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Beyond Data in Wines and Spirits

🔬 What sets Meron apart in the wine analysis industry? We offer more than just data. Our services provide you with independent, curated, and transparent information, empowering you to make informed decisions that can elevate your wine production to new heights.

How do we do it?

Contextualized Data 

At Meron, we leverage our extensive catalog of over 350 thousand wines and the expertise of our WSET 3 or plus tasting panel to provide you with the answers you need. Whether it’s about aligning your wine with others at a similar price point, optimizing your vessel choice, or positioning your product in a specific market, we give you answers instead of data points.

 

Compliance Guarantee 

When exporting or importing wine, we ensure that your wine, bottle, and label fully comply with the destination country’s regulations. Stop guessing or paying high fees; we check that there are no gaps and keep you updated with new legislation, such as the EU label requirements. Do you know if your label is current, or are you risking a fine? Will the consumer be reassured when reading your label compared to other market players?

 

Fact-based Results

 Most wine analyses are clouded by sensory evaluations being the primary source of truth. At Meron, we ensure that 95% of results are based on chemical information. Going much deeper than tasting buds, we detect aromas and off-notes when they are undetectable by the human senses.

 

Commitment to Quality 

Like a fine-tuned orchestra, we combine the best assets from our team to deliver a complete report. Our chemical analysts and customer team work together so you get a comprehensive and contextualized answer. Beyond that, we work with your team to offer personalized recommendations based on your specific needs and objectives. Which wine from your portfolio should you launch in a new market? Which supplier can guarantee the quality your consumer expects?

 

When you request Meron’s services, our combination of cutting-edge technology, expert analysis, and data-driven results gives you a full picture and allows you to predict instead of guessing. 

 

Here’s a sneak peek at a recent Merlot analysis. Is this wine well-positioned? What about yours? 

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Without temperature control, analysis would be unreliable and inconsistent. This environment allows for precision in identifying faults, understanding structure, and documenting development.

Why Wine Should Be Analysed Throughout Transport and Storage

A bottle might leave a winery in perfect condition, but its journey isn’t always smooth. Transport and storage environments vary wildly. From cargo containers to shop shelves, wines encounter heat, cold, vibration, and light. Each of these variables can influence flavour, aroma, texture, and ageing potential.

We have seen it happen: a wine that passed initial testing at the winery can taste very different after a long-haul shipment or poor storage conditions. That’s why it is smart to analyse wine at different points: before release, after transport, mid-storage, and pre-consumption. These stages reveal how the wine holds up in real-world conditions.

Wine Analysis Journey

Best Timing for Wine Analysis at Meron

The timing depends on your role in the wine’s journey as a producer, distributor or retailer.

  • Pre-release: Understand how the wine is evolving in bottle.
  • After shipping: Check for heat damage or cold stress.
  • During storage: Monitor consistency across different batches.
  • If something tastes off: Confirm whether changes in profile are due to environmental factors.

Our fully certified lab and independent testing can help identify what happened, how it happened, and whether it’s reversible or if it’s time to rethink storage or shipping protocols.

Does Temperature Define Wine Quality?

Temperature is not the only factor affecting a wine’s performance, but it is one of the most unforgiving. It can’t fix a wine’s flaws, but it can highlight or mask them. And once heat damage sets in, there’s no way back.

Handled well, temperature can bring out a wine’s complexity and balance. Mishandled, it flattens, distorts, and disappoints. Whether you’re sipping by the pool or sending a new vintage across the globe, a few degrees can change everything.

Before you raise your next glass, take a moment to check the temperature. It might just be the detail that lets the wine speak for itself.

How do you serve your wine? Here is how Anna Niepoort and other industry leaders see it: 

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