Laboratories
CanTest Ltd.
*Testing for EU Export
ETS Laboratories
Mount Kobau Wine Services
Norwest Labs
Okanagan Juice & Wine Lab.
Pacific Soil Analysis Unit
Penticton Wine Lab
The Penticton Wine Lab currently tests wines/grape juice for:pH, titratable acidity, volatile acidity, free S02, total S02, alcohol (by ebulliometery or distillation), malic and lactic acids (by enzymatic analysis and paper chromatography), cold stability (conductivity method), protein stability (turbidimetric method), residual sugar (rebelein method).
SGS Canada Inc.
*Testing for EU Export
Vincor International
Wine Research Centre
LC/MS analyses
Malic acid 4-ethylphenol and 4-ethyl guaiacol - indicators for Brettanomyces contamination.
GC/MS analyses
Volatile compounds in wine Ethanol
Microbiological analyses
Plating for Brettanomyces, lactic acid bacteria, & acetic acid bacteria.
