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 the...
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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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The Vintessential ChemWell Discrete Analysers
By now, you may have heard that Winechek Laboratories have their very own range of Discrete Analysers - the easiest way to automatically perform all...
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Tip: Cuvettes - a closer look at a common consumable
You use them every day for your enzymatic analysis and probably don’t think too much about them. But the quality and correct use of your disposable...
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Measurement Uncertainty (MU) Data
Measurement Uncertainty (MU) Data For Measurement Uncertainty (MU) data for accredited method results please contact us on 1300 302 242 WA MU Alcohol...
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My wine had low turbidity but still needed extensive filtering – why?
Introduction We often hear our winemaker customers complain “the wine had a turbidity of less than one NTU but the bottling company charged us extra...
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