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New Look, Same Trusted Accuracy – Evolving for the Future of Wine Testing
After more than 20 years at the forefront of wine analysis innovation, we're excited to introduce a new logo—one that captures both our legacy and...
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Tip: A closer look at absorbance
Absorbance readings taken from spectrophotometers during enzymatic analysis should be considered carefully before they are used to calculate...
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Tip: Conducting micro testing without a micro lab
In a perfect world a winery micro lab would be established in its own room, separate from any other winery or lab activities. It would have a laminar...
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Tip: Troubleshooting enzymatic calibration curves
With an increasing number of labs upgrading from benchtop spectrophotometers to automatic discrete analysers for their enzymatic testing, it is worth...
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Tip: Using spike analysis as a QC in the lab
Many wine labs now have improved quality control systems in place and routinely analyse samples in duplicate and run the same control wine sample...
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Tip: Measuring dissolved CO2 in the winery
The level of dissolved carbon dioxide in a wine can greatly effect the taste of the wine, too little and the wine can seem flat and flabby and too...
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Tip: The importance of climate change (in your lab!)
It’s winter and it’s cold. But it needn’t be in your lab. Having well maintained heating and cooling systems in your lab is necessary to keep...
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Tip: pH Electrode Care
pH ELECTRODE CARE Never leave the electrode in juice or wine for longer than it takes to get a stable measurement of pH.  Tannins, proteins etc in...
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Livestock Water Testing
DO YOU KNOW THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIVESTOCK  WATER Water quality guidelines recommended for livestock consumption have been developed by the National...
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Technical Articles

Precision at Every Stage: Analysis in Winemaking & Bottling
This technical article explores the critical role of chemical analysis at key stages of winemaking, from petiole testing and harvest decisions...
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A New Age for YAN Testing
YAN testing helps identify vineyard nutrition issues early to prevent stuck ferments, avoid H₂S, and enhance fruity aromas in your final wines.
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Sulfur Dioxide Testing
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a naturally occurring compound produced by yeast as a by-product of alcoholic fermentation. It is commonly added at various...
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Low intervention and natural winemaking
What does it mean and what are some of the analytical consequences? By Dr Alana Seabrook¹ and Dr Carly Gamble² Introduction The terms ‘low...
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A New Age for Sulfur Dioxide Testing
Fast, safe SO₂ testing with Vintessential kits replaces labour-heavy methods, ensuring accurate results and compliance with less effort in the lab.
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Yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) and Nutrition
Nitrogen is the main growth factor present in grapes for yeast growth and fermentation, and can impact the production of aroma compounds. Its...
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Newsletters

Precision Matters - December 2025
Dear Valued Customers, Welcome to the Fourth Edition of the Winechek Newsletter in December 2025, called Precision Matters.   As we wrap up 2025,...
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Precision Matters - October 2025
Dear Valued Customers, Welcome to the Third Edition of the Winechek Newsletter in October 2025 called Precision Matters. We created this newsletter...
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Precision Matters - July 2025
Dear Valued Customers, Welcome to the Second Edition of the Winechek Newsletter in July 2025 called Precision Matters. We created this newsletter to...
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Precision Matters - May Edition
Dear Valued Customers, Welcome to the First Edition of the Winechek Newsletter in May 2025 called Precision Matters. We created this newsletter to...
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Grape and Must laboratory analysis checklist
Winechek’s Grape & Must Laboratory Analysis Checklist empowers winemakers with a clear, structured pathway.
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Grape maturity - Why baume doesn’t equal alcohol
Degrees Baume or Brix is defined as soluble solids per 100g of juice (not per 100ml of juice!) and is a measure of all soluble solids including...
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