Based the know-how and knowledge of the Lesaffre group, the world's leading yeast producer, Fermentis – the business unit of Lesaffre for beverage fermentation- has developed a specific production and drying process of yeast that confers to them a strong resistance to a wide range of inoculation conditions while preserving their fermentation performances and their aromatic characteristics. Fermentis uses independent laboratories and technical institutions to perform analysis and microvinification trials to certify and label its E2U™ yeasts. To better understand our validation processes, you will find below four examples of technical partnerships realized with SafŒno™ SC GVS107, SafŒno™ CK S102 and SafŒno™ STG S101 and SafŒno™ HD S135, four yeasts with very different technical and aromatic characteristics. These portions of studies are extracted from our global certification programs. The results presented below show t

As the new year begins, we at Ciatti wish all of our friends, clients and business associates a very happy and prosperous year ahead. Thank you for your continued support. 2020 is the first year of a new decade and – as designated by the United Nations – the International Year of Plant Health. Winegrape growers in Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will be hoping their vines feel the good vibes and offer up high-quality yields in the coming weeks, with the Western Cape in particular hoping for a healthy-sized crop after two harvests short enough to send bulk wine buyers looking elsewhere. The respective harvest pictures in the Southern Hemisphere will be clearer in February. Until then, we review the year just gone and look ahead to what 2020 could bring. The abiding characteristic of 2019 was a relative market calmness brought about by what the OIV called “very high” 2018 yields which markedly increased the global supply of wine just at a