There’s no way one single person (even if that person is The Academic Wino!) can possibly review every single piece of peer reviewed literature related to wine that is published every day. This new series presents a few new papers…
Climate change, be it brought on by anthropomorphic sources or the natural cycle of the earth (I’m not trying to start that debate), is continuing to be touted as having a significant influence on agriculture and also viticulture worldwide. Scientists…
Out of all of the wine books that I have reviewed so far (which, to be honest, isn’t that many yet), Reading between the Wines by Terry Theise has to be my favorite. Typically when I’m reading through a book…
Modern winemaking has discovered many different techniques and technologies to improve upon the quality of wine. One example is the use of micro-oxygenation during the red winemaking process. Simply put, micro-oxygenation of red wine allows a wine to be released…
“Wine Technology of the Future” is a series on The Academic Wino that features new inventions and patents that attempt to make your wine experience easier and more enjoyable. Previously on this series, we’ve introduced the “self aerating wine bottle”;…
The majority of research papers published focusing on wine industry wastes or wine industry by-products have focused primarily on grape marc or grape pomace. However, in the spirit of sustainability, should we only be considering the fruits themselves as the…
Malolactic fermentation is a common process that occurs after primary alcoholic fermentation is complete. Occurring in most red wines and some white wines (including Chardonnay and sparkling wines), it functions to reduce the acidity of the wine by converting L-malic…
The “Who’s Your Daddy” series takes a very brief look at the parentage of grapes, in order to get a better understanding of where particular varietals come from and how they are genetically related to one another. So far, we’ve…
Divine Vintage: Following the Wine Trail From Genesis to Modern Age by Randall Heskett and Joel Butler is a fascinating account of the history of viticulture from the biblical age to modern times. The authors stressed in the beginning that…