June 22, 2026 (Marquette-lez-Lille, FR) – Fermentis, the world-renowned brand behind Red Star, launches a new range of premium wine yeasts for small-batch winemakers. Trusted by industry professionals worldwide, six Fermentis SafOEno™ strains are now accessible to home winemakers in convenient 5-gram sachets.
We’re pleased to announce the SafOEno™ range of premium wine yeasts is now available for home and small-batch winemakers. Our SafOEno™ Home range consists of six active dry yeasts, carefully selected to cover a diverse range of popular wine styles and grape varieties. This curated range of 5-gram sachets gives home enthusiasts the same tools used by industry professionals to achieve remarkable results in their small-batch vinifications.
“We are excited to bring the expertise and innovation of Fermentis to the home winemaking community,” says Thomas Lesaffre, General Director of Fermentis. “With the new range of 5-gram sachets, home winemakers can now enjoy the same yeasts and know-how used by industry professionals to elevate their creations.”
The six products available in the Fermentis home wine range include:
•SafOEno™ BC S103: The easy choice for all types of wines, including fruit wines and sparkling.
•SafOEno™ HD S135: Ideal for producing smooth and full-bodied red wines.
•SafOEno™ FV 19: Recommended for Cabernet Sauvignon and fruity red wines.
•SafOEno™ CK S102: Perfect for creating fruity and aromatic white and rosé wines.
•SafOEno™ EF 85: Suited for Chardonnay and other elegant white wines.
•SafOEno™ SH 12: Reveals the aromatic potential of thiol-rich white varieties.
For more information about our wine yeasts, visit fermentis.com
About Easy To Use (E2U™)
Our SafOEno™ Home range is E2U™ certified, meaning winemakers can pitch the yeast directly into the must or choose to rehydrate it – enjoying the same results either way. Fermentis is dedicated to providing reliable and easy-to-use solutions, and this certification is one more way Fermentis supports the creativity and production of people who are passionate about the wines they make.
About Fermentis
Fermentis creates fermentation solutions for winemakers, brewers, and all producers of fermented beverages. The company is a business unit of Lesaffre, a global key player in yeast and all its applications for over 170 years. All fermentation products from Fermentis are developed with unsurpassed expertise under meticulous production procedures. This guarantees the highest microbiological purity and maximum fermentation activity.
