Cellar Operations
Rack done. Phone out, tap, done.
Anyone can see exactly what happened. Full traceability from grape to glass, recorded at the moment it happens. No double-entry, no end-of-day paperwork.
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Set up your tanks once
Add your tanks, barrels, and barrel groups. Set capacities and locations. Your cellar map is always current — when wine moves, quantities update automatically.
- ✓ Tanks, barrels, and barrel groups with capacity tracking
- ✓ Bluetooth and QR barrel scanning for fast identification
- ✓ Current contents and composition visible at a glance
Record operations in seconds
Transfer, rack, blend, add — whatever you're doing, record it right there at the tank. Pick the source, pick the destination, enter the quantity. The operation starts as a draft so you can adjust before committing.
- ✓ Transfers, racks, blends, and additions
- ✓ Draft → commit workflow catches mistakes before they're permanent
- ✓ Loss tracking built in — wine that evaporates or stays in the hose is accounted for
Composition tracks itself
When you blend 60% Cab from Tank A with 40% Merlot from Tank B, Crush computes the new blend's exact composition — varietals, AVAs, vintages, and cost. It's not an estimate. It's the mathematical consequence of the operations you recorded. Those exact percentages also tell you what the wine can be labeled — check any blend against the 27 CFR Part 4 rules with our free wine label checker.
- ✓ Varietal, vintage, and AVA percentages computed automatically
- ✓ Cost accounting: real dollars flow with the wine, nominal dollars are always conserved
- ✓ Composition history at every point in time — not just current state
Why the numbers are always right
Most cellar software tracks inventory. Crush enforces it — the math is built into how operations work. See the full journey from crush to cellar.
Conservation guaranteed
Quantities in always equal quantities out, plus measured loss. This isn't a policy — it's enforced mathematically. If the numbers don't balance, the operation won't commit. You can't accidentally create or destroy wine.
Composition follows the wine
When wine moves, its varietal, vintage, AVA, and cost information moves with it proportionally. Blend two tanks and the resulting composition is computed exactly — not estimated, not typed in.
Complete history
Every operation creates immutable snapshots. You can see what was in any tank at any point in time — not just today. This is what makes TTB reporting reliable: the data can't be retroactively changed.
Common questions
What types of operations can I record?
Transfers (tank to tank), racks (barrel to barrel or tank), blends (multiple sources into one destination), additions (materials like SO2, enzymes, oak), and bottling runs. Each operation type has its own workflow optimized for speed at the tank.
What if I make a mistake recording an operation?
Operations start as drafts. You can edit quantities, change tanks, or delete the entire draft before committing. Once committed, an operation is locked — but mistakes still happen, so committed operations aren't a dead end. Click "Correct" on any committed operation and Crush builds the corrected history for you, cascading the fix through everything downstream that depended on it. Nothing is silently overwritten: the correction is recorded as its own version, and where a period is already filed with the TTB, the original record is kept forever for regulatory integrity. You get to fix the books without ever breaking the audit trail.
How does loss tracking work?
Every operation accounts for loss — the wine that stays in hoses, evaporates, or is left behind during racking. You enter the actual quantity that arrives in the destination. The difference is recorded as loss automatically. Real dollar cost flows with the lost wine (lost wine = lost money), while nominal value is always conserved for accounting purposes.
Can I scan barrels instead of typing?
Yes. The barrel scanner works with Bluetooth HID scanners and phone cameras for QR codes. Scan a barrel to pull up its contents, assign it to a group, or start an operation. The scanner page also works offline — it caches your barrel inventory locally.
How does this connect to lab results?
Lab tests are linked directly to tanks. When your lab tech enters SO2 or pH, it appears on the tank's detail page alongside the operation history. The winemaker sees chemistry and cellar activity in one place.
Record the operation once, trust the number forever
Every rack, transfer, blend, and addition entered at the tank — composition, cost, and the audit trail computed from the work itself, all the way to the TTB report.