Department of Physio-chemical Analysis
(Tasting Panel)

This is where all wine samples are subject to routine analyses, namely of the most representative wine parameters.

Divided into two, each sub-laboratory performs similar tasks but with different methods: one division uses automatic measuring equipment to obtains "rapid" results, whilst the other carries out the same tests but with testing bench methods, so-called official and/or reference methods.

The following tests are performed in the first laboratory, according to the aforementioned techniques:

For some specific tasks, the following tests are performed:

The following tests are performed in the second laboratory:

In addition to these tests and to complement the analyses performed in the first laboratory, this laboratory is responsible for confirming the results obtained by the "rapid" methods in the event of doubts or when those results exceed maximum legal limits.