Our advanced trace analysis laboratory can test for compounds present in grapes or wine at extremely low concentrations, including agrochemical residues, flavour compounds and taints or faults. We use a variety of advanced analytical techniques including LC/MS, GC/MS, NMR and ICP/MS to deliver these services.
In grapes and wine our analytical targets include:
- Agrochemical residues
- Smoke markers
- Flavour compounds
- Taint and fault compounds
- Brettanomyces spoilage compounds
- Oak flavour
- Ochratoxin A
- Metals
- Low molecular weight sulfur compounds.
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