Cleaning and sterilizing of wine tanks

Maintenance of cellar hygiene plays an important part of over-all cellar maintenance. We advocate a pro-active approach to the control of fungal growth, rather than waiting for the inevitable unsightly appearance of contamination before treatment is considered. This applies equally to coated surfaces as well as stainless steel tanks. Regular sterilization and cleaning of tanks ensures that they remain in a bight and shiny condition. After the application of Fungal Wash to the contaminated surfaces, the tanks can we washed down - either by high pressure water-jetting, or by manual scrubbing - using Tornado Degreaser. This is a very simple and inexpensive treatment that will keep one of the components of the cellar in great shape.

These are examples of well maintained tanks from different cellars in the Western Cape. Some of the tanks we see are very badly contaminated, and the "before photographs" would be quite alarming.