In a sunburnt country like Australia, smoke taint is a recurring problem for winemakers in many regions. These volatile phenols can irreparably harm a wine’s quality and only become more evident post-fermentation. Smoke damage can result in volatile phenols in wines such as guaiacol and 4-methylguaiacol. These can result in ashy, bitter and harshly acidic flavours in the wine. Our Memstar machines provide the gentlest yet most efficient way to remove the effects of smoke taint without stripping flavour from the wine.
The Memstar process can correct smoke taint faults by filtering the wine through a nano-membrane to extract a permeate containing the undesirable compounds, passing it through an absorption media to remove them, and finally returning the treated permeate to the wine concentrate.
Ideal for smaller volumes, reduces dilution and improves accuracy ~10,000 Litres
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