Grape Pomace Primer

Grape Marc and Grape Pomace are terms that are used to define the by-product of wine or juice production,and in many cases interchangeable. However,we need to note that for clarity and discussion: • Grape Pomace is the residual from the production of wine, or juice and contain the seed, grape rind, and the stem cuttings. • Grape Marc is the residual once the seed has been removed.

Large amounts of Grape Pomace are produced during a short period of harvesting, and discarded in land field may be detrimental to the environment, such as surface and ground water pollution, foul odor, flies and pests attraction that may spread diseases and oxygen depletion in soil and ground waters by tannins and other compounds the increasing consumer demand for the use of natural over synthetic compounds for a clean label food, and the increased attention to sustainable of agricultural practices, also are driving forward the applications for grape pomace
Co-opting pomace for commercial use is a one-two punch to winemakers’ waste problems. Not only could it increase the economic value of the grape and wine industry, it could also minimize environmental contamination grape pomace is also a rich source of natural antioxidants such as proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins and ellagicacid. These antioxidants bind to free radicals—toxic by-products of oxygen metabolism that can harm the body—so those radicals can’t bind to and damage cells. These pomace ingredients, as well as grape seed oil, have been used in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

• Creates a stable product, that is: transportable, storable, with multiple uses.
• Will not rot, and or lose it’s value.
• Eliminates the excess use of Fossil Fuels used in the “composting” process.
• Eliminates the “off-gassing” of GHG’s to atmosphere.
• Eliminates ground water contamination.
• Multi use product: 
  • Fuel for biomass heating, and or energy production.
  • Feed for animals –high nutrient load, upside benefits to digestion and, antioxidants.
  • Demand use in the Oil and Gas industry to replace Synthetic Chemical products (thickeners).

• Methane from cows contributes to global warming: But simply feeding the cows on pelleted marc -a mix of stems, seeds and skins from the wine industry -cut emissions by 20 percent
• Bovines fed on pelleted marc produce significantly more milk than cows fed on more conventional feed, turning out 5 per cent more milk, with increased levels of healthy fatty acids.
• Cows fed on pelleted marc had six times the level of fatty acids -which offer protection against heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and cancer -than cows fed on normal feed.

We provide 2-options on the treatment of Grape Pomace:

1. Process the Pomace without any separation.
   • Pomace is Pelleted, and sent to market.
2. Separate the grape seed from the Pomace.
   • With a simple add-on to the process train, Grape seed is separated from the Pomace, and send to the cold press for oil extraction.

• Winery achieves a new level of sustainability –can demonstrate with confidence.
  • Enhances market value.
  • Builds stakeholder confidence.
  • Lead by example.
• Actual reduction of environmental impacts compared to current treatment methodology.
  • Our team tracks, and 3rdparty certifies Carbon Footprint Reduction.
• Produce a stable and multi-use product, which continues to provide sustainable outcomes.
• Option to create 3-positive streams from one waste product:
  • Pellets
  • Grapeseed Oils
  • Tinctures

• Turn Key solutions.
  • Sustainable, Scalable, and Proven.
•  20-year History with over $200M in projects deployed worldwide.
• Transparency.
• De-risked –we capitalise the project, while delivering the benefits:
  • Sustainable program.
  •  Educational wrap.
  • Mechanism to map and collate the actual off-setting residuals = wheels off the road, GHG reduction, Carbon off-setting.

•  Our team have a long and entrenched history in providing socio-economic benefit to communities around the world.
• All of our solutions are based on modular and scalable platforms, and developed with the marginalised community in mind.
• Transparent, and true sustainability remain at our core.
• All of our solutions are wrapped in an educational, co-beneficial model.
  • We invite, and welcome all stakeholders to become involved, and benefit from our solutions.
• Our team look to value-add with the global community in need, by replicating working models with marginalised groups who lack the opportunity.