Spinning cone
What it is
The method is to evaporate ethanol at low pressure. The spinning cone (spinning cone column, SCC) is a platform for vacuum distillation, not a separate method: the geometry is a thin film over alternating fixed and spinning cones. Flavourtech commercialised it from CSIRO work; ConeTech / BevZero runs toll processing. It did not “invent” the column.
It typically runs in two passes: volatiles (essence) leave first at a lower temperature; ethanol leaves in the second pass; the first-pass essence is returned to the wine. It is not the only vacuum still: GoLo and ClearAlc use packed columns. Full page: spinning cone.
On the commercial 0.0 / dealcoholised shelf
It is one of the most visible routes on commercial 0.0 % and dealcoholised wines. The promise is broad aroma recovery; the shared vacuum risk is aroma stripping if essence is not captured or put back well. Do not confuse platform with method: “made with spinning cone” names the kit; “vacuum distillation” names the family. When a Spanish producer sheet says only “vacuum distillation”, it may or may not be SCC. Check the technology pages before assuming.
Label / EU note
EU law authorises distillation / vacuum evaporation as a process; it does not require “spinning cone” on the label. Many producer sheets say only generic vacuum distillation. Category and shelf claims: dealcoholised, alcohol-free / 0.0%.