Grape soundness: Wine
Over-production of wine in many regions has led to increased competition and a growing demand for ?quality' wine at the right price. Improving initial grape-quality and optimising the production process have become key objectives for wine producers seeking to keep their competitive edge.

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FOSS solutions provide winemakers with key information at critical check-points in their winemak-ing process. This information supplements their knowledge and experience, helping them to make the right decisions in pursuit of quality wine.
Flow Injection Analysis was originally employed by FOSS for analysis of water. FIAstar for wine came about in answer to a long-standing demand from the wine industry for speed, safety and ac-curacy in SO2 analysis.

Adding value from grape to finished wine
At the weighbridge, analysis of key parameters for maturity and grape soundness allows you to segregate based on an objective evaluation of quality. Objective evaluation of grape quality also facilitates fair payment.

In the laboratory, fast results for all major parameters improve efficiency and response time. Sam-ple preparation is straightforward and does not involve the use of expensive reagents - providing a significant payback on investment. Automated selection of ready-to-use calibrations allows a fast and flexible response to analysis tasks. An optional auto sampler allows the unattended analysis of 120 samples per hour.

In production, routine analysis helps the winemaker to make key decisions regarding adjustments to production, use of ingredients and fermentation control. Alcoholic fermentations can be effec-tively monitored until they reach dryness.
Likewise, the malolactic fermentation can be carefully followed to ensure the desired outcome.

At Bottling, routine analysis helps you to ensure that your wine meets given specifications, for in-stance with a complete prebottling analysis. WineScan solutions let you analyse up to 18 classic chemical parameters in 30 seconds and thus avoids potential delays in the bottling process. And by using quality assurance software, you can check predefined limits automatically.

Background in wine analysis
The first FOSS wine analysis instruments were introduced to the wine industry in 1999.

Today, over 500 laboratories across the wine industry have discovered the ability of FOSS instru-ments to deliver the reliable and timely results that winemakers demand. Solutions are based on effective FTIR analysis technology and Flow Injection Analysis technology - fields in which FOSS has vast experience and knowledge.

FTIR has been employed by FOSS for decades in other industries, particularly for milk and dairy applications where the technology had demonstrated proven success in improving both production efficiency and product quality. It was thus a natural step to bring the same FTIR analysis benefits of speed and reliability to wine applications.

Flow Injection Analysis was originally employed by FOSS for analysis of water. FIAstar for wine came about in answer to a long-standing demand from the wine industry for speed, safety and ac-curacy in SO2 analysis.

The technology and approach behind FOSS solutions have been endorsed by customer reports and studies in the industry.



FOSS solutions

FOSS provides and supports dedicated, rapid and accurate analytical solutions. Instruments which are used by our customers for analysis and control of quality and production of agricultural, food, pharmaceutical and chemical products to the enhancement of our customers' business.

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