identifying and removing unwanted fruit and material to support consistent sorting before fermentation.

GrapeSort optical grape sorting system
SPHERA press

introduces a patented 360-degree pressing principle designed to distribute pressure evenly for gentle, efficient extraction.
New! SPHERA 3600 with larger capacity.

Willmes SPHERA press

Together, these technologies help wineries consider the entire process, from reception and destemming to sorting and pressing. Lasting value means choosing equipment that supports production goals, fits the workflow, and remains useful as needs evolve.

WE STAY WITH YOU.

Built to Perform. Supported for the Long Run.

An equipment decision begins a relationship that extends way beyond installation. Based locally in Petaluma, California, Willmes & Armbruster combines robust German engineering with direct U.S. product expertise, technical guidance, service, and spare-parts support.

Our commitment is to help wineries keep their processes dependable, SEASON after SEASON.

White Jeep Rubicon towing a trailer carrying a SPHERA press through a California vineyard

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