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If I treat my wine with lysozyme is it still possible to complete MLF?

April 26, 2017COMPLETE lysozyme mlf possible treat Wine

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If I treat my wine with lysozyme is it still possible to complete MLF?

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Yes. After lysozyme is added to juice or must, there is an eventual decrease in activity. In red wines, lysozyme reacts with the tannins and will precipitate in the lees. To initiate MLF in reds, it is important to remove these lees. In white wines, lysozyme generally needs to be removed by fining (bentonite) before MLF inoculation. It may be necessary to wait a minimum of a few hours to overnight for the fining reaction to occur. If difficulties occur, lysozyme tolerant MLF strains including MBR 31, MBR VP41 or a standard culture like MT01 could also be used.