Amaea
Cellar Dweller has acquired a license from Amaea, which has developed a patented technology that uses molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) to target and remove specific molecules.
Cellar Dweller is offering B.C. winemakers a new technology to deal with the negative impacts of smoke taint.
The issue is a major one for winemakers throughout North America, and particularly those in western North America, such as B.C., California, Oregon and Washington, where large and long-lasting wildfires have become more common due to global warming.
In the United States for example, a study by the California Wine Institute found that wildfires cost the US wine industry a shocking $3.7 billion in lost revenue.
To prevent losses from smoke taint, Cellar Dweller has acquired a license from Amaea, which has developed a patented technology that uses molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) to target and remove specific molecules.
“The first wine application that they have introduced to market is targeting smoke taint and brettanomyces, but they are working on other applications,” Cellar Dweller says.
The amaze VPx treatment rates can be tailored to specific wine types and smoke severity levels.
Amaea says treatment can reduce volatile phenol concentration by 15-80% depending on the level of remediation you choose. Most common treatment rates typically result in a 40-50% reduction in volatile phenols.
You can learn more about the amaea VPx treatment at the company’s website: www.amaea.com