Red Star Yeast Profiles

Use the chart and ratings below to choose the most appropriate Red Star yeast for your wine. Each strain of Red Star yeast has a set of characteristics that will make it either more or less ideal for the wine you are making. Rating scale goes up to 4, with 4 being the most ideal for your wine and 1 being the least ideal.

Red Star Cotes des Blancs

  • Dry Whites: 3
  • Non-Dry Whites: 4
  • Blushes: 4
  • Nouveau: 1
  • Young Reds: 1
  • Aged Reds: 1
  • Champagne: 2
  • Dark Berries: 1
  • Light Berries: 3
  • Orchard Fruits: 4
  • Citrus Fruits: 2
  • Melons: 2
  • Roots: 1
  • Botanicals: 1
  • Secondary Fermentation: 1
  • Stuck Fermenation: 1
  • Late Harvest: 1
  • Fermentation Speed: Moderate
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Moderate

Red Star Pasture Red

  • Dry Whites: 1
  • Non-Dry Whites: 1
  • Blushes: 1
  • Nouveau: 1
  • Young Reds: 4
  • Aged Reds: 4
  • Champagne: 1
  • Dark Berries: 4
  • Light Berries: 1
  • Orchard Fruits: 1
  • Citrus Fruits: 1
  • Melons: 1
  • Roots: 1
  • Botanicals: 1
  • Secondary Fermentation: 1
  • Stuck Fermenation: 1
  • Late Harvest: 1
  • Fermentation Speed: Moderate
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Good

Red Star Premier Cuvee

  • Dry Whites: 4
  • Non-Dry Whites: 1
  • Blushes: 2
  • Nouveau: 4
  • Young Reds: 2
  • Aged Reds: 2
  • Champagne: 4
  • Dark Berries: 1
  • Light Berries: 3
  • Orchard Fruits: 2
  • Citrus Fruits: 2
  • Melons: 2
  • Roots: 1
  • Botanicals: 1
  • Secondary Fermentation: 3
  • Stuck Fermenation: 4
  • Late Harvest: 3
  • Fermentation Speed: Very Fast
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Very Good

Red Star Montrachet

  • Dry Whites: 3
  • Non-Dry Whites: 2
  • Blushes: 2
  • Nouveau: 2
  • Young Reds: 2
  • Aged Reds: 3
  • Champagne: 2
  • Dark Berries: 4
  • Light Berries: 2
  • Orchard Fruits: 2
  • Citrus Fruits: 1
  • Melons: 2
  • Roots: 4
  • Botanicals: 4
  • Secondary Fermentation: 1
  • Stuck Fermenation: 3
  • Late Harvest: 3
  • Fermentation Speed: Fast
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Good

Red Star Pasture Champagne

  • Dry Whites: 3
  • Non-Dry Whites: 2
  • Blushes: 2
  • Nouveau: 2
  • Young Reds: 2
  • Aged Reds: 3
  • Champagne: 4
  • Dark Berries: 1
  • Light Berries: 4
  • Orchard Fruits: 4
  • Citrus Fruits: 4
  • Melons: 4
  • Roots: 1
  • Botanicals: 2
  • Secondary Fermentation: 4
  • Stuck Fermenation: 4
  • Late Harvest: 4
  • Fermentation Speed: Fast
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Very Good