Oak Wise conducted a study on the effect of mitigation and amelioration techniques on smoke tainted wine grapes and finished wine. Our objective is to present methods to help mask or balance smoke characteristics in wine by introducing oak ellagitannins or cherry wood tannins at three stages of wine development: addition before primary fermentation addition before malolactic fermentation and addition in finished wine/pre-bottling Results of the study showed that treated wines contained a significantly lower level of perceived smoke attributes with an enhanced overall quality in finished wine.  Click here for the complete technical paper: Oak Wise Technical Paper - Mitigating Smoke Taint.pdf

Green Wine Future 2022 International Conference

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Oak Wise conducted a study on the effect of mitigation and amelioration techniques on smoke tainted wine grapes and finished wine. Our objective is to present methods to help mask or balance smoke characteristics in wine by introducing oak ellagitannins or cherry wood tannins at three stages of wine development: addition before primary fermentation addition before malolactic fermentation and addition in finished wine/pre-bottling Results of the study showed that treated wines contained a significantly lower level of perceived smoke attributes with an enhanced overall quality in finished wine.  Click here for the complete technical paper: Oak Wise Technical Paper - Mitigating Smoke Taint.pdf

Our purpose is to present a method to help winemakers successfully reduce the detection of smoke taint in finished wine. Contact Mel Coronado for any questions or technical support (209) 200-1438 mel.coronado@oak-wise.com