SMOKE TAINT?

Due to some enormous wildfires this year, the lingering smoke might have left its mark on the grapes.  How will you know if you have smoke taint?  If there are some smokey aromas present in your wine after fermentation then a simple test showing the levels of Guaicaol present in the juice/wine BEFORE oak addition will indicate the level of smoke taint present.  

Is there anything you can do?  Well yes - VA Filtration can help.  We offer the ONLY mobile service in the USA based on our patented nanofiltration process designed for the optimum reduction of smoke taint compounds from wine.  

Will the taint come back?  Well that depends on a number of factors.  In some cases yes, and in some cases no.  We learnt a great deal on dealing with smoke taint from the 2008 harvest and that knowledge has been transferred into our process.  

RENTAL CROSSFLOW

VA Filtration has developed a 180 gal/hr crossflow filter that can be rented for the filtration of small lots of wine.  This is THE ONLY RENTAL CROSSFLOW  available on the market today capable of operating off 110V single phase power.  It is extremely simple to operate and very robust. Give it a try today!