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The lab has closed.  It has been our pleasure to serve the Virginia Wine, Beer, Distilled Spirits, Hops, and Food industries these last 17 years.

We welcome feedback on how the closing will affect your business and what you would like VT to provide in the future. Share your opinions with this survey.

Please reach out to 
wine@vt.edu with any questions

Updates on the VT Wine Lab can be found at:

https://virginiatech.wine
https://www.fst.vt.edu/extension/analytical_services_lab.html

 

Below is a list of laboratories with TTB certified chemists, roughly sorted by distance.

Imbibe Solutions is doing excellent work for the Virginia wineries and breweries. The SIU lab has some VT Food Science Alumni that are dedicated to accuracy and precision. The Cornell Craft Beverage Analytical Lab has a solid foundation in wine flavor and aroma.

BDAS and AARLab are geared more toward the brewing industries and have been advisors to our lab on hops analysis for a few years. 

ETSLabs has been serving the wine industry for decades and offers a wide variety of analysis.

Imbibe Solutions - Charlottesville, VA
email: contact@imbibe-solutions.com
website: https://imbibe-solutions.com

Brewing and Distilling Analytical Services - Lexington, KY
email: info@alcbevtesting.com
website: https://bdastesting.com

Cornell Craft Beverage Analytical Lab, Cornell University - Geneva, NY
website: https://https://cals.cornell.edu/cornell-agritech/our-expertise/craft-beverage-production/craft-beverage-analytical-lab

SIU FSI Service Laboratory, Southern Illinois University
email: fermentation@siu.edu
website: https://fermentation.siu.edu/services/index.php

AAR Lab - Madison, WI
email: info@aarlab.com
website: https://www.aarlab.com

ETS Labs - St. Helena, CA
email: info@ets;abs.com
website: https://etslabs.com

Contact Information

Ken Hurley

Ken Hurley
Lab Director
113 FST Building
360 Duck Pond Drive
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-7447
wine@vt.edu

Ann Sandbrook
Food Chemistry Lab Manager
113 FST Building
360 Duck Pond Drive
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061