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Looking to inoculate with malolactic bacteria??? Let us introduce you to the LAFFORT ML strains??!? All four are very strong strains and low diacetyl producers to preserve the freshness of your wines??:? ? ?? LACTOENOS? B7 Direct – Ready to pitch, with an alcohol tolerance of 16%.? Tolerating a pH as low as 3.20 and a total SO2 up to 60 ppm, this ML strain has sure earned its nickname: “The Beast” ??? ? ?? LACTOENOS? BERRY Direct – Ready to pitch, with an alcohol tolerance of 16%.? Tolerating a pH as low as 3.20 and a total SO2 up to 60 ppm, this ML strain is ideal for preserving acidity and fresh fruit character with a slow metabolism of citrate??.? Low VA and very low diacetyl production??? ? ?? LACTOENOS? 450 PreAC – This ML strain requires a quick 12-hour buildup before it is ready to pitch into the wine.? Mix wine, water, and the FREE ML nutrient energizer together, add the 450 PreAc strain, and let it sit overnight??. The buildup process gives it extra strength for super challenging high-alcohol wines with a tolerance up to 17% alcohol and a total SO2 up to 60 ppm??? ? ?? LACTOENOS? B16 STANDARD – This ML strain is selected for its low pH tolerance, making it an excellent choice for sparkling wine production.? B16 can tolerate a pH as low as 2.90, and a total SO2 up to 60 ppm. It is sold as a kit with the nutrients included.? Refer to the B16 technical sheet on our website for the build-up instructions??? ? Need to stock up on malolactic bacteria??Contact our Petaluma Main Office at 707.775.4530??, send an email to [email protected]??, or place an order through our e-shop at www.laffortusa.com??. #laffort #laffortusa #mlbacteria #malolacticfermentation #secondaryfermentation #winemaking #harvest2024

Enjoying those fall vibes? ?? We are, too! The cool mornings have hit, and it actually feels like fall... Finally?? Marcy and Lisa recently sported these LAFFORT beanies at the California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo rodeo??, and we’re so thrilled that they’re officially weather-appropriate now! Hope you’re back to enjoying those much-deserved two-day weekends again?? #laffortusa #laffortoutandabout

Look at these happy faces??? ? Must be because harvest is slowing down for some folks, and the end is in sight??? ? Winemaker Nate Hall and Assistant Winemaker Jonathan Hoang from Jada Vineyard & Winery snapped this photo while visiting some of their estate vineyards??. ?We always love a good vineyard photo, especially when production teams are repping their swag??!? ? #laffort #laffortusa #oenologybynature #laffortoutandabout #workhardplayhard #harvest2024?

Heard about bioprotection, but haven’t incorporated it into your protocols yet? ??? ? As?Nicole?stated in this testimonial, her teams at?Bonny Doon Vineyard and Ser Winery had amazing success with EGIDE during their last several harvests??.? ? This blend of Torulaspora delbrueckii and Metschnikowia pulcherrima is the ideal combination for harvest bioprotection of grapes and juices???, as well as use in an SO2 reduction strategy??. When it comes to protecting your fermentations against microbial issues, EGIDE is a must-have tool??!? ? To learn more about EGIDE, reach out to your local technical representative???. Our Petaluma Main Office is also available to answer questions and place orders for you at 707.775.4530??.? More information about EGIDE, as well as the product data sheet, is available here: https://lnkd.in/ghQCk_Xe ? #laffort #laffortusa #oenologybynature #fermentation #winemaking #wineproduction #bioprotection #lowso2

Looking for protection against high microbial pressures, or to reduce your SO2 usage??? Take Molly’s word for it and try EGIDE??!? ? To learn more about EGIDE, reach out to your local technical representative???. Our Petaluma Main Office is also available to answer questions and place orders for you at 707.775.4530??.?Or place your orders via our e-shop at www.laffortusa.com. ? #laffort #laffortusa #oenologybynature #fermentation #winemaking #wineproduction #bioprotection?

Harvest 2024 is here??!? In case you haven’t noticed??? ??? While you’re busy sampling, analyzing, pitching yeast, and tasting, we’re busy supporting you??!? Maybe you’ve seen us around, chatted with us on the phone, or stopped into one of our stores.? ? We were lucky enough to host Bastien Nazaris, LAFFORT? Technical Consultant, from France and bring him out to working wineries for some flotation troubleshooting??.? If you’re looking for technical help in fine-tuning your flotation, we’re happy to come visit and fiddle with your valves, dosing pumps, and processing aids to help you achieve the highest quality float juice you can produce??.? We’ll even bring our new mini float unit out to demonstrate how VEGECOLL?, VEGEFLOT ?, GECOLL? SUPRA, and more are vital to turning those tanks quickly??.??? ? #laffort #laffortusa #oenologybynature #laffortoutandabout #workhardplayhard #harvest2024 #flotation?

Long tank aging or just need to freshen up your tired wine? ?? Sounds like you need POWERLEES? LIFE?! This product is formulated with specific yeast fractions selected for their antioxidant power, naturally rich in glutathione for the preservation of wines from early oxidation??? POWERLEES? LIFE can be added throughout the wine aging timeline, such as after fermentation or before wine transfers to protect wines from the risk of oxidation--with or without added sulfites. Here are other reasons why POWERLEES? LIFE is worth trying: ?? Serves as a complementary solution to SO2 in a strategy of reducing the doses of sulfur used ?? Slows down oxygen consumption ?? Refreshes the aromatic potential of already-oxidized wines ?? Prevents premature aging of wines ?? Adds midpalate weight and boosts fruity notes To learn more about how POWERLEES? LIFE can benefit your wines, visit the product data sheets on our website: www.laffortusa.com. #laffort #laffortusa #wineproduction #wineindustry #winemaking #lowSO2

POWERLEES? ROUGE becomes POWERLEES?! ??? ? A change of product name but not composition. ?Now available for white and rosé wines... In addition to red wines??? ? POWERLEES? is a specific preparation of inactivated yeasts and β-glucanases allowing you to refine and stabilize your wines from the fermentation phase--ideal for quick-to-market wines? Therefore, POWERLEES?: ? ???Brings yeast cell components from the fermentation phase to fine and soften wines ???Facilitates the extraction of compounds with high sensory potential (sapid peptide from Hsp12 protein) present in the cell envelops of inactivated yeast, but also from fermentation yeast autolysis ???Contributes to wine stabilization by diffusing fractions of mannoproteins originated from yeast ???Can reduce bitter and astringent notes, and shift wines away from vegetal to more fruity ???Eases the filtration steps ? ? In our next post, we’ll feature another yeast-derived preparation to help freshen up wines and protect from oxidation???? ? To learn more about how POWERLEES? can benefit your wines, visit the product data sheets on our website: www.laffortusa.com.? ? #laffort?#laffortusa?#wineproduction?#wineindustry #winemaking #mannoproteins #mouthfeel

Looking to increase mouthfeel, fruit aromas, AND prevent oxidation? ?? Utilize the power of inactivated yeast from our POWERLEES??range, derived from natural materials??? ? ??POWERLEES??(formerly?POWERLEES??ROUGE): A specific preparation of inactivated yeasts and ?-glucanases dedicated to the refining of wines from the alcoholic fermentation stage.? ? ??POWERLEES? LIFE: ?A formulation of yeast derivatives naturally rich in reducing compounds, including glutathione, for the preservation and refreshment of red, white, and rosé wines during aging.? ? Stay tuned for our next two posts as we break down both products, and explain how they can be seamlessly incorporated in your winemaking protocols??.? ? To learn more about how the POWERLEES? range can benefit your wines, visit the product data sheets on our website: ?www.laffortusa.com.? ? #laffort?#laffortusa?#wineproduction?#wineindustry #winemaking #mannoproteins #mouthfeel

Meet Lisa Strid, the newest member of our team??!? Lisa joined as our Product Trials & Content Manager and is a spreadsheets master.? We’re?thrilled to have her, and can’t wait to see her flourish??? ? ? How did your journey into the wine industry begin?? ??? I helped my uncle (hi, Julius!) in his hobby vineyard in Washington??.? Pruning, netting, picking, winemaking...? The works.? After a year of spending increasingly more of my free time doing this, I realized that people do this as a career.? So I went back to school for a second Bachelor’s degree, and ran with it????!? ? ? Where did you work before joining the LAFFORT USA team?? ??? I was at Aridus Wine Company in rural Southeastern Arizona.? It was an interesting challenge–very high elevation (5100 ft), hot climate, and harvest coincides with monsoon season??.? ?? ? What is your most memorable bottle of wine?? ??? This changes for me daily.? Today, it’s Belle Blanc from Acquiesce that I would have had back in 2014?? Because of that wine, I’m enamored of Rh?ne white blends, and order them at any opportunity??.? ? ? What is your favorite LAFFORT product and why?? ??? I really like the QUERTANIN??range.? It’s like adding that little extra punctuation that brings all the other elements into relief!? I loved using?QUERTANIN??Intense on Petite Sirah??.? ? ? What are your favorite hobbies outside of work???? ? ??? Aerial circus arts, primarily silks, but also enjoy trapeze and rope. I’m obsessed with it.? And I’ve been writing a novel for the past 4 years, and someday hope to finish it??.? ? ? If you weren’t working in this industry, what would you be doing??? ? ??? If I’d had a class with the cereals professor at Oregon State before getting too deep into wine, I’d be a baker now????.? Or maybe perfumery, as I seem to start an application to perfumery school every other year or so.? Or?even?a mathematician because balancing equations is satisfying.? In short, I don’t know.? ?? ? Share something with us that many people don’t know about you.?? ? ??? I got annoyed about the cost of sports drinks a few years ago, so I reverse-engineered one.? It’s much cheaper and tastes better??.? ? #laffort #laffortUSA #meetourteam