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From tank to report in four steps.
1
Register once
So samples, reports and invoices sit under your winery, cidery or brewery. New client form
2
Log the request
Enter samples and tick the analyses in the client app. It gives you a sample ID and a label.
3
Drop off
2 Wolter Crescent, Cromwell. After hours, use the dropbox. Further afield, ask about pick-up or courier.
4
Get your report
Chemistry the same day if it's with us by 12 noon; qPCR in one to five working days. Reports come by email and stay in the app.
Sampling Precision starts with the sample
Good samples, good numbers.
Volume
The request portal tells you how much to sendIt works out the volume from the analyses you request on each sample. Single-test volumes are on the test menu
Containers
Clean, dry, sealed and full to the topNo headspace for SO₂ and alcohol. Use our sterile tubes for qPCR and don't rinse them with wine
Labelling
Lot, vessel, date and any recent treatmentSO₂, filtration, fining — it changes how we read the result
Tanks
Sanitise the valve and run off ~200 mL first
Barrels
Sample mid-depth with a sanitised thiefUp to 5 barrels of one lot can be pooled for a qPCR screen
Storage
Chilled (2–8 °C), not frozenGet qPCR samples to us within 48 hours
New client Register once
Set up your account
We'll set up your login for the client app, usually the same day. Prices are on the test menu.
Contact The lab
Laboratory
2 Wolter CrescentCromwell 9310, Central Otago
Hours
Monday – FridayDrop off by 12 noon for same-day chemistry · after-hours dropbox · closed weekends and public holidays
Client app
fermlabs.web.appRequests, reports and history
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