FAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST REQUEST
Customer Information
Winery:
Contact:  
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FAX TO 562-809-6181

  • Cost:  $30/sample for z-Brett immunoassay;   $48/sample for combined result.

  • Minimum order: 4 samples

  • Turn-around Time:     Z-Brett results will be emailed in 2 working days; results by both microbiology culture (the gold standard method) and Z-Brett will be emailed within 2-weeks

1.  Fax Order Form

2.  Sample wine (but not "lees" from near the bottom of the barrel - Brettanomyces settles).

·         Sample size: 10 -1000 mL (samples will not be returned)

·         500mL - 750mL:   sensitivity cutoff for will be 10 CFU*/mL  (*=colony forming units of Brettanomyces bruxellensis)

3.  Package

  • Minimize head-space by filling your well-sealed container; protect glass containers to avoid breakage.

  • Mark each container with a waterproof (sharpie) pen on a tape label

        Winery Name         Blend ID #         

4.  Ship samples either on ice or at room temperature

·      Ship on ice to minimize growth stimulation (due to aeration and temperature increase)

·      < 30 mL sample will be tested without concentration (i.e. filtration); sensitivity = 10,000 cells/mL

          Ship to:           Z-Wine Co.

Accession Department, P: (714) 701-9573

5475 E. La Palma, Suite 206

Anaheim, CA. 92807