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As you rely on both chemical and microbiological results for a more complete picture of your product receiving a result you understand is of utmost importance. Below are various articles written to aid you throughout your production process, enabling you as producers of wine, juice, spirits, beers, or ciders, to make critical decisions and allowing intervention where and when necessary.

Botrytis Infected Fruit

Botrytis Infected Fruit

Infected fruit are at risk of developing unpleasant aromas.

Brandy & Distillation

Brandy & Distillation

Quality control & brandy basics.

Copper Fining Trials

Copper Fining Trials

What to expect from a copper fining trial.

Demystified Sugar

Demystified Sugar

Understanding the roles of different sugars.

Geosmin

Geosmin

Common characters are : “damp soil, earthy, musty, muddy, beets” & even “rotten”.

Glucose & Fructose

Glucose & Fructose

Fermentable sugars & final alcohol.

Stuck Fermentation

Stuck Fermentation

Managing & controlling your stuck fermentation.

Sulphur Dioxide

Sulphur Dioxide

Various forms of Sulphur additions.

Thiol Stability

Thiol Stability

The fermentation thiols 3MH & 3MHA are important flavor compounds in certain styles of white wine.

Treating & Preventing Sulphides

Treating & Preventing Sulphides

This is a common wine fault especially in screwcap wines.

Yeast Conversion Rates

Yeast Conversion Rates

Affects the sugar to alcohol conversion rate.

MCC Part 1: Viticulture

MCC Part 1: Viticulture

Vineyard management & when to harvest.

MCC Part 2: Up To Primary Fermentation

MCC Part 2: Up To Primary Fermentation

Effects of skin contact, pressing & settling on the base wine composition.

MCC Part 3: Up To Secondary Fermentation

MCC Part 3: Up To Secondary Fermentation

Many MCC producers goal is to process the cuvée for the secondary fermentation asap.

MCC Part 4

MCC Part 4

Aging, riddling, disgorging & corking.

MCC Wines: Dosage Guidelines

MCC Wines: Dosage Guidelines

The aim & affect of dosage.

MCC Wines: Analysis Notes

MCC Wines: Analysis Notes

Short notes on the analysis.

User Guide: Vinlab Client Portal

User Guide: Vinlab Client Portal

Our Vinlab app is here to help our clients.