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Scorpions™ Bottle Fermentation Panel

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	NAME	UNITS	TECHNIQUE	METHOD

	Brettanomyces bruxellensis	cells/mL	Scorpions™	ETS Laboratories
	Brettanomyces is widely distributed in winery environments. They produce high concentrations of volatile acids, esters, and the volatile phenols 4-ethylphenol (4EP) and 4-ethylguaiacol (4EG). These volatile phenols are largely responsible for off-flavors or taint associated with Brettanomyces.

	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	cells/mL	Scorpions™	ETS Laboratories
	Saccharomyces is not usually considered a wine spoilage organism as it is the yeast responsible for conducting primary fermentation. However, Saccharomyces is a potential spoilage organism if present in a bottled wine containing sugar. Secondary fermentation can result in turbidity and production of elevated levels of CO₂ in the wine.

	Zygosaccharomyces bailii	cells/mL	Scorpions™	ETS Laboratories
	Zygosaccharomyces is a spoilage yeast that is tolerant of high sugar concentrations and is resistant to sorbate. It is commonly found throughout the winery environment and is often associated with grape juice concentrates that are used to adjust color and sugar in final wine blends. The yeast can cause turbidity and CO₂ gas in bottled wines.

TEST DESCRIPTION & UTILITY



	The Scorpions Bottle Fermentation Panel is designed to detect the two yeasts most commonly associated with secondary fermentation in the bottle; Saccharomyces and Zygosaccharomyces. Wines bottled with residual amounts of sugar can undergo fermentation in the bottle resulting in turbidity and elevated carbon dioxide levels. The Bottle fermentation panel can be used as either a pre-bottling or post-bottling screening tool. In addition, Brettanomyces is included in this panel. For more information on Scorpion analysis, please Click Here.

SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS

	MINIMUM VOLUME	CONTAINER TYPE	OTHER

	60 mL

FEES

	NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED We achieve economies of scale here at ETS based on the volume of samples processed at a given time. As a consequence we are pleased to pass these savings on to our customers, offering discounts for multiple sample submissions. These discounts apply only to samples submitted at the same time.	1	2-10	11+

	Fee Per Sample	$100.00	$97.00	$95.00

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