Wine Glossary

DVS

Direct Vat Set (Direct Inoculation technologies)

FroZen

Our range of frozen bacteria for direct inoculation in wine

Kluyveromyces thermotolerans

Non (one of our non-Sacch. strains) yeasts

MACC test

Malic Acid Conversion test, a quality test developed and used by Chr. Hansen (only) to ensure that the bacteria are well adapted to wines and will do their work properly

Magic number

The number of cells above which the malolactic fermentation starts (10E06 cfu/ml of wine)

Non-Sacch.

Non Saccharomyces cerevisiæ yeasts

Oenococcus oeni, Lactobacillus plantarum

Names of bacteria species and gender represented in our range of Viniflora products

Torulaspora delbrueckii

non (one of our non-Sacch. strains) yeasts

Chr. Hansen

About us

Chr. Hansen is a global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. All solutions are based on strong research and development competencies and significant technology investments. The company enjoys market leadership in all its divisions: Cultures & Enzymes, Health & Nutrition and Natural Colors Division. There are more than 2,300 dedicated employees in over 30 countries.