These animations were created for the Wine episode of the Modern Marvels series airing on The History Channel. They are presented here without audio to avoid intellectual property issues. All content is the original work of Rickert Digital Design except as noted. Models were built with assistance from Keren Albala, David Bazelon, and Ting-Ni Chiu. Satellite imagery in map animations is courtesy of NASA.

Act 2

This industrial wine press uses a pneumatic diaphragm to separate the juice from the must (skins, seeds, and stems). The juice exits through perforated channels.