Viniferm NS Chance, the yeast that helps regulate the pH in wine and provides greater complexity
- It is a Non-Saccharomyce yeast from the Viniferm range with great acidification power.
- The perfect alternative for musts with a high pH level produced by climate change that decreases the alcoholic strength and provides natural acidity.
- Viniferm NS Chance is the result of more than 10 years of studies with the Microbiology Department of the Complutense University of Madrid.
Madrid, July 3, 2023. Grupo Agrovin, a leading company in the development of oenological products, biotechnology and cutting-edge technology for the wine sector, has recently developed a Non-Saccharomyces yeast within the Viniferm range called Viniferm NS Chance, which helps regulate the pH and acidity of musts that suffer the impact of the climate crisis, in addition to providing greater complexity to wine.
Viniferm NS Chance is a yeast from the Viniferm family’s climate change biotechnology range, belonging to the Lanchancea thermotolersna species. It has a high natural acidification power due to its high production of lactic acid that, in addition, achieves more complete wines, with less alcoholic strength, more long-lived and unctuous, by producing glycerol and limiting volatile acidity values, thanks to the speed of its implementation. Its development responds to the need to provide a solution for those musts that have a high pH level.
Thanks to Viniferm NS Chance, the winemaker has the possibility of increasing the acidity and lowering the pH of the must in a biological way, obtaining in turn, wines with lower alcoholic content, something increasingly demanded among wine consumers in different markets around the world. In addition, thanks to this yeast, more microbiologically stable wines are achieved, thanks to its high prevalence in the must and, therefore, more natural and with a lower need for total sulfur.
The selection of this yeast has emerged as a result of an important research project of more than 10 years, in which Grupo Agrovin has collaborated together with the Department of Microbiology III of the Complutense University of Madrid within the framework of the LOWphWINE project, and whose result has been very satisfactory for the benefits it brings to wines from climate change.
In addition, Viniferm NS Chance limits the need to add additives as an alternative to the application of organic acids. Its natural metabolism performs a biological acidification, exempt from being included in the labeling, according to the current European regulation.
Committed to the oenology of the future:
Grupo Agrovin is 100% committed to the oenology of the future and to the best way to combat the effects that the climate crisis causes in grapes, and that is why they invest all their efforts in the area of biotechnology where they are leaders, thanks to the Viniferm range with two reference products. On the one hand, Vineferm NSTD, a Torulaspora delbrueckii yeast selected for its aptitude in the sensory improvement of wines, and Viniferm Direct, Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast of direct inoculation to enhance the varietal profile, both of great effectiveness to which Viniferm NS Chance is now added to complete the range.
The development of these and other products demonstrate Grupo Agrovin’s strong commitment to innovation in the oenology sector to provide solutions that improve the quality of wines from a responsible point of view with wineries and the environment. ‘At Grupo Agrovin we are aware of the need for wineries to be increasingly responsible and respectful of the environment without affecting the quality of the wines. Our mission is and has always been to give them optimal and effective answers, which help them in their processes and contribute to obtaining the desired wine with the best solutions in terms of oenological innovation’, says Ricardo Jurado, Technical Director of R + D + i of Grupo Agrovin.
About Grupo Agrovin:
Grupo Agrovin is the global and strategic partner of the wineries, with more than 60 years of experience in the wine sector as a technical advisor and supplier of oenological products, systems and machinery, which accompanies winemakers to define the character of their wines in line with market trends.
Founded in 1957 in the heart of La Mancha, with presence in more than 30 countries with its own delegations in the main wine regions of the world. Pioneer company in innovation that has the largest laboratory in Spain and an R + D + i department with a team of highly qualified professionals, specialized in the development of products, systems and patented machinery, which works to improve the oenology of the future, betting on energy efficiency, the digitalization of processes and technology 4.0.
It is also a supplier of products and machinery for other sectors such as food, beer and oil, as well as the industrial and pharmaceutical sectors, among others.
Grupo Agrovin has the participation of the venture capital fund manager MCH Private Equity. The company manages more than 1,200 million euros through different funds, being one of the leading companies in the Spanish market and one of the five largest private and independent private equity groups in Spain.
Website: www.agrovin.com
