ETS Laboratories and Napa Valley Grapegrowers Partner on Database of Smoke-Affected Grapes

In partnership with the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, ETS Laboratories has been building a database of grape samples to help growers and winemakers better understand smoke impacts on winegrapes, work with read more

Smoke Taint Insurance - Frequently Asked Questions

As wildfires again threaten communities in California and beyond, many grape growers have faced a difficult harvest  made even more challenging by the fast-moving fires and smoke that has filled read more

Smoke Taint Crop Insurance

2020: The Year Testing Availability and Technology Failed Our Wine Industry Economy

Accurate, available and cost-effective diagnostic tools have never been more critical to economic survival than in 2020.  While the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, large segments of our econo read more

COVID-19 Wildfires Smoke Taint Testing

Smoke in the Vineyards

Vineyard and grape exposure to smoke may result in wines with undesirable sensory characteristics such as smoky, burnt, bacon, medicinal or ash along with ‘ashtray’, and bitter aftertaste. read more

Smoke Taint 2020 - Advances in treatment - ARC Process

VA Filtration offers a brand-new process for the reduction of smoke taint from wine (ARC Process), removing not only the free taint creating the smoke aromatics, but also the bound taint from aff read more

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Alert Smoke Impact on Wines - Winemaking Tips

Vineyard and grape exposure to smoke may result in wines with undesirable sensory characteristics such as smoky, burnt, bacon, medicinal or ash.Molecules responsible of smoke character in wine: Numero read more

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Stop by booth #224 to see what’s new for 2019 and to take advantage of our #expodeals. 10% Off Oak Aroma Compounds Analysis Designed to arm winemakers, brewers, and distillers with information read more

HARVEST ANALYSIS: GOING BEYOND BRIX

Grape, juice and wine analysis provides winemakers with information beyond what the senses can do. Brix, TA and pH are essential grape parameters to track during harvest. However, a more complete read more

Smoke taint

We've had experiences in the past with grapes affected by the smoke and a good way to remove the taint is an addition of an adsorbing media that can work as a "spunge" for the molecula responsable of read more

Smoke Taint and the handling of wine that may be impacted

To our employees, friends, customers and vendors impacted by the recent wild fires, we are grateful to be part of such a strong and unified community.  The losses incurred by some are unimaginabl read more