Nuova Simonelli Appia Viva espresso machine and Viva Grinder at the HostMilano 2025 show in October. Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
Italian espresso equipment company Nuova Simonelli launched a new generation of its longstanding Appia line of commercial espresso machines, called Appia Viva, alongside a companion espresso grinder called the Viva Grinder.
Beyond the coordinated look of their colorful, contoured ABS shells, the two machines are built to communicate via a wired connection through the brand’s C-Automation technology. The grinder can self-adjust to support shot consistency based on shot flow and timing.
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
“Nuova Simonelli believes that the best way to reach excellence is to increase simplicity and make user-friendly products,” Claudio Cingolani, head of R&D for Nuova Simonelli parent company Simonelli Group, told Daily Coffee News via email. “Its positive approach has always pushed to improve and study the best way to facilitate the barista in his job.”
The Viva Grinder is offered with either 65-millimeter or 75-millimeter flat burrs.
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
The Appia Viva espresso machine comes in two main versions: the volumetric XT, which adds a touchscreen and a redesigned user interface, and the Standard model, which keeps things simple. Both models come in 2-group and 3-group configurations, while the Standard model also includes a 1-group option.
Nuova Simonelli first introduced the underlying concept behind C-Automation in the Nuova Aurelia line, later formalizing it under the C-Automation name. In the new line, C-Automation is only available between the Appia Viva XT and the Viva Grinder.
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
The XT model also includes Simonelli Group’s Soft Infusion System for automated pre-infusion, and it can be configured with the group’s E-Milk system for programmable steaming profiles.
Across the Appia Viva line, the company says insulated boilers and optimized hydraulics deliver a 7% reduction in energy consumption compared to the Appia Life machines.
Nuova Simonelli first introduced the new Appia lineup at the 2025 HostMilano expo in Italy (read all of DCN’s HostMilano 2025 coverage).
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
Pricing has not been announced for the Appia Viva and the Viva Grinder. The company told DCN the machines will be available to customers in the United States beginning in 2027.
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Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the associate editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
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