New yeast strains isolated
New strains of wine yeast are continuously being isolated and adopted by commercial vineyards but, as with so much regarding winemaking, they remain a closely guarded secret. Vintner’s Harvest entered into an exclusive yeast strain screening program with a leading yeast and ingredient supplier to the European commercial winemaking industry. This program considered only specialist wine yeast strains used commercially in Europe and identified a complete wine yeast range for all varieties of Grape, Fruit and Vegetables. The screening process involved 3,000 separate fermentations over a two year period.
Selecting the right strain for your wine
You will note from the charts that several yeasts may be suitable for the same ingredient, the number of stars indicate its general suitability ie. 3 stars are more suitable than 1 star. The separate yeast description provides you with further detailed information about each specific strain, this is especially useful where more than one strain has 3 stars and you may even decide that the qualities offered by a yeast with less stars match what you desire for your wine.
Vintner’s Harvest will continue to unveil new and innovative products to the home winemaker to ensure you have available to you every important ingredient at a quality equal to that available to the commercial winemaker.
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