Recently we emailed several wineries regarding the Accuvin Quick Tests kit for Malic Acid analysis.  One response contained the following statement:  “I use Megazyme products and charge my clients accordingly.”

Wow!

We live in a very competitive world, and in very uncertain times.  I’m sure the clients referred to above are happy to pay extra for a wine because the winemaker has arbitrarily chosen to use a more expensive analysis method.

The Accuvin Malic Acid test strips for monitoring malolactic fermentation are less expensive than the historic UV enzyme kits, like Megazyme’s.  They don’t require a spectrophotometer.  They don’t require sample pretreatment.  They don’t require special laboratory training.  They only take 4 minutes from sample to result.  And since they don’t require any equipment, they can be used right beside the barrel or tank that needs testing.  Because of the low cost, each barrel can now be conveniently tested rather than using the method of mixing samples from 5 barrels, and averaging the result.  Our products fit right into your current winemaking regime.  And by the way, Accuvin’s Malic Acid uses traditional enzyme analysis.  It just offers the tests in a more convenient, ready to use, easy to use format.

Accuvin understands that some winemakers are interested in immediately adopting a new technology they feel will provide them with better control of the winemaking process, or provide a savings in time and/or cost.  Other winemakers would like to evaluate a product before adopting it.  Accuvin is happy to accommodate its customers, and does provide samples for comparative studies.