During the 2019 edition of the Sitevi, a conference was organized on the effects of copper in winemaking and how winemakers could monitor, control and minimize them. Marion Bastien, from Lallemand Oenology, was one of the speakers and her speech particularly focused on the impact of copper on yeast and bacteria during the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations.

Lallemand Oenology and Murphy & Son will be joining forces for the approaching 2019 harvest to distribute Lallemand’s winemaking products all over United Kingdom.

Enoforum 2019. Bioprotezione e riduzione dei solfiti. V. Gerbaux, ha presentato il tema della Bioprotezione prefermentativa in particolare nell’applicazione della macerazione a freddo elencando i numerosi vantaggi derivanti dall’utilizzo del lievito Metschnikowia fructicola. O.Pillet ha poi presentato alcune soluzioni naturali alternative all'ultilizzo della SO2.

Certain wine consumers appreciate white wines rich in diacetyl which confers buttery and very complex notes to white wines.
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are well known for their ability to produce diacetyl (2,3-butanedione), an intensely aromatic diketone that is characterized by a buttery, nutty aromas. A new LAB has just been released by Lallemand Oenology, which is a Malolactic Culture Butter Bomb.

Today, it is fully acknowledged by wine professionals that malolactic fermentation is an essential stage in the winemaking process and that certain wine bacteria play a key role in shaping the sensory profile of wines.
After a comprehensive selection process, Lallemand Oenology proposes a new selected natural wine bacteria contributing to the sensory profile of red wines: SILKA™

Sauvignon blanc has been one of the largest wine success stories globally since the late 20th century. This French white grape variety has been cultivated in the Loire Valley and Bordeaux regions for centuries. Yet, it became very popular on an international level once New Zealand started to grow it and produce very fruity Sauvignon blanc wines in the 1980s. It has become New Zealand's most cultivated variety and holds its success mainly to the varietal aromas of thiol compounds.

Some red grape varieties, such as Shiraz, Pinot noir, Merlot or Tempranillo, have a certain trend to express sulfur off flavors and reduction characteristics. These characteristics mask the red fruit aromas and thus have a negative impact on wine.
To tackle this issue and bring a new solution to winemakers, Lallemand Oenology, Montpellier SupAgro and INRA Montpellier have collaborated and designed an innovative selection technique for yeast.

Selected students are recognized with the best student contribution awards each year based on the content and quality of their winemaking or winegrowing oral or poster presentations at the Society’s Annual Meeting/National Conference in June. Lallemand Oenology sponsored three students prizes this year again.

Biodiversity to help reduce the impact of global warming in wine.

Lallemand Oenology just released LAKTIA™, a selection from the Rioja region (Spain) yeast biodiversity able to acidify red and white wines during alcoholic fermentation.

A WineGB (Wines of Great Britain) Technical Conference was held on June 24th, 2019 at Denbies Winery. Two members of Lallemand Oenology –one of WineGB sponsors, the national association for the English and Welsh wine industry-, Nathalie Sieczkowski, Research Director, and Sigrid Gertsen-Schibbye, Area Manager UK and Scandinavia, participated as speakers.