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The multinational delivers seven grape harvesters B9090

New Holland Optimises the program of vintage mechanised of Raimat

Editorial Interempresas02/10/2012

Cellars Raimat began to finals of August a new vintage with the total renewal of his park of grape harvesters, betting by the new Braud 9090X, of New Holland, world-wide reference in this segment of the market, in addition to two tractors viñeros T4050F. With this operation the Group Codorníu strengthens his position of 'Opinion Leader' in the selecto club of customers of the exclusive program Came Master of New Holland.

The night of the past 8 August began the vintage in Cellars Raimat (Lleida), an event that gathers every year to the presses and the national and local television and that this year has supposed the première of the seven new grape harvesters New Holland B9090X, purchased four of them of direct form by this cellar of the Group Codorníu and the rest by means of companies of service. Besides, also they premièred the two tractors viñeros T4050F of New Holland, bought by the cellar.

With this reason, realised in Cellars Raimat an act of delivery of these new equipment in which they were present Xavier Farré, director of Viticulture of the Group Codorníu; Joan Esteve, technical director of Viticulture of the Group Codorniu); Riccardo Angelini, general director of New Holland in Spain; Maggiorino Gaffoglio, director of Marketing of the segment of grape harvesters of New Holland to world-wide level; Javier Calvo, commercial manager of grape harvesters and of the program Came Master in Spain; as well as representatives of the dealers Agricultural Machinery Solsona, Railcar and Nautics Workshops.

In the delivery of these equipment, Riccardo Angelini, general director of New Holland Spain, stood out that this operation “no only is key because it consolidates the national leadership in grape harvesters and reinforces the position of New Holland in the segment of the harvest mechanised, but it allows us have the Group Codorniu like preferential partner of the program Came Master, something that was a big challenge of the company since with Raimat can work in the elder viñedo of Europe in a finca”.

From a general punto of sales of New Holland in 2012, Riccardo Angelini showed satisfied with the effort realised during this year: “To first of September are to a step to go back to have the first position in sales of cosechadora of cereal, with the introduction in the market of new equipment with a greater provision and with a more advanced technology to disposal of our customers, as they are the motors Tier 4 with technology SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) to which has to them add urea, that provides us an advantage regarding efficiency in comparison with our competitors. Have clear that these innovations suppose a light increase in the price of our products, but that remains totally compensated with the incredible saving of fuel generated with the use of this efficient and new technology. In grape harvesters and balers keep on being the leaders of the market. And regarding tractors, in a difficult year, are winning more than 2 points of total quota and expect to finish the 2012 with 18% of the market”.

The quality of the vintage mechanised

Sure enough, Cellars Raimat has a finca of 3.000 total hectares of which at all less than 2.000 hectares form the viñedo bigger of Europe in an alone exploitation, prepared in his whole for the vintage mechanised and in which we find hileras of vineyard of more than a kilometre of long. They have different varieties of grape, of which stand out 800 has to Chardonnay, 100 has to traditional white varieties like Macabeo, 60 has to Albariño, 200 has to Pinot Noir, 400 has to Cabernet Sauvignon, 250 has to Tempranillo and other 200 has to Merlot, Shiraz and other varieties.

The bet by the vintage mechanised comes of far, since the cellar designed , like account Xavier Farré, director of Viticulture of the Group Codorníu, “like a finca viticultural of the new world in the old world”. Like this, all the finca is had from does more than 40 years with vineyards emparradas, irrigation and system antihelada, handling all the gestión of the viñedo with business criteria and no only agricultural”.

Cellars Raimat is an example of planning and gestión of all the process of the crop of the vineyard, of the vintage and of the manufacturing of the wine

According to Xavier Farré, “the Group Codorníu always has been a pioneering company in the world of the wine, already was betting by the dig or entering new varieties of grape, or to level of the use of new technologies and of the mechanisation of the viñedo. Today it seems normal to design a finca like Raimat, but does four decades was totally innovative. We brought the first grape harvesters automatic Australian and American in the decade of 1980 and begin to apply criteria of business efficiency and of quality to the vintage and have followed like this until today, that carry more than 10 years betting by the viticulture of precision”.

In this sense, Cellars Raimat is an example of planning and gestión of all the process of the crop of the vineyard, of the vintage and of the manufacturing of the wine. As it explains us Joan Esteve, his technical director, “by means of the viticulture of precision do a follow-up detailed of each variety of grape and of each plot of the finca, defining clearly all the parameters of quality of each vineyard and the final destination to the that will go the grape according to these parameters: already it was for basic wine of the distinct dig of the Group Codorniú, or for wines of Raimat in his different marks, etc”. Thanks to all a system of teledetection and of gestión of the information that go taking on foot of vineyard (for this have created his own company of viticulture of precision, designated Agropixel and that gives service already to big cellars with the last technologies in images by satellite, avionetas, aeroplanes no tripulados; use of indexes NDVI, PCD, etc; treatment of data; monitors of harvest, checkpoints, use of PDAs, etc.), can determine the ideal moment of the vintage of each plot and thanks to the vintage mechanised can do it of fast form and in the best conditions for the grape.

Joan Esteve is a clear defender of the vintage mechanised: “A vintage mechanised, very programmed and realised, gives us a plus of quality since, in the first place, allows us vendimiar of night, with temperatures of 18 or 20 degrees and can carry quickly the grape to the cellar and go down it much more easily to the 15 degrees that need (energetic efficiency). Besides, we can vendimiar just the plot that is just right of maduration and do it quickly, without losing at all of quality.”

Bet by the grape harvesters New Holland B9090X

In this context of quality and vintage mechanised, explains the complete renewal of the park of grape harvesters of Cellars Raimat, with the acquisition of seven new Braud 9090X of New Holland. As it explains the technical director of Raimat, “four grape harvesters with lateral download has purchased them directly the Cellar, in addition to two tractors viñeros also of New Holland, since it is what squares us to level of profitability, taking into account our needs of vintage, and three grape harvesters have purchased through service companies that work for us in the moments álgidos of the vintage”.

The vintage realises of principles of August with the first whites, until October with the tintos like the Cabernet Sauvignon. In total use the seven grape harvesters and 22 tractors with special nacelles of some three tonnes to carry the grape of the vineyard to the cellar. A total of 3 attendants and more than 20 operarios realise the vintage always of night and following escrupulosamente the planning of vintage designed for each day. Thanks to the grape harvesters with lateral download, the tractors fill the nacelles while vintage and go quickly to the cellar to download going back to by more grape of form always continuous.

In this sense, Javier Calvo, commercial manager of grape harvesters of New Holland, complete the strong points of the B9090X: “These grape harvesters are the most powerful of the range B9000, with 175 CV, and have all the technology of the mark as they are the motors common rail or the system of handle intelligent IMS, that is an electronic system that has under control the engine, the hydrostatic and all the functions of the cabezal of vintage, allowing that the engine work to variable revolutions of agreement to the demands of power. It is the first time that mounts in a vendimiadora and supposes a saving of 35% of fuel. The B9090X have nivelación automatic of series, optional systems for the viticulture of precision (for example, says him to the operario cuales are the hileras that has harvested and those that no, etc.) and all the confort and the hygiene New Holland”.

Besides, with this bet by the B9090X, Cellars Raimat confirms his position inside the exclusive club Came Master that New Holland has designed for his big customers of grape harvesters and that has 12 'Opinion Leader' (big cellars and groups like Raimat or Codorníu) and 24 service companies. As it comments Javier Calvo, responsible of this program, “the customers Came Master are big companies with presence in all Spain that need a deal differentiated and direct from the head office of New Holland, that allow to know the punctual needs and give the most suitable answer, executed always through the network of dealers New Holland that guarantee a level of excellent service and permanent attention the 24 hours”.

Finally, can not leave to mention that Cellars Raimat is also an example to level of care of the environingingment. No in vain the European Agency of the Environingingment stands out it in his web like an example of promotion of the biodiversidad. The environingingmental gestión of the finca realises like some global surroundings: it is forbidden the hunting in all the finca, manages the floor with vegetal covers, do not treat with insecticides, all the finca is certified in Integrated cheese cheese Production and a part is Ecological, have reforestryado the finca only this year with more than 4.000 trees; they review the tyres to use broadband and with the minimum pressesure, works a lot to cuidar the floor, in the saving of fuel, etc.