Brettanomyces bruxellensis (also known as Dekkera bruxellensis), or what the wine community lovingly calls “Brett”, is a huge cause of economic decline in the wine business as a result of the yeasts’ ability to decrease the quality of wine on…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Book Review: A Vineyard in Napa by Doug Shafer with Andy Demsky
Want your wine-related book reviewed? Send me an email: becca@academicwino.com! I’d love to read it! There are many motivated individuals who have high hopes and grand dreams of owning a successful and world-renowned vineyard. Some of these individuals go on…
The following is a guest post written by Anty Fung. Please read Anty’s full bio at the end of this post! A Brief History of Biodymanics Biodynamics is “the basic new way of thinking about the relationship between earth and…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Book Review: How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto; by Eric Asimov
“Does the world really need another book about wine?” There are stacks and stacks of books out there that cover every aspect of wine: from travel books illustrating which wineries you should visit in a particular wine region to books…