ANCHOR Yeast
Dedicated to Fermentation Excellence
For many years, Anchor has been at the forefront of evolution, adapting and changing to fulfil the needs and requirements of winemakers across the world.
From creating the world’s first hybrid wine yeast in the form of VIN 13, to expanding our portfolio to include more than just yeast, resulting in changing from Anchor Yeast to Anchor Oenology. With Anchor Oenology, we pride ourselves on bringing you a portfolio of fermentation solutions, including yeast, nutrients and bacteria.
Within our yeast portfolio, we strive to have a real focused number of products, answering the need for not just robustness, but also yeast strains that can assist winemakers in creating a specific sensory profile in the finished wine. From classical and hybrid strains, to yeast blends and the world’s first commercial interspecies hybrid, we have something for every winemaker.
2023 was Anchor Yeast’s 100th year of existence
As a supporter of Anchor and our products, this means you have been with us on a journey where, together, we have achieved many important milestones:
- The first company in the Southern Hemisphere to produce yeast.
- 47 years since the South African wine industry used the first commercially produced Anchor wine yeast.
- 18 years since the Anchor yeast became available in the inter-national wine industry.
- Legacy VIN 13, the first hybrid wine yeast, turns 31 years old this year.
- The first ever interspecies hybrid, Exotics Mosaic, celebrates 12 years of iconic wine production.
- The first company in the world to introduce blends of both yeast and bacteria.
EXOTICS – First ever interspecies hybrid wine yeast strain.
The name Exotics now refers to a range of products, representing unique interspecies yeast hybrids for the creation of iconic wines. The Exotics range is responsible for creating complex, beautiful, soft and elegant wines of the highest quality. These hybrids were created to enhance the sensory complexity, similar to the impact of non-Saccharomyces, but with the robustness to complete the fermentation.
ALCHEMY – First ever scientifically formulated yeast blend.
In order to increase wine complexity, the Alchemy range has been created based on the synergistic interaction between different yeast strains. The portfolio caters for the production of white, rosé and red wines, delivering enhanced sophistication and complexity, adding mouthfeel and palate weight, in addition to aroma intensity.
LEGACY – First ever hybrid wine yeast strain.
The yeast strains in the Legacy range include the most well-known isolates and hybrids. They are all robust strains that can tolerate a wide range of temperature and alcohol variables in order to ensure complete, reliable fermentations. In addition, these strains produce highly aromatic white, rosé and red wines.