The Enology Laboratory has been accredited according to the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard for the analysis of must, wine, and fruit wine continuously since 2009. It operates under the annual supervision of the Croatian Accreditation Agency. An external evaluation of the laboratory’s professional and technical competence is conducted every five years in line with the standard.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has designated the Enology Laboratory as an official laboratory for performing analyses of must, wine, and fruit wine, based on the methods outlined in the accreditation certificate.
The laboratory uses more than 30 physico-chemical methods in its work, 14 of which are accredited according to the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard. It continuously updates existing methods and develops new ones, introduces modern laboratory equipment and instruments, and keeps up with changes in winemaking legislation.
The laboratory staff are continuously trained to ensure faster and more accurate analyses and to minimize the possibility of error. Since 2005, the laboratory has participated monthly in international inter-laboratory comparisons organized by BIPEA, confirming the accuracy and precision of its physico-chemical methods.
The laboratory offers services for determining physico-chemical parameters in must, wine, fruit wine, vinegar (wine and fruit), and spirits. It also provides consulting services related to grape processing and wine production.
