I have to say, I was incredibly excited when Tim Hanni announced he was releasing a book on his work related to wine preferences and out-dated “trends” in the wine industry. Ever since I met Tim over a year ago…
The polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity of wine has well been studied in the literature, and is a topic often discussed on this blog. It has been studied so much that we’re all aware of the fact that these characteristics…
As many, if not all, of you reading this blog already know, the use of oak in winemaking is a very common practice for adding complexity and quality to a wine. Using oak is typically more expensive than using stainless…
Recycling or reusing grape pomace (a.k.a. grape marc) is a topic that we’ve discussed many times on The Academic Wino. Back in September of last year, I introduced a paper which should that the addition of grape marc to wines…