Wine and Beverage Testing

Hill Labs offers comprehensive wine testing from vine to glass, helping you meet industry standards and improve product quality. Located in the heart of Marlborough, we have a specialist wine testing lab to support you through all stages of wine production, export analysis and other essential tests with convenient sample drop-off locations around the country. 

Soil Testing for Vineyards

We offer a comprehensive suite of soil testing services designed specifically for viticulture, helping winegrowers optimise vine health, improve grape quality, and meet certification standards. 

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Plant Testing for Vineyards

Plant analysis is a powerful diagnostic and monitoring tool that complements soil testing in vineyard management. Hill Labs provides comprehensive grapevine tissue analysis to support optimal vineyard nutrition and crop performance.  

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Winery Water and Wastewater Testing

Ensure your winery meets environmental and regulatory standards with Hill Labs' water and wastewater testing tailored specifically for wine production processes. 

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Grape Leaf Roll Virus

Grape Leafroll Virus can quietly reduce vine health, yield, and fruit quality. Hill Labs offers fast, accurate testing to support early detection and proactive vineyard management. 

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Wine Pesticide Residues Testing

We offer fast, reliable testing for over 400 pesticide residues in grapes, juice (must), and wine, ensuring compliance with international standards.

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Grape Juice(Must) Testing

Testing grape juice, also known as grape must, plays a vital role in producing high-quality wines by offering critical insights into the composition of grape juice before fermentation begins.

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Wine Composition and Basic Wine Chemistry

Understanding wine composition helps create wines with unique and appealing aromas. Testing for key aromatic compounds like thiols, 4EG, 4EP, and methoxypyrazines reveals important details about a wine’s flavor and scent.

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Wine Micro Testing

We offer specialised microbial testing services tailored to the unique needs of the wine industry, through our trusted subcontracting partnership with Indevin.

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Export Wine Testing

We work closely with NZ Winegrowers and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to ensure our testing procedures align with the latest regulatory requirements.

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Spirits, Beer, Cider and Kombucha Testing

With our advanced testing methods, we help producers maintain consistency, meet regulatory standards and safety of their spirits, beer, wine, cider and kombucha. 

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Industry Leading Turnaround Times 

At Hill Labs, we understand that timely results are crucial for informed decision-making. Our standard turnaround times vary depending on the type of test and sample, but we are committed to delivering accurate results as quickly as possible.  

Routine Testing is processed promptly when received in the lab, with results typically available within a standard timeframe depending on the test type.  

Urgent Service is available for faster processing with results for most test types delivered the same or next working day.  

We’re proud to hold high on-time turnaround time, a testament to our team’s commitment to you to provide a consistent, high-quality service. Speak to the team for more information and to discuss your options. 

Wine Testing with mylab 

Simplify your wine testing process with mylab - our seamless, all-in-one online portal. Our intuitive platform to provides you with everything you need to manage your wine testing requirements, all in just a few clicks. Save time, reduce hassle, and boost efficiency and productivity. You can use mylab to submit, keep up with real-time updates and tracking and view results. 

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Soil Testing for Vineyards

We offer a comprehensive suite of soil testing services designed specifically for viticulture, helping winegrowers optimise vine health, improve grape quality, and meet certification standards. 

View

Plant Testing for Vineyards

Plant analysis is a powerful diagnostic and monitoring tool that complements soil testing in vineyard management. Hill Labs provides comprehensive grapevine tissue analysis to support optimal vineyard nutrition and crop performance.  

View

Winery Water and Wastewater Testing

Ensure your winery meets environmental and regulatory standards with Hill Labs' water and wastewater testing tailored specifically for wine production processes. 

View

Grape Leaf Roll Virus

Grape Leafroll Virus can quietly reduce vine health, yield, and fruit quality. Hill Labs offers fast, accurate testing to support early detection and proactive vineyard management. 

View

Wine Pesticide Residues Testing

We offer fast, reliable testing for over 400 pesticide residues in grapes, juice (must), and wine, ensuring compliance with international standards.

View

Grape Juice(Must) Testing

Testing grape juice, also known as grape must, plays a vital role in producing high-quality wines by offering critical insights into the composition of grape juice before fermentation begins.

View

Wine Composition and Basic Wine Chemistry

Understanding wine composition helps create wines with unique and appealing aromas. Testing for key aromatic compounds like thiols, 4EG, 4EP, and methoxypyrazines reveals important details about a wine’s flavor and scent.

View

Wine Micro Testing

We offer specialised microbial testing services tailored to the unique needs of the wine industry, through our trusted subcontracting partnership with Indevin.

View

Export Wine Testing

We work closely with NZ Winegrowers and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to ensure our testing procedures align with the latest regulatory requirements.

View

Spirits, Beer, Cider and Kombucha Testing

With our advanced testing methods, we help producers maintain consistency, meet regulatory standards and safety of their spirits, beer, wine, cider and kombucha. 

View

What our customers have to say

"We've always found them to be responsive in getting results back and giving advice on problems we might be facing."

Andrew Hutchinson, Technical Manager, Turners & Growers

"We strongly recommend Hill Labs as a sound testing service provider to the honey industry."

Nick Walker, Technical Manager, Egmont Honey

"Their sample registration system has made things simple and seamless - collect, scan and send!"

Mathew Bannister, Compliance Manager, First Fresh New Zealand

Accreditations

As a New Zealand accredited laboratory by International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), Hill Labs' commitment to quality is tantamount to our overall operating philosophy. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work.