Beverage Supply Group (“BSG”), today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Phyterra Yeast USA Inc., to market Phyterra’s wine yeast for the US market. This agreement enables the launch of four strains of Phyterra’s organic wine yeasts that prevent the formation of hydrogen sulfide in fermentation, to the West Coast marketplace for the 2010 crush. The four H2S-preventing yeast strains have been selected to offer winemakers desired wine characteristics in a range spanning barrel-aged whites and big reds to sparkling wines while ensuring winemakers they can avoid the problems associated with H2S in fermentation. Hydrogen sulfide, a gas naturally emitted during fermentation, possesses a distinct rotten-egg smell and is a well-recognized and widespread industry problem that has long plagued winemaking. Standard approaches to remove or reduce H2S from tainted wine can be expensive, time-consuming and negatively affect product quality. Phyterra wine yeasts strains prevent the formation H2S during fermentation, making them a robust, preventative solution that requires no changes to existing production processes. Importantly, there are no negative impacts to the sensory attributes desired by the winemaker.
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