Patent ID: 8136685

Claim:
A sealing device ( 20 ) for a barrel having a bottom ( 14 ) with an opening ( 22 ), the sealing device comprising: a mixing means comprising a spatula ( 58 ) with an exchanger ( 84 ); an attachment ring ( 24 ) locatable on a periphery of the opening ( 22 ); and a sealing unit ( 30 , 32 ) comprised of a first part ( 30 ) and a second part ( 32 ), the first part comprising a hole ( 90 ) allowing passage of the exchanger ( 84 ), the second part comprising a central hole ( 32 ) formed with a first conduit ( 44 ) extending toward the outside of the barrel, the first conduit comprising means for integration means with another element, wherein, in use sealing the barrel, the attachment ring is located on the periphery of the opening ( 22 ), the second part ( 32 ) is screwed onto the attachment ring ( 24 ) compressing the first part ( 30 ), the first part ( 30 ) is wedged in the opening ( 22 ), the exchanger ( 84 ) is passed through the hole ( 90 ) of the first part, and the mixing means ( 58 ) is connected to the first part ( 30 ) and configured to mix grapes during rotation of the barrel.