What is Qivino?

Alongside tasting, decanting, caraffing, ... Qivino will also soon

be an established term in the world of wine.

Qivino involves an automated process that ensures that wine

is perfectly preserved in an opened bottle.

Gas streams

This short film shows the simultaneous removal of oxygen and the injection of the protective low-oxygen atmosphere.
 

By placing the wine under a protective, low-oxygen atmosphere, oxidation is prevented. The air in the bottle (the "atmosphere") is replaced by protective inert gases, which are present in the air around us.

This unique, patented system is the result of 3 years' scientific, organoleptic research in collaboration with the Chemistry Departement of the K.U.Leuven and the IWT (Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology). 

The injection system

The Qivino process perfectly preserves an opened bottle of wine using the Qivino, Dopio and Qi-filler.
 

This unique designed injection system simultaneously:

• Ejects the oxygen-rich atmosphere ("ordinary air") that is present in the opened bottle.

• Injects an exact dose of low-oxygen, protective atmosphere into the bottle 

Qivino

Qivino is a unique dosage system that transforms a complex technology into a simple, automated operation. It consists of a pressurised chamber, which ensures that the correct quantity of protective, low-oxygen gas mixture is injected at the required speed and under controlled pressure.

The Qivino process is successfully completed when a ‘puff’ can be heard or the surface of the wine is slightly disturbed. The bottle of wine is now perfectly preserved.

Dopio

The Dopio is the component of the unique injection system that has been specially designed to simultaneously:

• eject the oxygen-rich atmosphere (the "ordinary air") out of the opened bottle and
• Inject the protective, low-oxygen atmosphere into the bottle.

 In addition, the Dopio ensures that, after the Qivino application, the bottle of wine is again perfectly sealed.

Qi-filler

The Qi-fillers, exclusively made for Qivino, contain the low-oxygen atmosphere that protects the wine. The mixture of inert gases is extracted from pure air. It has been specially selected for the perfect preservation of wine and related products (liqueurs, spirits, etc.).
With one Qi-filler, you can protect a large number of bottles: the Qi-filler guarantees a minimum of 15 applications. However, it is important always to insert the Qi-filler properly and carry out the Qivino application correctly.