Making better wine

Promising results are starting to kick in after Chr. Hansen’s launch of the innovative wine yeast Prelude in August last year.

Some winemakers in the Northern hemisphere say their wines have rounder mouth-feel, distinct aromas, and increased overall complexity after using the wine yeast.

Chr. Hansen says it is now rolling out product launches in Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa for the vintage 2010.

“Prelude is a premium ‘wild yeast’ product that offers winemakers a way to achieve alcoholic fermentation with the benefits of spontaneous fermentation, but with none of the risks such as fermentation deviation or stuck ferments,” says Laurent Hubert, marketing director, Chr. Hansen.