About Viniflora® Oenos 2.0 Direct Pitch Malolactic Culture

Viniflora® Oenos 2.0 is a freeze-dried, direct inoculation starter culture of Oenococcus oeni. It has an excellent all around tolerance towards pH, alcohol, temperature and SO₂. Oenos 2.0 is an ideal strain to achieve a fast, clean malolactic fermentation in barrel aged wines. This sachet treats up to 66 gallons of wine.

Key Features of Viniflora® Oenos 2.0 Direct Pitch Malolactic Culture

• Recommended for white and red wines
• Direct inoculation, freeze-dried bacteria – does not require rehydration
• High numbers of active cells which ensure a quick start of fermentation
• This strain is pH tolerant to 3.2, Total SO₂ to 40 ppm, temperature 62 – 77 ͦF and alcohol to 14% (v/v)
• Low level of volatile acidity
• Cinnamoyl Esterase Negative

About Chr. Hansen Products

As the world leader in bacterial cultures for food industries, Chr. Hansen has committed Research & Development and advanced production resources to providing the best malolactic bacterial cultures to the wine industry. Chr. Hansen preparations are not only tested for viability, but each batch is also tested for the cell’s ability to covert malic acid to lactic acid. Chr. Hansen is the only company that utilizes the MACC test (‘Malic Acid Conversion Capacity Test’) as a quality control parameter for each batch produced.