Instrumentation Laboratory

Instrumentation LabThe Department of Viticulture and Enology Instrumentation Lab is equipped with the latest technology for wine and grape chemical analysis.  Below is a list of instruments and applications.

Agilent 5890 GC/FID with liquid autosampler (1984)

  • ChemStation software
  • Dedicated to ethanol analysis.
  • Ethanol measurement in wine and fermentation samples.

Agilent 6890 GC/5973 MSD/ODP  with Gerstel MPS2 autosampler (2001)

  • ChemStation software
  • SPME headspace and liquid injection
  • Simultaneous MS and Olfactory detection capability
  • Wine volatile aroma compounds
  • Fusel oils in wine

Agilent 6890/5975 GC/MS with Gerstel MPS2 autosampler (2009)

  • ChemStation and Maestro software
  • SPME headspace and liquid injection
  • Simultaneous Scan and SIM data collection capability
  • Wine, juice and beer volatile aroma compounds

Agilent 7890/8655 GC/SCD with PAL3 autosampler (2016)

  • OpenLAB CDS ChemStation software
  • SPME headspace and liquid injection
  • Volatile sulfur compounds in wine

Agilent 1100 HPLC with Diode Array and Refractive Index detectors (1998)

  • ChemStation software
  • DNPH aldehydes in wine
  • Mono- and disaccharides, ethanol  and organic acids in fermentation samples and in wine

Agilent 1100 HPLC with Diode Array and Fluorescence detectors (2003)

  • ChemStation software
  • Phenolic compounds in wine

Agilent 1100 Prep HPLC with Fraction Collector and Diode Array detector (2003)

  • ChemStation software
  • Compound and polymer purification

Agilent 1100 HPLC with Diode Array detector and 6460 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (1999 and 2017)

  • MassHunter software
  • Electrospray Ionization source
  • Phenolic compounds in wine

Agilent Cary 100 UV/VIS Spectrophotometer (2016)

  • Cary WinUV software
  • 0.1 mm flow cell
  • Wine color profile

Beckman Coulter PA 800 Capillary Electrophoresis System (2003)

  • 32 Karat software
  • Organic acids in wine and grapes

Varian 220 SpectrAA Atomic Absorption/Emission Spectrometer (2000)

  • SpectrAA software
  • Potassium, Copper and Iron in wine.

VirTis BenchTop Pro Freeze Dryer (2013)

  • Condenser temperature -105 °C
  • Plant material and wine, grape and root extracts.