Scientists just invented a device that produces an endless supply of wine

Researchers has developed a magical miniature device capable of producing an endless supply of wine on the spot, by fermenting plain old grape juice with the help of some strategically placed yeast, according to ScienceAlert.

This “micro winery”, currently being trialled by American and Swiss scientists, can turn grape juice into alcoholic wine in the space of just 1 hour – way faster than conventional winemaking in barrels, which can sometimes take weeks.

Daniel Attinger is a professor at Iowa State University (USA) who has been invited to visit EPFL’s Microsystems Laboratory. He is the inventor of a “micro winery” on a chip, to help wine experts better understand and improve the fermentation process. The device, which an EPFL team will also work on, is capable of producing wine non-stop at the rate of one milliliter per hour. It will be used for testing fermentation processes. This innovative approach has already attracted the attention of schools like the Changins School in Switzerland, one of the top winemaking schools worldwide.