Diemme Enologia

What Diemme Enologia does

Diemme Enologia S.p.A. is a privately held Italian industrial manufacturer founded in 1923 and headquartered in Lugo (Ravenna), Italy. The company designs, fabricates, and distributes capital equipment for the winemaking sector, with a product portfolio covering the primary production chain from grape receipt through sorting, destemming, pressing, fermentation, and juice/wine filtration. Core product lines include membrane and pneumatic presses (Velvet and Velvet XZ series, of which 5,532 units are installed worldwide), destemmers and roller sorting tables, the Kappa Selection combined receiving/sorting/crushing line, receiving hoppers in AISI 304 stainless steel, progressive cavity and specialty pumps, the Lesslees filtration channel, and grape cooling/cryomaceration systems (Kryos 2.0, co-developed with SIAD S.p.A.). Recent launches include the Digital Juice System (SIMEI 2022 New Technology Award) for real-time juice-quality monitoring during pressing, and the Dme1923 mobile application (iOS/Android, 2024) for remote monitoring and control of membrane presses with E-Panel.

The company monetizes through one-time capital-equipment sales, a used-machinery overhaul business (refurbished Velvet presses listed from ~€19,200; Velvet 80 overhauled from ~€56,400), factory-trained after-sales service and electro-instrumental updates across 45 service centers, and a recurring add-on VPN remote-connection license per machine. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct commercial organizations in Italy, France, and Spain; a network of 75 dealers, sales representatives, and agents spanning more than 30 countries; and a heavy trade-fair presence at SIMEI, VINITECH, SITEVI, ENOMAQ, AustroVin, VITEFF, and other industry events. The customer base comprises wineries of all sizes — from boutique producers to large industrial facilities — with no disclosed named-account concentration. Ownership is family-held across the second and third generations (Rino Melandri and Massimo Melandri), with no parent company, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity disclosed. Revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

Diemme Enologia

Legal name

DIEMME Enologia S.p.A.

Website

https://dme1923.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Diemme Enologia, founded in 1923 in Lugo, Italy, designs and manufactures winemaking capital equipment — including membrane presses, destemmers, filtration systems, pumps, and reception/sorting lines — serving wineries globally through direct sales and a 75-dealer network in 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lugo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Winemaking Equipment Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and sale of equipment and systems for grapes sorting, destemming, fermentation, grape pressing and juice and wine filtration. Products include membrane presses, destemmers, filtration systems, pumps, receiving/sorting lines, and associated machinery. Revenue is generated through one-time capital equipment sales.
2. After-Sales Service and Maintenance: Technical maintenance services provided by factory-trained technicians across all regions where machines are installed. Includes programmed maintenance and electro-instrumental updates.
3. Used Machine Overhaul: Machine overhaul service to restore used equipment to operational efficiency and aesthetics comparable to new. Provides refurbished equipment at various price points.
4. Remote Monitoring Cloud Access: Remote monitoring of machinery via the Dme1923 mobile app with cloud connectivity. Requires purchase of optional 'Remote Connection via VPN' add-on, a one-time fee per machine.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Diemme Enologia designs, manufactures, and distributes industrial equipment for the winemaking process, including destemmers, membrane and pneumatic grape presses, filtration systems, pumps, and grape reception/sorting lines. The company also provides used/remanufactured machinery with a 1-year warranty, after-sales technical service via factory-trained technicians, and the Dme1923 mobile application for remote monitoring of membrane presses. Equipment is sold direct in Italy, France, and Spain, and through a dealer network of 75 representatives and 45 service centers across more than 30 countries.

Product overview

Diemme Enologia designs, manufactures, and commercializes industrial winemaking equipment and systems. The portfolio is organized around a set of core mechanical product lines — destemming machines, filtration equipment, grape pressing (membrane presses), pumps, and grape reception/sorting systems — that together cover the full primary winemaking process from grape receipt through pressing and filtration. The product range includes specific named product lines and models (e.g., Kappa Selection, TVC/TVL vibrating tables, VELVET membrane presses, ENOTORK screw presses, FLORSVIN drainage machines). The company also offers grape cooling and cryomaceration technology (Kryos 2.0, developed with SIAD S.p.A.) and specialized subsystems such as the Canalina Filtrante Lesslees. A companion digital product — the Dme1923 mobile app — enables remote monitoring and control of equipped machinery. The company further provides used/reconditioned machines with a 1-year guarantee and after-sales technical service across a global network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dme1923: Mobile application for remote monitoring of Diemme Enologia machinery with real-time notifications on work sequence status, alerts, and alarms.

Products and services

• Destemming Equipment Machines that separate grape berries from stems (MOG removal), used in the early stages of the winemaking process for wineries and wine producers.
• Filtration Equipment Systems for filtering wine and juice (must), ensuring clarity and stability of the final product for wineries and wine producers.
• Grape Pressing Equipment Membrane presses (Velvet and Velvet XZ series) and pneumatic presses for extracting juice from grapes, with capacities ranging from small to large commercial scale. The company's flagship product line with 5,532 units installed worldwide.
• Pumps Various pump models (including progressive cavity pumps) for transferring juice, wine, and must through the winemaking production line in wineries.
• Reception and Sorting Systems Equipment for receiving and sorting grapes upon arrival at the winery, including vibrating tables (TVC 1500, TVC 2000, TVL 3500), sorting belts, receiving tanks, elevators, and stainless steel receiving hoppers for hand-harvested grapes.
• Grape Cooling Systems (Kryos 2.0) Equipment for cooling grapes and cryomaceration (cold maceration) in the winemaking process, developed in collaboration with SIAD S.p.A.
• Kappa Selection Combined systems integrating destemming, roller sorting tables, a crushing group, and a pump for evacuating processed product, allowing modular combination of selection, destemming, and crushing operations for wineries.
• Digital Juice System The first analytical device for monitoring juice quality in real time during pressing operations, for use by wineries seeking real-time process analytics.
• Canalina Filtrante Lesslees A filtration channel for pneumatic presses using a micro-filtering septum applied to the support frame, enabling solid-liquid micro-separation during pressing.
• Dme1923 Mobile App Mobile application (iOS/Android) allowing customers to remotely monitor Diemme Enologia membrane presses, receive real-time notifications on work sequence status, alerts, and alarms, and intervene on process parameters from smartphones and tablets.
• Used/Reconditioned Machines Machine overhaul service restoring used equipment to operational efficiency and aesthetics comparable to new, including membrane presses (Velvet series), progressive cavity pumps, Enotork screw presses, Florsvin drainage machines, tanks, and drum rotary strainers, backed by a 1-year guarantee.
• After-Sales Technical Service Professional and timely technical maintenance services with factory-trained technicians available in every region where machines are installed, including scheduled maintenance and electro-instrumental updates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,532 membrane presses installed worldwide
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIAD S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Diemme Enologia entered a collaboration with SIAD S.p.A. for the development and innovation of new products and technologies for cryomaceration (cold maceration) in the winemaking process. The partnership has resulted in the Kryos technology, combining SIAD's gas expertise with Diemme's winemaking equipment.
• OPPORTUNITY SRLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOPPORTUNITY SRL serves as Diemme Enologia's partner and exhibitor in Brazil, representing the company at the ENVASE trade fair.
• BevisionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBevision serves as Diemme's dealer/representative in Bulgaria, featuring Diemme products at the VINARIA trade fair in Plovdiv.
• VIEIRINOXminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVIEIRINOX serves as Diemme's partner at the SIEB trade fair in Valladolid, Spain.
• M.A.S.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorM.A.S. represents Diemme Enologia in Austria and serves as the company's partner at AustroVin Tulln trade fair.
• ODMPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorODMP is a French distributor/representative for Diemme Enologia, exhibiting at VITEFF trade fair.
• Dumont France CaveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDumont France Cave is a French distributor/representative for Diemme Enologia, exhibiting at VITEFF trade fair.
• Esco SolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiemme Enologia partnered with Esco Solution for an energy efficiency project including installation of a 75kW photovoltaic system and LED lighting upgrades, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (POR FESR 2014/2020).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Della Toffola Group: Italian manufacturer of equipment for wine, beverage, and food processing, including presses, filters, tanks, and bottling lines. Direct competitor with comparable product breadth in winery processing and stronger scale in bottling and cellar equipment.
• Enoveneta: Italian manufacturer of presses, filters, and winemaking equipment headquartered in the same Veneto/Emilia wine cluster. Direct competitor to Diemme in presses and filtration with overlapping geographic reach.
• Agrovin: Spanish manufacturer specializing in winery equipment and enological products including filtration, clarification, and pressing equipment. Competes with Diemme across Iberian and Latin American markets with a comparable mid-sized, specialized product portfolio.
• Bucher Vaslin: French subsidiary of Swiss Bucher Industries and the global leader in winery equipment, offering presses, destemmers, filters, and bottling lines. Directly competes with Diemme Enologia across the core wine processing portfolio, particularly in presses and reception/sorting systems.
• Pellerin (Perrier Pellerin): French manufacturer of pneumatic and membrane presses for wineries with a long heritage comparable to Diemme's. Direct competitor in presses, particularly across European and South American wine regions.
• Enoitalia: Italian family-owned manufacturer of small-to-medium scale wine equipment including presses, crushers, and filters. Comparable to Diemme in heritage, Italian origin, and customer segment focus on mid-sized wineries.
• Scharfenberger Maschinenbau: German family-owned manufacturer of wine presses and processing equipment. Comparable niche focus and quality positioning to Diemme, primarily serving DACH-region and Eastern European winery customers.
• GAI Macchine Imbottigliatrici: Italian manufacturer of bottling and packaging equipment for wine, beverage, and oil. Adjacent peer that competes with Diemme in integrated turnkey winery projects where bottling is included in scope.

Emerging players

• Vinter / Tonnellerie de l'Adour: Emerging wine technology providers adding software, IoT, and digital monitoring layers to traditional winery equipment. Comparable to Diemme's Dme1923 app direction, representing potential digital-native competition.

Broad incumbents

• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Global industrial filtration specialist within Danaher, serving food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. Broad incumbent competitor in winery filtration applications where Diemme's Canalina Filtrante Lesslees and other filter channels compete.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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