http://www.yfilling.com/blog/wp-content/ uploads/white_wine_and_glass.jpg Fining agents are extremely common in the wine industry, and are used to clarify wine, control browning caused by oxidation, and improve overall stability of the finished wine. Animal proteins have often been used, however, with recent knowledge…
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Selection of Brancellao Grapes from a Specific Location on a Cluster May Create Different Styles of Wine
According to many studies, the aromatic composition of grape berries may provide information for predicting the quality of the finished wine. Aromatic compounds in the grape berry come from metabolic processes, mainly in the forms of terpenes, norisoprenoids, benzenes, and…
Who’s Your Daddy?: Gamay
For today’s “Who’s Your Daddy” post, we will be exploring the origins of the Gamay grape. Also known as Bourguignon noir, Petit Bourguignon, Gamay Beaujolais, Petit Gamai, Blauer Gamet, Gamay noir a jus blanc, and Gamay noir,Gamay is a very…
Treatment of Grape Marc Using Earthworms Makes Winery Wastes More Suitable for Crop Fertilizer
This is the 100th post on The Academic Wino! I’m so excited to hit #100, and am looking forward to the next 100! For the 100th post, we’re going to get down and dirty…. We’ve covered winery wastes (grape marc)…