Viniflora® Freasy™ CH16Launch presentation

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What is ‘Freasy™ CH16’?

New solution for red winemakers to manage their malolactic fermentation…

… based on ‘CH16’ strain famous in:Australia, California, France, Italy, Spain and South-Africa for its outstanding performance!

Freasy™ is the way for winemakers with small and mid size wineries to access the highest standard and best cost-in-use cultures on the market

The product is delivered at -50ºC to distributors…

… and then handled by winemakers at -18ºC, like ‘frozen food’ in a supermarket

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What are Freasy™ CH16 key points?

Deeply frozen product delivered at -50ºC to distributors

High concentration, high viability

Key features Technical consequences

No lag phase after inoculation, fast fermentation

Ready for real direct inoculation:

No re-hydration or acclimatization protocol needed

No build-up culture to prepare

For wine with pH>3.4 and Ethanol > 13% v/v

Flexible use: can be stored in any -18ºC (0ºF) standard freezer at home or at the winery

Best way to reduce or secure lowest level possible of histamine in wines

Storage and handling temperatures:

12 months at -50ºC (-58ºF) for distributors…

… 3 months at -18ºC (0ºF) for wineries Does not produce biogenic amines

during fermentation

Based on CH16 strain

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Freasy™ CH16: high performance

Freasy™ CH16 malic acid conversion

Similar to F-DVS CH16

Easier, less risky than bulk starters

and build-up products

Freasy™ CH16 malic acid conversion

Similar to F-DVS CH16

Easier, less risky than bulk starters

and build-up products

Malic acid degradation with Freasy CH16 compared to other Viniflora DVS versions

add 1 to 5 additional days in preparation for bulk starter products and a higher probability of failure at inoculation

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Life cycle of a Freasy™ product

ProductionProduction Transportat -50ºC

Transportat -50ºC

Storage at -50ºC in distributors shops

Storage at -50ºC in distributors shops

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Winemakerpurchase

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Life cycle of a Freasy™ product

Transport-50ºC to -18ºC

Transport-50ºC to -18ºC

Storage -18ºC freezer

Storage -18ºC freezer

Direct inoculationin wine tank

Direct inoculationin wine tank

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Winemakerpurchase

Freasy™ CH16 is ideal for:

Red Winemakers

Small & mid size wineries managing MLF with:

build-up culture products

spontaneous cultures

Fast and clean MLF

to get the wines out of fermentation tanks

to avoid downgrades

Lowering histamine level in wines

Freasy™ CH16 frozen pellets

Viniflora® Freasy™ CH16Now the best cultures are available for all red winemakers!